Paul T. Sbroueff Letter to John Franklin Hardesty - January 8, 1934
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Krasnie Baki Yorkovski Krai Russia January 8th 1934. Dr. J. F. Hardesty St. Louis [Missouri] U.S.A. My dear Friend: I thank you very much for your kindness to provide me "The Saturday Evening Post" which I receive almost every week This magazine is extremely interesting for me. I read it with great pleasure in my spare time. By reading this magazine I know much over the world besides it is very useful thing for learning my English. It is [ms illegible: 1wd] that many articles are difficult for me but great lot of them I can understand very well. My friend with whom I discuss the matter of this paper is also delighted about it.
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I am glad that USA and USSR exchanged with ambassadors of our countries, no doubt it will make better economical conditions of present day. It seems that president Roosevelt is a person of great intelligence and intellect as have undertaked such important mesures. It is a pleasure to know that you have such a nice family, your oldest son is now about five years old and the youngest-three I think you get a great deal of pleasures out of them although they will require much time and parent's attention. No doubt they received from you many lovely things as gift at this Holiday
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season. With all kind thoughts at this Chr. Season and best wishes for your happiness in the New Year. Now a little of myself. I am still working at school, where I have much to do as a teacher of mathematiks. Ther are 300 students in this school. Our system of education was many time changed itself what makes our metods of teaching [different] Although I have taught long enough I am still full of the unknown questions and promlems of efficiency and standards in the teaching. My wife who is also a teacher nowly takes a serious cold in the school and was ill two months along. Now she is sound, but other misfortune came to me again: my little son of ten received pleuritis and now
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he is in bed. It is unfortunate that we live in the remote town where we can not obtaine one children's doctor. The fact is you see that our affairs are in a sad state. I deeply estimate your kindness for sending me the Saturday Evening Post, but I am very sorry that I can't do anything for you. I was intended to send you our [ms illegibile: 3 wds] in English, but paper, office informed me that the subscribers for friends abroad one must do only for foreign currency. I shall look forward with pleasure to hear from you at an early date. I will very glad to hear about you more, about your family and your life of present day. Best regards to yourself and family. P. Sbroueff.
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| Title | Paul T. Sbroueff Letter to John Franklin Hardesty - January 8, 1934 |
| Creator | Sbroueff, Paul T. |
| Source | Sbroueff, Paul T. Letter to John Franklin Hardesty. 08 January 1934. John Franklin Hardesty Papers, 1867-2007. A2293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | John Franklin Hardesty entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps and volunteered to serve as a surgeon with the British Army during WWI. In March of 1918, he was captured by Germans in Amiens, France. Hardesty was imprisoned at Ratstatt and Villingen Prisoner of War Camps for eight months. Hardesty corresponded with the men he was imprisoned with for many years after their release from prison. In this letter, Paul T. Sbroueff wrote Hardesty about his life in Russia. Sbroueff was a fellow prisoner at Villingen Prisoner of War Camp. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Germany; World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2239 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | January 8, 1934 |
| Language | English |