John "Jay" Treat and his wife "Lib" were stationed in Hannibal, Mo. where Jay was serving in the Union Army. Their letter is addressed to their cousins Tilly, Bell, and Mag Wise.
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co., also known as the CRANDIC (and locally as the Interurban), provided passenger service from August 1904 through May 1953. The office was located on the west side of Clinton Street, at the intersection of…