Casper Ehrhard letter to Bennett Champ Clark - July 29, 1918

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[July 29, 1918] Lieut Col Bennett C. Clark somewhere in La belle France Mon Cher Ami Bennett Upon request your father send me your address and I assume fun it is a pleasure for me to write this to you fine Father writes to me that he thinks you are near the Swiss frontier – that being the case, you are undoubtedly now in my native country Alsace, and if so in reaching the swiss frontier I think you must have passed within a ½ mile of my native village Mollou- which is near a place called Wesserling through which you must have passed in order to get near Thann which city is now close to fighting line Non mon Cher Bennett nothing would please me more than, ( if you have the chance) for you to visit my native village Mollou I have three Sisters there they are all poor people there, but I know they would be the happiest mortals on Earth, were they to meet the son of my best Friend – and I assume you they would do the very best for you – Our Friend John B. Thru of this place has a brother also living there. Our friend Thebeau Kaemmerlin has relatives in the village Now I do hope that Gen Pershing with his American Boys will soon bring an end to this war, and that you will come back home safe and sound, then in the event you are able to see my people, we can surely have a grand let talk together about Glorious Alsace – May God bless you and take care of you Votre Amis Casper Ehrhard