Ernest McKeighan letter to Wife - January 4, 1918
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[January 4, 1918] Camp Doniphan Dearest Old Girl Am answering your letter of the 29th, as well as the one dated [January] 2nd, which I received today. So the answers may be somewhat mixed. Am so glad to get word that C.L. is better. I am so glad you all were in a nice warm place during the very cold weather. It became pretty cold here but today has been like a spring day. That nine below zero thing sounds pretty cold and I guess it was about the best ever being able to go about in low neck dresses. No, I did not have a much pleasants Xmas than you as I was very lonesome after having left you such a short time before, and New Year
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[page 2] received it. I hardly know what to advise you to do with that money, dear, but it seems to me it is pretty safe where it is and you always have it handy when you need it. Would sure like to see your new coat and hope to do so, at least before it is worn out. Just had to stop and let that
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[page 3] get the estimate of the cost of re-building the house, but Cliff Stoun was to get it from Lovett the day after I left to come back Have been wondering what they are doing with the house. Suggest you get in touch with Cliff and see if it is going along. He and L.E. Durham will look after us and Cliff has the name of the man who is looking after it for the insurance people. You should insist on having a say as to decorations to the end that it will appeal to a woman purchaser. Don
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[page 4] means, I think the Springs is the sensible and sane thing for winter. Do not know what about a gas stove, hardly, but think you may get by without buying one for the house. It was the elder Mrs Kryder who was in bad shape, she is in [Kansas City] and you can probably get in touch with her.
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[page 5] I understand the brokers around New York are betting heavely that peace will be declared in ninety days. The situation between Germany and Russia leads me to think it might be possible, though an appeal from the Socialists of Russia to those of Germany, in which they would probably call the attention of the ones in Germany to the fact that they had no chance to win with the untold strength of the U.S. thrown into the balance against them and that the best place they will ever make can be made better now. Am frank to say that as long as we are in this for, should prefer that we get over and have a brush or two
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[page 6] and then they can call it off at once as far as I am concerned but I should like very much to get in on the reconstruction work for a while and another thing, they always call those who do not get away,
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110th ENGINEERS Captain Mckeighan LAWTON [Oklahoma] [Fort Sill] BRANCH [January] 5 3 PM 1918 [stamp] Mrs E.E. McKeighan 2219 Tracy Ave Kansas City [Missouri]
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| Title | Ernest McKeighan letter to Wife - January 4, 1918 |
| Creator | McKeighan, Ernest |
| Source | McKeighan, Ernest. Letter to Wife. 04 January 1918. Ernest E. McKeighan Papers. 2005.14. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Ernest McKeighan sent this letter to his wife from Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma. In the letter, McKeighan discussed celebrating Christmas in camp, family affairs, and daily activities. McKeighan served as part of Company E, 110th Engineers, 35th Division during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Camp Doniphan (Okla.); United States. Army. Division, 35th; Christmas |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 2005.14 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | January 4, 1918 |
| Language | English |