Liberation Letter 
From the Santo Tomas Internment Camp
Santo Tomas Civilian Internee Camp was liberated by U.S. forces on February 3,1945. Thus, on this date, these civilians were no longer classified as civilian internees, and were now looked upon as human beings.

1945 FEBRUARY 19: MANILA to MASSACHUSETTS

The Letter of Liberation, written 4 days after the liberation  and only dispatched
nearly two weeks after. Received in the U.S. on February 28.