Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

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  • Artifact 1940-08-23-a – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

    Letter to Miss La Verne Woods – August 23, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    Aug. 23/40

    Dear La Verne:-

    Was I ever glad to get your letter the other day. I got a bunch of them all at once. And yours was a little more welcome than either Franc’s or Peggy’s I think. Of course I guess I hear from them ofterner is why. But I’m glad to hear from them too as I can sure read a lot of letters over here.

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  • Artifact 1940-10-11-a – Letter to Miss La Verne Woods

    Letter to Miss La Verne Woods – October 11, 1940

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    Aldershot, Eng.
    October 11/40

    Dear Sister:-

    I was so glad to hear from you this morn. I have been looking for a letter from you for so long. & I begin to think you had forgotten your little brother in England. I have written you about three times.

    Well I’ll start answering some of your questions. It’s a good thing you ask me things. Or I wouldn’t know what to write.

    Well the liking of England is wearing off now. “There is no place like home.” No mater what kind of a dump your home is. It is better than anyplace else.

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

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – November 11, 1940

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    Aldershot England
    November 11/40

    Dear Franc:-

    Well here is another rainy nite.  It has rained all day long. & it’s so darn’d miserable to-nite.  Well it isn’t ever funny.

    I started to write you last night. But got discusted over not receiving any mail.  So I burned it. & I still haven’t received any.

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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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  • 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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