Letter from Edward Meier to Frank - April 6, 1918
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April 6 [1918] Fort Sill [Oklahoma] Hello Frank, Some sunovagun hid my pen to keep me from writen, Judging from the looks of things here this will be about my last letter from here, it seems as though we are going to get a chance at Fritz at last. I
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you simply say
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keep your eye on the girls and dont let them get too reckless until I get back. Frank, I want you to make a little explanation for me to my Aunt, I have raised my Insurance to $10,000, Now, the Government does not allow as Ovill not recognize on Aunt, or a Benificiary their list only includes Wife, Husband, Grandparent, child, Step child or Step Parent I have therefore left it to my estate and have made out my will in her favor. You can explain that a great deal better than I can write it.
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Tell her that there is no danger of any hun calling me to push up daisies, the wicked never die young. There aint a hun big enough to put me out of business and if they gong me I
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| Title | Letter from Edward Meier to Frank - April 6, 1918 |
| Creator | Meier, Edward |
| Source | Meier, Edward. Letter to Frank. 06 April 1918.World War I Collection. A1771. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Private Edward W. Meier of St. Louis, Missouri, served with the 138th Infantry during World War One. Meier wrote his cousin-in-law Frank Baebler, also of Saint Louis, several humerous letters during the War. In this letter, Meier described his time at Fort Sill. |
| Subject LCSH | Fort Sill (Okla.) |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI |
| Site Accession Number | A1771 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | April 6, 1918 |
| Language | English |