Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - July 14, 1918
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July 14, 1918 Dear Folks:- Sunday morn - a nice bright sunny day - 8 o'clock and I just got up - today is France's big day - it is like our 4th there will be exercisesheld such as speeches and the playing of hte band - we have been awfully busy this past week - getting in trim to meet the trials which will soon come to us- received two letters from you July 12th - they were dated June 13th & 17th - sure was glad to get them - my but letters do look good - also had a letter from Miss Bertha and a newspaper clipping of [Kansas City] Star from Elmer - am glad yo uare sending the cigars - believe tobacco gets scarce sometimes - we are in a small village - of course all of the towns are old - villages & towns are very tick - join each other in some places - whenever there are 2 or 3 houses and a Cafe they make it a town I htink - people are far behind in cultivation - they use oxen teams - cut hay with sycthes - rake it with a wooden rake about the size of our garden rakes - creeks & rivers which you can see to the bottom of them - see trout, bass etc swimming along - have caught a few of them - I am not much good on game fishing - I am on to
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the "Old Big Creek" way - ha! ha! next time give me the date my letter was written and date you receive it - want to find out about how long it takes to get one to you - it seems that about all of the boys are going to have to step out - they seem to be taking everyone - Uncle Sam must have some army - the more the better, we can then step right on in to Berlin - would not recognize my picture - several of the boys and officers here received the picture - they were alittle off in their write up - I did not capture a Hun but was present when one was captured and had the pleasure of putting about 8 in. of my shoe in his "sitter" - the officers here have had some fun kidding me about how I was trying to fool the people back home- nevertheless I was well out in "No Man's Land" when he was captured - a nite raid was launched and put in action and was very successful - sure you can send papers- have received a few of home papers - seond class mail comes very irregular and is very late getting to us - I hope Morton and Clark bot hwin by larger majorities expecially Morton - we boys could all
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put in a few if we were there - have not seen the pretty girls of France - have seen a few but not many - need not worry the Mo. girls are good enough for me- have never seen any of the Funston bunch - where is Paul? - write and tell him to write me - would like to hear what he is doing - Paul will make a good soldier - he ought to have joined the Co. when we organized - I expect there are several of the boys who wish they were in Co "G" and had joined it last June - also the parents of some new wish that he had let their sons do what they [MS illegible: 1 wd] thought and not what the folks thot - seems a good many are joining the navy - want to get out of all the fighting possible - have never heard from Elizabeth - I hear often from Louise and Miss Bertha - that is all the mail I get but they come regular - I sure do love to get your all letters - they are very [MS illegible: 1 wd] and I reread them several times - I try to write 2 and 3 times a week but sometimes I don't make the pull - am very busy and expect to be busier in a few days or weeks - ha! ha!
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Is Ruth going to school and where? am glad Allan likes the farm - Gues sHOney is working hard - has she gotten fatter - tell her I believe I am past her in fatness now - you ought to see me- fat as a pig - never been sick a day. never miss a meal and I sure eat at each one - never felt better in my life. hope it continues so - one thing you must keep is your health - all the boys are well and getting fat - pay-day today and everybody is happy. also is issue day for tobacco - issue tobacco every 5 days - 2 ouces per man - help out quite a bit - I think I will make an allotment this month - my liberty bond is paid up this month - I am thinking of making one - will make it to papa and send you a copy of the form. then whenever you ge tit each moth you can write me - and if you dont I can take it up - I have no use for so much money over here - I hope all of you are well-
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Tell grandma I am seeing lots of sights and having a goo time - Tell all my friends hello for me- Will close - Bye - Bye - Love to all, Your loving son, Kirk. Please send me some smoking Tobacco. I prefer Prince Albert but as now any kind will do - Wrap it securely and mark on outside what it is - Write me when you mail it - Kirk - Lieut. R.K. Brady Co "G" 140th Inf American E.F. (via [New York])
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| Title | Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - July 14, 1918 |
| Creator | Brady, Robert Kirk |
| Source | Brady, Robert Kirk. Letter to Folks. 14 July 1918. Brady, Robert Kirk, Letters, 1917-1919. C0077. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this July 14, 1918, letter to his folks in Richmond, Missouri, Robert Kirk Brady wrote about July 14th being Bastille Day, a German that was captured while he was in no man's land, and receipt of tobacco. Brady, a native of Ray County, Missouri, served in the 140th Infantry Regiment during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Camp Funston (Kan.); Libert bonds; Tobacco; Bastille Day |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C0077 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | July 14, 1918 |
| Language | English |