Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

Category: Military Police

  • Artifact 1940-08-13-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – August 13, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    Tues. Aug. 13/40

    Dear Franc:-

    Well I’ve finally set down to write you another letter. I have been going to write you for the last two or three days but just hadn’t got settled to it.

    I made my assignment this morn. Of twenty dollars. I think it will start from the first of August. & you should get your first cheque the first of September. However Franc. be sure & let me know when it comes & if it the full twenty dollars are there. Also don’t forget to send in that insurance book every couple or three months & they will mark it & send it back. That is the one I told you to send to them.

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  • Artifact 1940-08-23-a – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

    Letter to Miss La Verne Woods – August 23, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    Aug. 23/40

    Dear La Verne:-

    Was I ever glad to get your letter the other day. I got a bunch of them all at once. And yours was a little more welcome than either Franc’s or Peggy’s I think. Of course I guess I hear from them ofterner is why. But I’m glad to hear from them too as I can sure read a lot of letters over here.

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  • Artifact 1940-09-20-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – September 20, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    Sept. 20/40

    Dear Franc:-

    I just finished writing to Mr. Allen’s & I thought I’d drop you a line or two before I shaved & had dinner.

    The whole regt. Has gone out on a scheme. They left at eight A.M. So I stayed in bed until ten. I don’t go on duty until 1.30 So I thought I’d better write some letters.

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  • Artifact 1940-09-24-a – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

    Letter to Miss La Verne Woods – September 24, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    Sept. 24/40

    Dear La Verne:-

    Well how are you getting along now? The last letter I got from Franc. She said you were’nt well. Of course you could easily be well again by now as it takes nearly three weeks, for mail to come across the ocean.

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  • Artifact 1940-10-24-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – October 24, 1940

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    Aldershot, England
    October 24/40

    My Dear Sister:-

    Was so glad to get your letter yesterday. But I didn’t get a chance to answer it until to-nite. I also got on from Onn. & I’ll try & get hers answered too.

    I’m sorry you haven’t heard from me for so long. It isn’t because I haven’t written. It must be as you said. It went down on that ship with those refugee children. I think that I’m getting all your mail tho’

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  • Artifact 1940-10-26-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Artifact 1940-10-26 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    October 26/40

    Dear Frances:-

    Just a few lines to tell you, that I received your cigs to-day. They are the ones that Gladys. & you sent together. I want to write to her too & thank her as well as you.

    Glen just got some too & he has just paid me back some that lent him.

    I suppose by the time you receive this letter. You’ll have heard about Pat Burling Poor Pat. It’s just to bad about him. I think I’m going to be a pallbearer for his funeral. It just happened this Morn. & half of the guys are frightened to sleep in this room now. I have half a notion to go & sleep in another room myself. Well the boys all feel so bad cuzz’ everybody in this room liked Pat. a lot.

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  • Artifact 1940-11-05-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – November 5, 1940

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    Aldershot England
    November 5/40

    Dear Sis & all:-

    Here it is 10 O’clock & I should be going to bed. but Tweedale is going to write a short letter. So I thought I might as well too.

    Its raining like heck again to-nite as usual. But the Gerries haven’t been bothering us these last few days. I wrote Peg. to-nite too. I haven’t the attitude for writing after what I went thro’ last week. Gee! I felt tough

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  • Artifact 1940-11-09-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – November 9, 1940

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    Aldershot England
    November 9/40

    Dear Franc:-

    Well we’ve been well over a week without any mail from Can.

    But then I’m going to write to you anyway. I haven’t had a letter from you since you got your tonsils out.

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