George J. Maguolo letter to Louis - February 25, 1919
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#69 [February] 25 – 1919. Dear Louis – I have just returned from a three day furlough in which I saw Mare – but that is to be the subject of a following letter so this shall serve only as an answer to yours of [January] 30. glad you received the junk (please refer to the #No. here after). Shall soon send some more: a rifle – 75 cm shell – a dutch cap etc. Certainly it is so much junk – but if you are interested I’ll send some more. Yep – Mare is certainly O. K. but you must wait for letter #70 for details. I can just picture Bill Blackmore pulling the “hero stuff.” guess he deserves all the dope all right for some of them sure had a tough time
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[page 2] In regard to the allotment I have found out the difficulty. In June 30, [1918] all voluntary allotments were discontinued by an act of congress. That means - $15 of my pay ($40. 80) were sent to mother up to June 30. After that date in order to continue the allotments it was necessary to make a new application which I failed to do through ignorance of the situation. (at that time I was away from my company) Therefore that full amount of ($40.80) is coming to me from that date to this BUT – Shortly after I was sent to the hospital and my service record lost. That means I have received no pay since. And as they have yet to locate it (these brilliant
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[page 3] genuises for organization?) I do not know when I shall see another pay. However I have enough to keep me alive – and the full pay is now accumilating so that when I do eventually get the money it will amount to something. Nor do I think that it would be advisable to try the endless red tape to have a short future pay divided with the allotments. Better to let it stand and await my return. Emil will probably be home soon. give him and the girls my regards. I must say that the matter you mention in regards to the shop is food for thought. It is your opportunity to do some
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[page 4] tall work. Knowing conditions of old. I can readly imagine what you are up against. It is your opportunity to brighten the future. to me this appears but one solution it is either a question of manufacturing cabinets – wholesale. (exclusive of everything else. Or to continue the irregular special interior finish for architectural construction. To concentrate on either one or the other . . . . . If both subjects were chosen, another shop would be necessary where either one ore the other could be carried on independently – I hope the shop will acquire the necessary footing to do this some day. the object of running a shop is to make $ first! then the artistic reputation. Don’t forget.
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[page 5] I don’t want you to feel you owe me a letter for every one I send you, as I have considerably more time to write. Stick with your dad until we return in spite of the odds. No we don’t know when we shall return! And they will get me into another army like - h-l! Sincerley George Maguolo [Corporal] Co “A” 29th [Engineers] A.P.O. #714 - P.S. If the girls back home are dressed any thing like a couple of entertainers that passed through here – lead us to em! [George Maguolo] Please save all my letters. [censor’s signature]
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| Title | George J. Maguolo letter to Louis - February 25, 1919 |
| Creator | Maguolo, George J. |
| Source | Maguolo, George J. Letter to Louis. 25 February 1919. George J. Maguolo Papers, 1917-1945. A0969. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | George J. Maguolo wrote a letter to his brother Louis on February 25, 1919 while in France. Maguolo was in the 29th Engineers Company A and served in France until 1919. In this letter Maguolo explained why his mother had not been receiving an allotment. Maguolo also explained that he had not been paid for several months because his records had been lost several months ago when he was hospitalized. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A0969 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | February 25, 1919 |
| Language | English |