Lot 17 Letter 1 - 30th of March, 1918

30		March		1918

To: Sister and Carl

From: Private Lewis Driscoll First Recuit Company

Fort William, Maine.

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Fort William's, Maine,
March 30 - 1918

Dear Sis + Carl :-
Received a letter from Mother today, so I thought it being a few days since I wrote you, would write to you. You can tell Mother that I received her letter O.K. I am still feeling fine and dandy. Today is what they call "Muster" day. It comes once a month always the last day of the month. They give every man the once over, see that all beds are kept

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Bottle After bottle the germans got drunk, so while the german were drunk the indian allies came in and blew the whole house up! I ended up with a broken tail bone. A crushed adams apple, and blood for spit. I spent about four months recovering, and four months is a long long long time while your in a war. I would get shot at because i could move fast.

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don't forget to tell him if you haven't before this, because the majority of the fellows had this sent to them and they play ball evening after supper.

We are having excellent weather here, the summer you have in Dubuque. Suppose summer is on at home and all spring cleaning is done. I receive quite a few letter from the Sister and they are always good long ones. Suppose you wonder why I don't mention

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things about the post here. Well we are not allowed to write anything about post or how it is supplied. How is Carl, suppose he is very busy and hard to crawl out on Sunday mornings. Tell him if he can get another carton of Camels from Softers if he can get them cheap and have Dad pay him, because cigarettes are mighty fine when a fellow can't get out + buy them because we are quarantined in.

Did you know: The word "inst" was a very commonly used abbreviation for the Latin "instante mense" meaning this month.

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Well Sis I recieved a Dubique paper today and I feel mighty good to read it; also had a piece of home-made eats that are one of the boys here recieved from home. Better hustle Mother up and have her send me some cake or candy or something real good. Also recieved a nice letter from Anna Pier today. She certainly

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can write a nice friendly letter. When I get a chance to go to town and have a pay day I am going to have my photo taken and send them home. Say Sis do you know if Mother or Dad received any insurance papers from the government, also did Dad receive that Liberty Loan. money of mine from the Tel. Co. to go to the Model Clothing Store and pay that $5.00 that I owe him on that suit of mine. I don't

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want them to have a bill standing against me.

Well Sis you will have quite a time answering all these questions, so will close for this time. Please answer soon. Remaining

Your Loving Brother

Lewis

Private Lewis Driscoll
First Recuit Company
Fort Williams, Maine

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