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  • Artifact 1939-12-17 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – December 17, 1939


    TRANSCRIPTION OF ARTIFACT CONTENT

    Dear Sister:

    Just a few lines to let you know I am fine, I did one guard last night from midnight until 6:00 A.M. this morning but didn’t intend a go on another one until tomorrow night at 6:00 PM.  It really is tough guarding.  You are plowing in white clay up to your ankles all around the joint.  This sure is a good place for a barracks it is just like a mansion (inside) alongside of ours in Windsor.

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