John L. Barkley letter to Cocky - December 11, 1917
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Fort Riley [Kansas] [December] 11 1917 Dear Cocky Well I suppose you are all scared to death about me but it is no use to get scared If I don't for you know I have a plaster on my life in your favor. I was transfered from the detention camp to the isolation section of the Base hospital I was exposed to the spinal mentigitus and in the room section and all yesterday I took very sick and to-day I broke out with the black measels believe me they are sure some measels. Why in the hell don't some of you write I havent gotton any mail from home since I left, Now If some of your don't write or I dont get a letter enside of three days from home I am going to Quit writing entirely. What did you do about the corn shucking afidvid did you see about it or not.
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[page 2] When you see the corners torn off of these letters you need not be afraid for that is the way they fumigate them and there is no danger of you catching a disease. When are we going to ship any cattle is the market good or bad. how is my cattle looking I am afriad money will not do me much good. How is the weather out there, it has been ten below zero out here and I sleep in a tent without any fire and two blankets some of the boys suffered but I had sence enough to sleep in my clothes and put my overcoat over me so I did not suffer much. I am now in a good warm place but will have to stay confined here 28 days before I can get outside of this building. Now if you can fix what I told you to I can get a furlough at the end.
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[page 3] Now I will have to close for my eyes are hurting me very bad and I am weak. Now answer now or get me some word from home about that corn shucking pass and what your reason for not writing. answer now or never. John L. B. My address is Mr. John Barkley Fort Riley Kansas Base Hospital Ward 43 Section I.
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| Title | John L. Barkley letter to Cocky - December 11, 1917 |
| Creator | Barkley, John Lewis |
| Source | Barkley, John L. Letter to Cocky. 11 December 1917. John Lewis Barkley Collection, 1917-1919. 1996.33. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | In a letter dated December 11, 1917, John L. Barkley wrote Cocky concerning his transfer from detention camp to isolation after being exposed to spinal meningitis, breaking out with black measles, and remaining in quarantine for 28 days. Barkley also expressed concern about the status of his furlough for the corn harvest. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 4th; United States. Army. Division, 3rd; Measles; Military leaves and furloughs; Quaratine; Fort Riley (Kan.) |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1996.33 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | December 11, 1917 |
| Language | English |