Dreams of Things That Were

Tag: Ottawa [Ontario]

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

  • Artifact 1940-06-11 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    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

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  • Artifact 1940-06-02 (Assumed) – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    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.

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