Charles Stevenson to Grandma - September 30, 1917
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[Camp Funston, Kansas] September 30, 1917 Sunday Dear Grandma: Your letter written to me on Friday morning reached here Saturday morning. The bundle of which you spoke has not yet arrived altho it may come in an hour, when our Sunday delivery is sorted! You should get this on Monday morning, as it will be sent out tonite. Yesterday morning our regiment hiked six miles to a valley near the camp where we were given a ten minutes talk by Major
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General Leonard Wood. He certainly did knock the unpreparedness followers.
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Your package just came! It was probably promptly delivered. It reached me at noon today (Sunday). Thank you very very much. No week end passes have as yet been issued. They will start next Sunday. I will try to get a pass so as to be there October 19 and October 20. We signed our payroll today. I get $25 - about October 8, I guess. I
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| Title | Charles Stevenson to Grandma - September 30, 1917 |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Grandma. 30 September 1917. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from Charles Stevenson to his Grandma stating that he enclosed some pictures and informed her 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; Camp Funston (Kan.); Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927 |
| 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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| Date Original | September 30, 1917 |
| Language | English |