Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - Ocotber 19, 1918
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[October 19 1918] Dear Folks - Still in the trenches having a good time as everything is quiet - I am now sitting in my dugout with a nice warm stove and candle burning writing to you - can you beat it? - just got the supper and a good smoke from my pipe of peace - I am feeling fine - stomach is OK and in good time - am enclosing my Xmas card which all soldiers have to send home if a Xmas box is to be sent to them - you can send me anything you want to - do not send socks as I have plenty - just send what ever you want to as I cannot think of anything right now - might send me a helmet as I have lost mine - cigars & candy - just a little as it weighs so much - anything you think I will need - do not know whether you can send other boxes by paying for them or not but I expect you can find out at the postoffice - have not written Ruth as yet but am going to try to real soon - Tell Allan to keep me posted on the school
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work and athletics - hope all of you are feeling fine - everybody is very busy over here - we are trying hard to end this war and we hope to eat Xmas dinner in Berlin - ha! ha! at the rate we are going now I think we will - hope to get some mail real soon - must close now and get to work - will write you often - Goodbye With lots of Love to all, Your Loving Son - Kirk. OK RKBrady 1st Lieut 140th Inf.
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[Christmas package coupon] Robert K. Brady 1st Lieut. "G" 140th Infantry
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| Title | Robert Kirk Brady letter to Folks - Ocotber 19, 1918 |
| Creator | Brady, Robert Kirk |
| Source | Brady, Robert Kirk. Letter to Folks. 19 Ocotber 1918. Brady, Robert Kirk, Letters, 1917-1919. C0077. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this October 19, 1918, letter to his folks in Richmond, Missouri, Robert Kirk Brady wrote about his Christmas package coupon and the possibility of sending a helmet, cigars, and candy. 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; Tobacco; World War, 1914-1918--Equipment and supplies; Christmas |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C0077 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | Ocotber 19, 1918 |
| Language | English |