Charles Stevenson letter to People - October 16, 1918
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France - October 16, 1918 My Dear People: Just yesterday I mailed you a label which gives me the privilege of receiving a Christmas present from anyone whom I consider friendly enough to act as a sender - - THEREFORE: You are elected and I trust that in the due matter of time I may receive a certain small box with interesting articles in it. I was in one heck of a hurry when I wrote that list to you yesterday. It was raining and all I had for shelter was a tree. We were in the field - and we still are. It is some life! Here I am sitting under a big canvas stretched from a couple of trees with the company Corona sitting on a couple of old boxes and with me sitting on the company field chest. It has been raining for thirty-six hours and still is and prospects for an abatement of said rain are dim. Kenneth and I tent together and we sure have one heck of a time. Last night it leaked in our tent and we had to sleep in territory generally allotted to one person. When one of these so called pup tents leaks you are sure out of luck as there isn
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[page 2] civilian life are not at all suitable - so get one an inch or an inch and a half wide at each end. Ties are hard as heck to get over here. It might not be a bad idea to put a tie of this description in an envelope and mail it to me once every other month after Christmas. Believe me, I am some schemer to get all these things sent across here. But we have been to towns where merchandise is available so few times that I have given up all hope of ever getting to one and must rely on you folks to send me the little things that I want. And fill the rest of the box up with one of those fruit cakes - if it doesn
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| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to People - October 16, 1918 |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to People. 16 October 1918. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson addressed this letter to people about camp life and how he anticipated peace soon. 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 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Censorship |
| 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 | October 16, 1918 |
| Language | English |