Sidney Towner Phelan letter to mother - July 3, 1917
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July 3, 1917 Dearest Mother, Tomorrow we get our call from the French government, that means that our 4th instead of a celebration will be a day of hard work beginning at 7:30 A.M. I got a letter from Janet the other day and one from Val! I am strong for Val coming over in January. Conditions are still unsettled owing to the U. S. Army coming over but things will soon crystalize and then I will know better what is what.
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Did I write that Gen. Dabble, military governor of Paris described us as the finest organization in Europe. That probably makes A. Pitt Andrew wild with rage. He hates us and Rex in particular. A. Piatt, like Caesar has ambitions and we have pinched them in [ms illegible: 1 wd] one place. Its been great fun all this intrigue and etc. I was rather glad Val wasn't here however as his kind of diplomacy would have been to poke him in the nose and land in jail. I have a rotten bad cold in the head today
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and am thoroughly miserable in spite of the fact that I got a wonderful letter from Elizabeth today. If you have any good poetry Alan Seegar or somebody modern send me some. I want something to read not novels and that. Also send me that book on Bridge by McCombell. Sweets are also much appreciated but if the postal rates are high don’t send any. I wish you were here in Paris. There are so many places we could go. Place
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that would appeal to you like the bookstalls along the Seine, Notre Dame and the Cafe Henriette. It's a wonderful place and you would love it. I love you lots and miss you. Towner
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| Title | Sidney Towner Phelan letter to mother - July 3, 1917 |
| Creator | Phelan, Sidney Towner |
| Source | Phelan, Sidney Towner. Letter to mother. 3 July 1917. Sidney Towner Phelan Papers, 1899-1960. A1209. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Sidney Towner Phelan, a St. Louis, Missouri native, wrote this letter to his Mother while serving as a volunteer ambulance driver in France during World War I. He wrote numerous letters to his mother while overseas. In this letter, Phelan wrote that he was not sure how the U.S. Army entering the war was going to affect his unit's mission. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--France; Ambulance driving |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; American Ambulance Hospital of Paris |
| Site Accession Number | A1209 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | July 3, 1917 |
| Language | English |