Alpha Jones letter to Friend - July 7, 1919
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[Fort Riley, Kansas] July 7, 1919 Dear Friend: Just got back from my furlough this evening and found your letter here waiting for me. It certainly was a dandy I surely had some time including what time I spent in [Kansas City]. I thought we got along pretty good for not having seen one another but once before, didn
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about every one who was here when I left is gone and the boy who I run with went on a furlough the same time I did and isn
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what do you think I found when I got home? Did you ever hear the song,
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I never wrote but one letter since I left here and I am about a dozen behind so I will close for this time. good bye your Friend Alpha Jones K 54.
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| Title | Alpha Jones letter to Friend - July 7, 1919 |
| Creator | Jones, Alpha |
| Source | Jones, Alpha. Letter to Friend. 7 July 1919. Frank X. Fraas Collection. 2002.50. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Alpha Jones sent this letter to a friend on July 7, 1919 from Fort Riley, Kansas. Jones discussed a recent furlough and other news. Jones served as part of a Sanitary Squad in the 35th Division. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Fort Riley (Kan.) |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 2002.50 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. |
| Date Original | May 2, 1919 |
| Language | English |