Walter G. Shaw letter to Lizzette W. Shaw - January 6, 1918
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January 6 - 18 Dear Ma - : Rec’d your letter of [December] 4 glad to hear from you. yes we had a good dinner Thanksgiveing and xmas. I recd both packages O.K. This ink froze and dont write very good we are haveing a rain to-day guess the snow will go off. we have ben hikeing every day we are not out
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to-day but the troops are. The National army shure have it nice all right well they ought to while at home. I heard from E Johnson he dosent like it over here I heard from Pearl she wrote a blue letter I have a pair of wooden shoes I wear when inside during the evening. they rest your feet. my feet havent ben sore yet I take the best care I can of them I had a letter from Earl Gorden. give my best regards to Aunt Sue and the rest I am going to send you some money to pay Clyde if we get payed this month seemed like
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I cant get around to sending it. I dident get any presents from the [Red Cross] or Y.M.C.A. it seems like they shure get big donations well you know the officers that run it have to be paid a handsome salary. I gave 2 Franks for the Belgum children relief fund. Yes Our Reg was first in the trenches suppose we will go again soon I should wory you have take what ever comes. must close with Love Walter [censor signature]
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| Title | Walter G. Shaw letter to Lizzette W. Shaw - January 6, 1918 |
| Creator | Shaw, Walter Gray |
| Source | Shaw, Walter G. Letter to Lizzette W. Shaw. 06 January 1918. Walter Gray Shaw Collection, 1917-1919. 1982.83.54. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | In a letter written by Walter G. Shaw on January 6, 1918, while overseas, to his mother, Lizzette W. Shaw, Shaw wrote about the cold weather. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st |
| Site Accession Number | 1982.83.54 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | January 6, 1918 |
| Language | English |