Harry J. McCracken Letter to Brother - April 10, 1919
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Dear Bro: Well I haven't got much news for you as I suppose you knew that had spent the past two months in the hospital, or rather hospitals and I have been in several. My last trouble was the mumps, but I had them light if in both jaws, but that was all. Mother writes me that you have a store in K.C. now, hope it will come up to expectations, from your location would judge you would have
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Letter from Harry J. McCracken to his brother, April 10, 1919
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a pretty stiff expense out to luck. Am glad to learn that you have gotten rid of the place at home, as the buildings there are pretty rotten, will promise to be rather expensive to keep up I think. Have received but very little mailthe past two months, I have no doubt but what a good part of it is lost. Had intended writing you before this but thought I would wait untill I had got better as you know I wrote mother that I had had the
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Letter from Harry J. McCracken to his brother, April 10, 1919
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flu well I did and it developed into pneumonia and for quite a few days I was pretty sick, three days I dont have much memory of, but thanks to the nurse, a Miss Ross, she pulled me through. Naturally when the pneumonia left me with a severe bunch of rheumatism (in my legs, pricipally) and as yet I have not been able to get rid of all of it, and there is still some soreness in my lungs. The Dr. tells me that is to be expected yet for a while. Well of course I had to have the mumps, but
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Letter from Harry J. McCracken to his brother, April 10, 1919
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fortunately not sverely. I am now here at Toul France, where they brought me from Treves, Germany, but expect to be moved again soon, just where or when, I don't know. It is very unlikely that I will ever get back to my outfit again, but would like too as they are billed for home soon. I am now of course a "casual" (unattached to any organization) and the fate of a casual ever here is rather uncertain. Have never written mother (or anyone else) anything but what I
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Letter from Harry J. McCracken to his brother, April 10, 1919
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light case of "flu" and the mumps as it would only cause her unneccessary worry, so you need not tell her any different. I don
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Letter from Harry J. McCracken to his brother, April 10, 1919
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will very likely be lost. Unfortunately I have not got to see much of the country over here I believe if I had not got sick when I did I would have got to go to Paris, and perhaps a trip on the Rhine, but that is all blowed up now. Well this is enough of this gloom stuff now you can address me at the old address and perhaps it will follow me up, thats your best chance of reaching me. Your Bro, Harry J McCracken, Base Hospital 87 Sect. B Toul France.
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Letter from Harry J. McCracken to his brother, April 10, 1919
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| Title | Harry J. McCracken Letter to Brother - April 10, 1919 |
| Creator | McCracken, Harry J. |
| Source | Letter from Harry J. McCracken to his brother, April 10, 1919 |
| Contributing Institution | Gloria Scott - Private Collector |
| Date Original | April 10, 2019 |
| Language | English |