Walter G. Shaw letter to Lizzette W. Shaw - January 1, 1918
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January 1 1918 Dear Ma - : I rec’d your letter of [November] 20 also the other package thanks ever so much I wrote Aunt Carrie a letter thanking her for contributing the yarn The weather is very cold they say it has ben 10 blow 0. I dont know. It shure takes the mail a long time to come and go I allmost forget what I
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Wrote so long ago I think Wyane might just as well have ben a “2nd Luit.” Georg B. is an orderly I hear from Evangeline about once a month There were [text crossed out] them was a fellow who performed on 2 cane whistles makeing a funny tune causeing everybody to laugh that heard it. The fellows at once called him a [Missouri] canary bird I asked where he was from and he said “Eldon” I asked him if knew [George] Evans he said he worked him last summer, I wasent surprised at him any more. It is a shame I cant write more intesting letters. I can give you a line when I get out. I hear the railroads are under government controll. if so in what way. we had pumkin pie for dinner to-day. you know this is a kind of a half holiday. I am glad somers is
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getting along good in school. I have ben reading a book “Seekers after God” it is a kind of an ancient History I am getting up with my letters now I recd a nice present from a girl in N.Y. I met her in Hornell N.Y. (we stayed 24 hours there) I dont write to her much but She writes every wk. I got a letter from Pearl she is well she writes me some very good letters Well I will close hopeing to hear again soon I am Your Loveing Son Walter [censor signature]
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| Title | Walter G. Shaw letter to Lizzette W. Shaw - January 1, 1918 |
| Creator | Shaw, Walter Gray |
| Source | Shaw, Walter G. Letter to Lizzette W. Shaw. 1 January 1918. Walter Gray Shaw Collection, 1917-1919. 1982.83.53. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | In a letter written by Walter G. Shaw on January 1, 1918, while overseas, to his mother, Lizzette W. Shaw, Shaw mentioned the cold weather and a soldier he had met from Eldon, Missouri. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st |
| Site Accession Number | 1982.83.53 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | January 1, 1918 |
| Language | English |