Ernest McKeighan letter to Carrie Lou - July 21, 1918
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[page 1] FRANCE JULY 21 [1918] MY SWEET LITTLE DAUGHTER I WAS SO VERY MUCH PLEASED TO GET THE LETTER YOU WROTE MAY 22ND DEAR LITTLE HEART, I KNOW YOU ARE LONESOME FOR ME BUT NOT MORE SO THAN I AM FOR YOU. YOU MUST LET MOTHER ACT AS BOTH MOTHER AND FATHER UNTIL I GET BACK TO YOU, ALSO YOU WILL HAVE TO LOVE HER FOR YOURSELF AND ALSO FOR FATHER. NO, SWEET, I WAS NOT SICK ON THE BOAT BUT SOME OF THEM WERE, ESPECIALLY CUNNINGHAM. AM GLAD TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN SCHOOL AGAIN. THOUGH COME TO THINK OF IT, YOU ARE PROBABLY
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[page 2] ON YOUR VACATION NOW, SINCE IT IS SOME TIME SINCE YOUR LETTER WAS WRITTEN. THERE IS NO USE IN YOUR TELLING ME THAT YOU ARE NOT SMART, AS I HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT YOUR LITTLE BRAIN IS AS KEEN AS ANY ONES OF YOUR AGE. WHILE IN THE ARMY I HAVE LEARNED SEVERAL EXERCISES THAT I SHALL TEACH YOU AND THEY WILL STRENGTHEN AND MAKE YOU STRONG. I SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF I SHOULD SEE YOU SOON, THOUGH I AM NOT SURE JUST YET AND DON
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[page 3] AND ARE COMFORTABLE. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT TO AUNT ANNIE
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| Title | Ernest McKeighan letter to Carrie Lou - July 21, 1918 |
| Creator | McKeighan, Ernest |
| Source | McKeighan, Ernest. Letter to Carrie Lou. 21 July 1918. Ernest E. McKeighan Papers. 2005.14. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Ernest McKeighan sent this letter to his young daughter from France. McKeighan served as part of Company E, 110th Engineers, 35th Division during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Division, 35th |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; United States Army. 110th Engineers |
| Site Accession Number | 2005.14 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. |
| Date Original | July 21, 1918 |
| Language | English |