Dreams of Things That Were

Tag: Onnellee [Reive]

Onnellee Reive is the daughter of Lawrence and Ida Reive of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada; and is the future wife of Harry William Manchester.

  • Artifact 1940-07-02-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – July 2, 1940

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    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.

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  • Artifact 1940-06-25-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Artifact 1940-06-25 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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    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.

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  • Artifact 1940-06-06-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Artifact 1940-06-06 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

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    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.

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  • Artifact 1940-06-04-a – Letter to La Verne Woods

    Artifact 1940-06-04 – Letter to La Verne Woods

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    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.

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  • Artifact 1940-05-26-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 26, 1940

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    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.

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  • Artifact 1940-05-07-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – May 7, 1940

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    Windsor Ontario

    Tues. noon.

    Dear Frances:

    I think I promised you a letter, so here it is. It sure is hot this last couple of days isn’t it. We are almost cooking with these heavy clothes and equipment on.

    We went on the scheme last night. We left barracks at seven, and by the time we marched out there, it was dark. Then we got in some time between eleven and twelve. Then I had a nice hot shower before I went to bed.

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