Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - February 2,1919
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Cordel, Germany February 2, 1919 Sunday morning Dear Folks: A letter from Grandma dated January 7 and one from Aunt Daisy of January 10 leads me to believe that we are at last getting good service with regard to our mail. All the letter I got two days ago were dated after the first day of January. You letter was written shortly after we had stopped moving around as on January 7 we came into this town and have been here ever since - and me with a nice bed and warm room most of the time. A little side dope cam rolling in this morning that we would change the location of our headquarters very shortly. Oh, well, that
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[page 2] that, too. They are great friends of the Vickers and worship Paul. I got several letters from them telling me how fine Paul looked. You should see me in these clothes that never have and never will fit me. I look like a loose fitting mackinaw. I only hope I get my barracks bag back, so that I can at least look fairly presentable. You know we don
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| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - February 2,1919 |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Folks. 02 February 1919. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson sent this letter to his grandparents about his daily life and informed them of letters he had received. Stevenson enlisted in Kansas City, Missouri and became attached to Company A, 314th Engineers at Camp Funston, Kansas. Stevenson was shipped overseas on June 12, 1918 where he remained for the duration of the war. He arrived back in the United States on May 26, 1919. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; Liberty bonds |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1979.24; 1982.202 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. |
| Date Original | February 2, 1919 |
| Language | English |