Ernest McKeighan letter to Carrie Lou - May 21, 1918
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France May 21 - 1918 MISS CARRIe-LOU DeAR LITTLe DAUGHTeR YOUR DADDY IS SITTING HeRe LOVING AND WISHING FOR YOU BUT HAVING TO STAY AND HeLP DOWN THe
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[page 2] I WILL HAVe LOTS TO TeLL YOU ABOUT WHeN I COMe HOMe, AND I CAN JUST PICTURe US ON A LONG COLD WINTeR NIGHT, CLOSe TO A RADIATOR, WITH YOU ON ONe KNee AND MOTHeR ON THe OTHeR AND I TeLLING YOU, WITH THe AID OF A MAP, OF THe MANY INTeReSTING THINGS I HAVe SeeN AND WILL See, IN FRANCe, THe BeAUTIFUL. SAW A CHURCH, THe OTHeR DAY, BUILT IN THe 10TH CeNTURY. Be A SWeeT, GOOD GIRIe. MY SWeeTHeART, AND ReST IN CONFIDeNCe THAT FATHeR WILL Be HOMe TO HIS LOVeD ONeS JUST AS SOON AS POSSIBLe. I LOVe YOU MORe THAN TONGUe CAN TeLL, DeAReST YOUR DADDY
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| Title | Ernest McKeighan letter to Carrie Lou - May 21, 1918 |
| Creator | McKeighan, Ernest |
| Source | McKeighan, Ernest. Letter to Carrie Lou. 21 May 1918. Ernest E. McKeighan Papers. 2005.14. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Ernest McKeighan sent this letter to his 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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| Date Original | May 21, 1918 |
| Language | English |