Paul T. Sbroueff Letter to John Franklin Hardesty - July 25, 1923
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July 25th 1923 My Dear Sir Your amiable letter reached me and with him I received a greatest pleasure to know that you are still alur and you lives at present in home. I am very glad indeed that nothing had happened with you during these last years. But it is all right that the greatest token for me is your letter with this information and I thank you for it of all my heart. A day I received your letter was for me one holiday I have your letter understand very well, but I read it once, twice and ten time And I saw that only your sinser regards and friendship commanded you by writing. What should be other thing when you wished something to make for everyone wich you met in Villingen and jis send me a foren – as only your gentilities? But my dear friend I ought to thank you first for all you have done for me in Villingen there we were put off since cert ordship in our
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country. Americans gave us the food and clothing and yourself teached us English language Yes, I must thank you first. But after your letter I received from you with one of our banks in order American Express Co $25. I cannot thank you, because I have not words. I received it in the spirit of friendship and I shall do something for you by one first posibility although I do know well that nothing can set on wonder the people of America. Perhaps I am egoist, but your letter and token set me up by myself. Let me believe, please, in these lost years I have lost the belief in people and in all saint and only I felt good remembering of you and of our days together Your letter and taken were the talk of the whol our little town between my friends. As of my camrade Prokop I saw him not here, but other our friend Nadoualof with wich you studired French lives at present in Moscow and he has
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the fortune of his work. Did you wish to here from me more about myself. Willingly I do it. After captivity I was mobilizired in army. It would be little interesting the monotonous lapse of the years which I spent amongs all privations. I exchanged one death for another. My deliverance was only 1921. When I was well I married in Moscow on one good lady who was there teacher, she has waited me from 1914. and I feel at present more better as before. How with you my Sir. Have you one lady as I have. We live at present in little town where living conditions are more better. I am thecher of mathematics in school II grade (gimnasium) and my wife in the second shool Our work is very dificult because all condition you do know your self. My salary is $5 and my second half is $2 1/2. But I have many privat studies and so I get a little of necessities. I mean that you do know if not worse as myself. I have some pictures and souvenirs of our days together in captivity and
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which I prize very highly. I should send to you my picture but here is not the [ms illegible: 2 wds]. However I send on of my old pictures have war made in 1914. Then I was the simple soldier of first day the campaign of 1914-1918. I f you wishe to receive other picture - I shall be glad to send neither big picture but with picture of my lady. I beg your pardon writing to badly but my wishes to writh always to you are very good. If this letter ever reached you I sinserly hope to hear from you more about yourself. I extend my best wishes for your happiest for you prosper Being much happier by knowing you I sinserly hope hear from you one second time. My address: Russia Krasno-Bacivsk [Nizhegorodsky] gouberniy. Shool II to theacher Paul Sbroueff. Most Sinserly P. Sbroueff.
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| Title | Paul T. Sbroueff Letter to John Franklin Hardesty - July 25, 1923 |
| Creator | Sbroueff, Paul T. |
| Source | Sbroueff, Paul T. Letter to John Franklin Hardesty. 25 July 1923. 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 of Russia wrote Hardesty about his experiences since his release from Villingen Prisoner of War Camp. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Germany; World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; St. Louis Post Dispatch |
| Site Accession Number | A2239 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | July 25, 1923 |
| Language | English |