Ernest McKeighan letter to Carrie Lou - September 20, 1918
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[The Highlands letterhead] CAMP AA HUMPHREYS [Virginia] [September] 20 - 1918 MY SWEETHEART GIRLIe YOUR OLD DADDY is LOVING YOU AND IMPATiANTLY AWAiTiNG BeING SeNT SOMeWHeRe WHeRe He CAN HAVe YOU WiTH HiM. MOTHeR SAYS YOU ARe GeTTiNG ON BeTTeR AT SCHOOL AND I HAVe FULL CONFIDeNCe THAT YOU WiLL MAKe GOOD iNSPiTe OF YOUR HAViNG MISSeD SO MUCH SCHOOL TO Be WITH Me AT CAMP DONiPHAN. I KeeP THe PICTURe OF YOU AND MOTHeR ON MY TABLe. WHeRe I CAN LOOK AT iT WHeNeVeR I AM iN MY ROOM. IT iS RAINING AND COLD HeRe AND HAVe NO HeAT IN MY ROOM, BUT WiLL
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[page 2] GeT ALONG ALLRIGHT. HAVe YOU BeeN ABLe TO GeT A SMALL OAK LeAF TO WeAR? IT NOT, LeT Me KNOW AND I SHALL See THAT YOU GeT ONe. I HAVe BeeN iNTeRUPTeD ABOUT THRee TIMeS WHILe WRiTiNG THiS LeTTeR. I SUPPOSe YOU HAVe SHOWN ABOUT ALL YOUR FReNCH THiNGS TO YOUR LITTLe FRieNDS (iNCLUDiNG THe DARKieS) BY THiS TiMe. WHiLe I WRITe, THRee DARKie SODLieRS ARe PLAYiNG IN THe NeGRO Y.M.C.A. TeNT JUST OUTSiDe MY QUARTeRS. ONe ON PiANO, ONe ON SAXiPHONe AND ONe ON CORNeT. THeY PLAY NOTHiNG BUT
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| Title | Ernest McKeighan letter to Carrie Lou - September 20, 1918 |
| Creator | McKeighan, Ernest |
| Source | McKeighan, Ernest. Letter to Carrie Lou. 20 September 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 Camp Humpreys, Virginia. McKeighan served as part of Company E, 110th Engineers, 35th Division during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Division, 35th; World War, 1914-1918--African Americans; World War, 1914-1918--Music and the war; Love-letters |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; United States Army. 110th Engineers; Camp Humphreys (Va.) |
| 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 | September 20, 1918 |
| Language | English |