Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

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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 1940-10-24-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 1940-11-14-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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  • Artifact 1940-11-16-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Artifact 1940-11-16-a – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman, sent from Aldershot, England, United Kingdom

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    Aldershot England
    November 16/40

    Dear Franc:-

    I have just written answered five letters to-day. &I still have three more to answer. But I’m going to leave them & write you & Onn & call it enough.

    It has been a pretty nice Sun. The sun has shone all morning But it clouded up after-dinner & rained a little about three O’clock. It looks like it might get dark early & rain all night

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