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To: Mrs. J.S. Allen
Warehouse Point, Connecticut..
From: PVT. H.W. Allen
Camp Sheridan, Albama.
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Camp Sheridan
January 15,1918
My Dear Mother:-
I received one letter Sunday morning and your other letter tonight. I should have written Monday but I was bugler of the guard Monday night so I did not get a chance until now.
It is good to hear about the socials and good times you are having at home. Of course they have good times in Montgomery but it is hard to satisfy a fellow in this man's army. Some of the fellows have colds and I have a slight one but it is nothing serious so don't worry about it. The weather has certainly been fine the last few days but I don't know how long it is, it is swollen like a grapefruit.
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will last. The fellows who are married as who have someone dependent on them are to get a chance to get discharged. They have to have affidavits from two disinterested parties besides one from the dependents. We did not need any affidavit to get in but we have sure got to produce them in order to get out. I don't believe we will be here long for they have let some of the officers go. They may not let but 50% of the regiment go and then let the rest go later. I would like to be with you at the state grange for I know what it is as I was at Holgrs Sunday morning so I did not get to church but I went to Mrs. Smiths in the afternoon. We went to her father's place and took pictures of his rabbits and the children. When we got back we toasted bread over the fireplace for lunch. In the evening, two of Ray Allen's friends from Wright field came out and we had a nice evening. I left for camp about 9:00 o'clock .Next Sunday I will get to church for Corporal Berry will be on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning then I go on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. That is the way we work it. I will get to send hoodfarway decent if to bup it up. I like it in the morning when we have more to do. Generally there is not much to do in the afternoon unless they send in something from Div. Holgrs. It was over at message center and we meet the fellow who is there
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We had quite a chat. He is from the Field Signal Battalion and used to be at one of the other stations but is a message I enter while the other operator is on furlough. If I get this work down good enough and then worked on a wireless on a while, I would be ready for a good job. Which would be the thing I would take up if I did not take the farm. Pa seems to be getting the idea that I won't want to work the farm. He wants to get that idea out of his head for a while at least for you might say that that is all I know how to do .If the Government allows it, I will put up a wireless outfit then if I make good I might try for a job in the Merchant Marines. I have not written Pa for quite a while and I am going to tomorrow. Hoping everyone is well.
With much Love,
Your loving son, Haydon.
oxoxox
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