Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - July 25, 1918
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July 25th 1918 Dear Folks:- Been some time since I have written you but have been very busy- Co "G" has now taken his part in this world's war - we are in the front line and doing our best killing Germans- which part of the font we are on I cannot say but we are on it - dodge a few bullets now and then - boys are all OK and getting along fine - we are all getting over our nervous as we have been in quite a few days - getting plenty to eat - have had some rain which made trench life rather mean - we received mail up here a few
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ago - I got two from you - one back in May the other dated June 24th - guess you have heard of [MS illegible: 2 wds] death - of course I could not tell you until we received the official from the War Dept - he did May 27th - sure was tough brick - he was sick only a short while - Capt wrote his mother a fine letter last nite - I am in my dugout writing by a candle light - Jonnie is in here with me - he stays in the same dugout as I do. I sure am feeling fine - Campt. had aletter from Wickie McDonald today. he is over here "somewhere" - well Dad guess election time is close at hand - do your best for Morton - I have plenty of socks now so dont have
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any knit. have such a hard time getting packages. letters are good enough, just so they get here - I can give you no idea to our progress and kind of fighting - only we are getting our share of Dutch - a hard game to play but we can do it when we have to deal with such dogs as the Germans - luck and the good will of God remaining with us all we hope to soon be able to march down "old Richmond Square"- hope all of you are feeling fine Give my best regards to all the friends - Must close and see what is going on outside - will write whenever I can - Love to all Your loving son, Kirk.
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| Title | Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - July 25, 1918 |
| Creator | Brady, Robert Kirk |
| Source | Brady, Robert Kirk. Letter to Folks. 25 July 1918. Brady, Robert Kirk, Letters, 1917-1919. C0077. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this July 25, 1918, letter to his folks in Richmond, Missouri, Robert Kirk Brady wrote about the current conditions at the front and asked the family to not send more knitted socks. Brady, a native of Ray County, Missouri, served in the 140th Infantry Regiment during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | 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 | July 25, 1918 |
| Language | English |