Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

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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 1940-11-07-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – November 7, 1940

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    Aldershot England
    November 7/40

    Dear Sister:-

    Well I was expecting Eva & her brother down to-day. But they didn’t show up. So I guess I’ll go to the show after supper.

    I wrote to Onnellee last nite But I want to drop another line to-nite. If I have time. Also Aunt Lil. I haven’t heard from her yet.

    Gee. I haven’t had any Canadien mail in a week. I expected some to-day. But it didn’t come

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  • Artifact 1940-11-14-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – November 14, 1940

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    Aldershot Eng
    November 14/40

    Dear Franc:-

    Well I haven’t written you for a couple of days now. I still haven’t received any mail from you. But the mail man brought in 28 bags of mail to-nite So I expect a couple letters from you to-morrow. When he gets it sorted out. That seems like a lot of mail (28 bags) But then we haven’t had mail for 2 weeks & there is over a thousand men.

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