Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - April 24, 1918
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[April 24, 1918] [Monday] nite Dear Folks: - Will write you a short note tonite - received 2 letters from you today - sure glad to get them - it is sure cold and damp here - am still pretty busy - yes Cecil has left here - I don't know where he is now - am getting late I must hurry as I have to get up early in the morn - this is my last letter to you from this side- do not worry about me - everything will turn
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out O.K. - had a letter from cousing Mary - will answer it from "over there" - hope you all are well - I am feeling fine and ready to hit the line - Tell Elizabeth that I will write her again when I land. will write you as soon as I arrive at my destination- boys all fine want to get across - Dont worry about me - we are going to lick those Germans - I can whip a dozen myself - must get to bed - it is looking good for the Allies - give my
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best to all my friends - well must go to bed and get a little sleep - Goodnite - Lots of love to all, Your loving son, Kirk.
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| Title | Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - April 24, 1918 |
| Creator | Brady, Robert Kirk |
| Source | Brady, Robert Kirk. Letter to Folks. 24 April 1918. Brady, Robert Kirk, Letters, 1917-1919. C0077. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this April 24, 1918, letter to his folks in Richmond, Missouri, Robert Kirk Brady wrote noting that it was the last letter he would be writing in the United States but that he would send a cablegram upon his arrival in Europe. Brady, a native of Ray County, Missouri, served in the 140th Infantry Regiment during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Military training; World War, 1914-1918 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C0077 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | April 24, 1918 |
| Language | English |