Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - September 10, 1917
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[September 10, 1917] Dear Folks: A few hasty lines. - I
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have as yet been issued. I prefer my own underwear, just the same. You might stick in a small tea-towel. In my belongings some place, there is a newspaper clipping telling what the different emblems on the collars of army and navy men mean. If you can find this I would like it. As to my washing, do you think it can be fixed to do it there? It will have to be forwarded regularly as I have very little space for stuff. I would get clean clothes one day and send the dirty ones in return. Nothing is new. No appointments have been made. I have my mind made up that I do not want to be clerk. I don
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in the past week, but I have not received anything yet. I intend to go to Manhattan Saturday and get my face watch fixed. I sure wish I had that of Mama
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| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - September 10, 1917 |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Folks. 10 September 1917. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson wrote to his grandparents telling them of camp life. 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; United States. Army--Uniforms; Camp Funston (Kan.) |
| 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 | September 10, 1917 |
| Language | English |