Ernest McKeighan letter to Wife - August 25, 1917
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Camp Doniphan Fort Sill [Oklahoma] [August] 25 (I guess) anyway Saturday Dear Wife That does not express my feeling, so will try Dear Sweetheart which does First and foremost, I want to express my gratitude to you for the frequent letters, especially as I know your eversion to writing. These little letters make you seem closer and help to make the time seem shorter. I never worked harder or longer in my life, it seems to me than I have this day, we get up before five am and as I start this letter, it is striking 10 pm and I just got through We are hard at work laying out the camp for 28,000 men and it is some job. Major Stayton has been made Engineer in Charge for the reservation, which embraces some 60,000 acres and as usual Co B is in the forefront. We had about 80 men out at work today over
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[page 2] while Co
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[page 3] from the train ill and he has since died. I believe I told you in my last letter that one of my men was sick also but I had him taken care of and while he is in the Post Hospital, feel confident that he will come out allright In answer to your question as to the seats to the Orpheum Theatre, I think they are about .75 per, but under the circumstances of Mrs H
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[page 4] Will now start on answer to your letter of 24th which reached me today. Glad you and little girlie are O.K., which is my condition. Tomorrow A.M. we take our shots in the arm. I fully expect to be sick at my stomach but will welcome it as there is some typhoid here and I do not want to take it Co A had theirs today and about a dozen of the men but no officers fainted. it seems they get to dreading and when the Dr sticks the needle in their arms they
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[page 5] The things are light and can be sent parcel post. Glad you met Mrs Read, I expect it rather pleases you to meet other Officer
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[page 6] would take less, be perfectly frank in telling them you want to sell and why. Your idea of selling a lot of our old junk has my full approval and you can use your judgement as to what you want to keep. I think we can buy what we want when this task is finished. Of course we would have to store some things and I do not see how we can avoid the payment of $5.00 per month unless Hubert or mother can store what we want to keep. Of course if we rent the house we might keep one room for storage but would probably have to cut the rent so much that it would be as cheap to store. Your list of things to keep suits me, might leave out the sewing machine which is old, but not if you want to keep
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[page 7] In regard to the price to ask Nothberg Bros. They have offered me $54.00 for the tools and I have written them asking $75.00 If they do not
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[page 8] About tent and red carpet. I hardly know what to say about tent. If you advertise household goods you might try including tent in add think Mother would like to have red carpet, Lawn mower, hoe and garden things would hardly pay to keep give mower to Hubert. Think Nothberg might buy shovels. Yes if any one wants the French horn sell for $30.00. Try Estep at Jones and ask Denny Caerns (pronounced Karns) at Musicians club if he can find a Sale for you I claim this is some letter and will close except to remind you that I love you more than anything on this earth, enough so I am willing to fight that you and ours may be safe. Keep yourself safe and proud til I see you Your loving
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[envelope] LAWTON [August] 26, 19 1-30 P [Oklahoma] [stamp] Mrs Capt McKeighan 1810 East 49th St Kansas City [Missouri]
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| Title | Ernest McKeighan letter to Wife - August 25, 1917 |
| Creator | McKeighan, Ernest |
| Source | McKeighan, Ernest. Letter to Wife. 25 August 1917. Ernest E. McKeighan Papers. 2005.14. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Ernest McKeighan sent this letter to his wife concerning his training at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma. McKeighan wrote about the organization of Camp Doniphan, sickness in the camp, and other family matters. McKeighan served as part of Company E, 110th Engineers, 35th Division during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Camp Doniphan (Okla.); World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| 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 | August 25, 1917 |
| Language | English |