“Although I’d like to see Peggy there. But I guess I won’t have to ask your permission. I think that you love her more than I do. And I sure do.”
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – July 2, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 1.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – July 2, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 2.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – July 2, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 2, Reverse.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – July 2, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Obverse.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – July 2, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Reverse.
Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – July 2, 1940
Transcription of Artifact Content
Camp Borden, Ont.
Tues. nite.
Dear Frank:-
Well I guess it’s about time I got busy on your letter. I wrote Helen Irvin[s letter just before supper and then I thought I’d better get at yours.
Onnellee said She would like for Marrianne, Ross, her & I to go on a picnic, when I come home. But I told her what your said, about her coming out there. However I’ll be calling her when I arrive on Sat. & if you happen to call her before that you & her can arrange. I know you’ll want me to be with you. & I told her that. Anyway La Verne wanted me to let her know when I came down & she would get over to see me. I want to write her a letter & tell her I’ll be coming this week. End & also that I’ll call her on Sat. morn. from Windsor.
“It seemed whenever there was anything to pay, you girls dug down for it.”
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 25, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 1.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 25, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 2.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 25, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Obverse.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 25, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Reverse.
Artifact 1940-06-25 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman
Transcription of Artifact Content
Camp Borden, Ont.
Tues. nite.
Dear Frank:-
I received your letter to-day and was so glad to hear from you. I also got one from Onn. I was glad to hear you got home without any accidents as it was bad enough to get lost. I was sort of anxious to hear from you as it rained all evening Sun. up here & you had so far to drive & Ross so tired. Onn. said she drove thirty miles, if I remember right.
“We heard from Jeff & he said he had a car accide…”
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 21, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 1.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 21, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 2.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 21, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Obverse.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 21, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Reverse.
Artifact 1940-06-21 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman
Transcription of Artifact Content
Camp Borden, Ont.
Thurs. nite.
Dear Frances:
I received your letter the other
day & also the girls. They sure did swell in writing them too. Thanks a lot
for the box Frances. It sure was good. We just got it finished in the middle of
the week, when Johnny Burn’s wife sent him a box. He & Bob sleep with Glen
Piper & I. The four of us in our tent.
I got a letter from Glaydys
Gladys & Wilbur to-day & also one from La Verne. I sure was glad to
hear from her. She said she was talking to you before she wrote. And that you
expected coming up here this weekend. I hope you do. I’m sure counting on it.
La Verne said if I came to Cottam, to let her know & they she would
come over & see me.
“I have had a bad cold and I went to the doctor. They said I had acute Broncitis.”
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 11, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 1.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 11, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 2.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 11, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 3.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 11, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 4.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 11, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 5.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 11, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 6.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 11, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Obverse.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 11, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Reverse.
Artifact 1940-06-11 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman
Transcription of Artifact Content
Camp Borden
Tues. nite.
Dear Frances:
Was so glad to get your letter
to-nite. I also got one from Garnet. Aunt Clara’ & John Hutzel’s G.F. Aunt
Clara sent me a box yesterday with soap, shaving cream, dental cream, candy
gum, and cand canned goods in in. I haven’t had a letter from Peggy
since Sat. And I’m really disappointed. I can’t imagine wat whats the
matter with her unless she doesn’t love me anymore. Maybe she found a new B.F
B.F.
I have had a bad cold and I went
to the doctor. They said I had acute Broncitis. But I think I’ll be all right
in a day or two I’m glad the kids got their hair done. I’ll bet they look
really nice now. After me promising it to them and then you had to do it
yourself. Well if I hadn’t went in debt for that watch. I guess I could have
fulfilled my promise
“The advance party left for England to-day. That is the whole division. About 50 went from our Regt.”
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 6, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 1.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 6, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 2.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 6, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Obverse.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – June 6, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Reverse.
Artifact 1940-06-06 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman
Transcription of Artifact Content
Camp Borden, Ont.
Dear Frances:
Was so glad to get your letter
to-nite. I was looking for one from you. I didn’t get one from Onn. To-day. I
guess she didn’t have time to write yesterday. Although it’s the first she’s
missed this weeke.
You sure had a lot of pullets out
of that bunch of chicks. I hope you have as good luck with these others as you
had with the last bunch. We were out on a scheme the other day & went into
a farm house to get our canteens full. They were just bringing some baby chicks
as we were there & Bob Diamond & I watched them put them out.
‘There was a big fire over at the airport about 7 O’clock and I went over. At first we thought it was a plane crashed…”
Personal Letter to La Verne Woods – June 4, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 1.
Personal Letter to La Verne Woods – June 4, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 2.
Personal Letter to La Verne Woods – June 4, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Obverse.
Artifact 1940-06-04 – Letter to La Verne Woods
Transcription of Artifact Content
Camp Borden, Ont.
Tues. nite.
Dearest La Verne:
Your letter was a very pleasant
surprise I sure did feel good when I saw your writing I opened it even before
Onnellee’s.
I had an address of yours, but I did
thought you had moved since. So I asked Frances what it was in my last letter
to her. She’ll probably send it in her next letter. But however I’m glad you
got mine & wrote to me. I guess I’ve written about 25 or th 30
letters & I don’t know how many cards since I came a week ago.
“Well I just got finished pealing the pineapple for supper & I put the sugar on it. You didn’t have to send sugar as there is plenty of sugar yet.”
The envelope for this letter is missing. Based upon letter content, the date of the letter is believed to be June 2, 1940. Base artifact name arbitrarily set to “1940-06-02”.
The envelope for this letter is missing. Based upon letter content, the date of the letter is believed to be June 2, 1940. Base artifact name arbitrarily set to “1940-06-02”.
The envelope for this letter is missing. Based upon letter content, the date of the letter is believed to be June 2, 1940. Base artifact name arbitrarily set to “1940-06-02”.
Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – Unknown Date, assumed June 2, 1940
Editor’s Note
Editor Note – Unknown Artifact Original Date
The actual date of this artifact is unknown because there is no envelope with postmarks, but believed to have been written during the first or second week of June, 1940.
Transcription of Artifact Content
Camp
Borden
Sun.
aft.
Dear Frances:
Received your parcel
O.K. and also a letter Fri. & Sat. Thanks a lot for the dinner. It was
really swell. I just got the parcel about nine last night. I also got one from
Pearl’s sister. It was a big chocolate box full of date cake & some candy. Well
I had Marshall Healey over to our tent for dinner and of course I had Glen
piper stay is he and I are in the same tent. The chicken & dressing was
swell, but it is so warm in the day time I thought I’d better get it ate up.
“I am in a canteen run by the Salvation Army and is it ever packed.”
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 26, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 1.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 26, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 2.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 26, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Page 2, Reverse.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 26, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Obverse.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 26, 1940, sent from Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Reverse.
Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 26, 1940
Transcription of Artifact Content
Camp
Borden
Sun.
nite
Dear Frances:
Just a few lines to
let you know we arrived O.K. at five O’clock of course as soon as we got here
we had to set our watches ahead an hour.
We have been sort of
busy this aft. But didn’t do much but sleep this morn. I wrote to Onnellee this
morning right after breakfast but haven’t had any way of sending it out yet.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 13, 1940, sent from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Page 1.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 13, 1940, sent from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Obverse.
Personal Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 13, 1940, sent from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Envelope, Reverse.
Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 13, 1940
Transcription of Artifact Content
Windsor
Ontario
Tues.
Aft.
Dear Frances:
Just a few lines as
I promised I’d write. I am over a Dot’s house in is really cool in here,
compared to the barracks
Our platoon went to
Cedar Springs today but I didn’t get in until 8 o’clock and they were gone. I
have to go on guard to-nite, which I’m glad of as I soon will just have fatigue work to do over the on the next duty next
weekend. When you get it done you are off in the evening.
