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To: Corporal Ward B Scripture
New York, APO 742.
From: Mrs C.W. Scripture 328th Infantry Company, American Expeditary Forces
Mils Maine, Box 107.
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Gale had a letter from Wrimi, he said he got a letter from you. I hope he gets home soon. Feda has come to Bangor visiting (Milo Maine) and has had the mumps and she was real sick with them
May 5th 1919
My Darling Boy,
Just a note to let you know that we are all fine and hope you are the same. I haven't wrote once in the last 2 weeks and I feel that I ought to keep writing till I know that you are across. Carol Gould has got home, he and Ray Hamlin came Saturday and Elmer Jenkins has come. Carol was in to see me this afternoon he says he can't
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make it seem real that he is home for good, he said that he heard that the 82 was going right in when they came out. He said that they had to stay there three weeks after they got there. He said they got so tired waiting and I asked him if he was going to look for a good long while and he said yes.
He had been thinking and planning on going a fishing for two months and now he was going. I told him that was what you was planning on. Chris is
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working night and day in his Garage he seems to like fine. Mr Deane was in tonight he said they had a letter from Forest today he said that he was going to start for home right a way. he is in Germany. Nelson McNaughton is dead he was buried today they said he had Consumption.
I was down to Ruth's yesterday the baby seems as pleased to see me. Ruth said that she had put them both to bed, the other night and the phone rung and Albert thought it
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rung to so he out of bed and went down stairs and to the phone and says hello is this your name. He won't talk with anyone only me, he sounds so cute when he talks if seem so good to hear Ruth where I can got to her now if you only get home and will be alright. Have I wrote since I got your letters dated April 14th. You said you were going to Paris, did you go? I was afraid you would and get left behind.
You said you had some wooden shoes. Mrs Harking had some. Well old darling I must close and go to bed hoping I will see you before long. Heaps of love and a kiss. Write soon. Mama
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Did you know: The word "inst" was a very commonly used abbreviation for the Latin "instante mense" meaning this month.
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