Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

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  • Artifact 1940-11-15-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – November 15, 1940


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    Aldershot England
    November 15/40

    Dear Franc:-

    Here it is after lights out & I’m sitting up alone writing to you. I have already written to Onn. & Eva & I couldn’t go to bed without writing you. After the four nice letters I received from you this morn.

    At last our mail came in & I got 14 letters How’s that for getting mail eh? I got your 4, 3 from Onn. 1 from Marg. and Charlie,1 from Wilbur and Gladys, 1 from Josephine Wride in Kingsville 1 from Dot Sweetman, 1 from Mildred Spence, 1 from Chip, & 1 from Pearl. & I was really tickled too. Just imagine going 2 weeks without any mail

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