Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - August 9, 1918
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August 9th [1918] Dear Folks: - Will drop you a short note - still on the front - everybody is OK and feeling fine - has been raining quite a bit the last week - rather cool here and I expect you folks are sweating - got 2 copies of the Rich News yesterday - dated June 3rd & 13th - we don't get second class mail very often- see where Jack Marshall is going to run the Richmond? and Jesse going in furniture business - well papa how is your business - hope it is going better - jsut a few words about the organizations doing relief work here - My best regards to the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Knights of Columbus - The Red Cross the noblest of all, the kindest, the oen that comes to you when you feel as if all life was gone because smoking was low - but no here comes a box from the Red Cross full of smokes - you go to a hospital who helps you thru the dark days why the Red Cross - The biggest organization in the war today
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is the Red Cross - A dollar given to them is the best value that can be put on One Hundred cents - It is all spent for the boys who day and nite face the shot and shell to win "Liberty for the World" - A person that wouldn't give to Red Cross is not fit to live and should be considerd as a German spy would be. The little boxes they give contains, 3 packages of Durham, 2 packages cigarettes and 1 can Tuxedo - a fine present to recieve "over here" where American tobacco is very scarce - Fritz is unusually quite tonite - think think we gave him a few to quiet him and have a good one to give him soon - we are expecting every day to be relieved but nothing doing as yet - suppose everybody is getting ready for school - am wondering where Ruth is going - hope all are well - not much news up here to tell - am feeling fine - Tell everyone hello - am expecting some mail tomorrow - Must close - will write as often as I can - Lots of love to all, Your loving son, Kirk. OK RK Brady 1st Lieut 140thInf.
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| Title | Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - August 9, 1918 |
| Creator | Brady, Robert Kirk |
| Source | Brady, Robert Kirk. Letter to Folks. 9 August 1918. Brady, Robert Kirk, Letters, 1917-1919. C0077. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this August 9, 1918, letter to his folks in Richmond, Missouri, Robert Kirk Brady wrote about his affection for the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Knights of Columbus, mentioning items issued, including tobacco. Brady, a native of Ray County, Missouri, served in the 140th Infantry Regiment during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross; World War, 1914-1918--War work--Salvation Army; World War, 1914-1918--War work--Knights of Columbus; Tobacco |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C0077 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | August 9, 1918 |
| Language | English |