Dreams of Things That Were

The Wartime Correspondence of Harry William Manchester

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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 1940-11-21-b – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman

    Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – November 21, 1940

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    Aldershot England
    November 21/40

    Dear Franc:-

    Just a few lines before climbing into bed to nite. I just got back from seeing Eva home on the train. She came down this aft. to see me. I was going to take the aft. off anyway & do that shopping that I’ve been going to do for several days. I was out getting some equipment right after dinner & the cpl. met me & said. There’s someone to see you, Harry & he said take the aft. off if you want to. So I looked over & Low & behold, it was Eva. I guess I’ll do my shopping to-morrow aft. If every thing goes right & the sgt. wants me to get a little more practice at riding & he says when Burdette & Tweedale get back (Sat. morn.) we’ll make them work Sun. & he & I’ll go riding in the country.

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