Letter by Rolly Smallwood to L.E. Smallwood
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Title
Letter by Rolly Smallwood to L.E . Smallwood
Creator
Smallwood, Rolly
Subject- LOC
Veterans -- Illinois ; World War , 1914-1918 -- Correspondence ; United States . Army . American Expeditionary Forces -- Biography
Subject [IDA]
Military Veterans World War I
Description
Handwritten letter from Rolly Smallwood , who was serving in the United States Army in France , to his uncle L.E . Smallwood in Clinton , Illinois . The letter was given to the Clinton Morning Journal for publication and contains editor's marks . See also DeWitt County War Service record 6-4_WWI-6-2010-69_019
Contributing Institution
Vespasian Warner Public Library District
Date
18 Apr 1918
Type
text
Format
3 handwritten pages + 1 handwritten envelope
Identifier
5-1_WWI-5-le-2010-103
Language
English
Transcript
[American flag in the upper left-hand corner] “WITH THE COLORS” YMCA [logo in the upper right-hand corner] Pvt . Rolly D . Smallwood 10th Co 2nd MM Regt . S.C . American Expeditionary Forces Somewhere in France April 18 , 1918 Mr . L.E . Smallwood Dear Uncle – Now that I have time I will try and answer your letter I recieved about 6 weeks ago . I expect you are wandering what is the matter I haven’t wrote well you see I have so many to write to and we have been moving around quite a bit have been working so just never wrote . I got your letter in the U.S . so got my money all O.K . but move to soon as I only had 15 min to go and get the check cashed the money came in handy for I haven’t been payed since Jan . You said you were out to G . Willamore’s [?] to a turkey dinner they didn’t wish I was there any more than I did for HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING . WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER [Page 2] [American flag in the upper left-hand corner] “WITH THE COLORS” YMCA [logo in the upper right-hand corner] I expect it will be some time before I sit down to a turkey dinner at home with my friends . Well I believe I had better change the subject for I will be getting hungry . Ha , Ha Uncle Ed [?] . Well you sold my buggey you got as much as I expected of coars it was worth more to me if I had stayed at home but as it is I am satisfied so you just keep what is left for the government will pay me one of these days and I can get along without money here for there isn’t any place to buy any thing . You wanted me to have some pictures taken well I don’t know where I would have them taken and if I did I couldn’t send any home . Say Uncle Lew [?] you can send me a paper once and a while and whatever you do send are some Cigarettes HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING . WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER [Page 3] [American flag in the upper left-hand corner] “WITH THE COLORS” YMCA [logo in the upper right-hand corner] P.S . I only weigh about 175 lbs . for I cant smoke this tobacco over here I brought enough tobacco over to last about 3 mo . that was all I had room for so b the time I get an answer from you I will be just about out . I had a fine trip comming over never got a bit sea sick . They told me to join the army and see the world and I guess I am seeing it as I have traveled about 10,000 mi have been a cross England and over quite a bit of France I would like to go on around the world before I come home . Tell Dad I mean this letter for him also and for him to write I will write to him next time he owes me a letter any way this is the last sheet of paper I have so had better quit I can’t write and tell you very much will tell you when I get back . Willing this finds you all as well as I am I remain as ever your Soldier boy R.D.S . HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING . WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER [Envelope] Pvt . Rolly D . Smallwood 10th Co . 2nd M.M . Regt . S.C . A.E.F Le Vaguemestre A.S . [Stamp in upper right-hand corner] Soldiers Mail Censored by H Shoemaker 10th [illegible] SRS 10th Co . 2nd M.M Regt . S.C . A.E.F . PASSED AS CENSORED [Stamp in lower left-hand corner] Mr . L.E . Smallwood R.R.#4 Clinton , Ill U.S.A .
Coverage- Geographical
United States -- Illinois -- DeWitt County -- Clinton ; France
Coverage-- Temporal
1910s (1910-1919)
Rights
The Vespasian Warner Public Library Distrcit (VWPL) holds the copyright for this image. It may be downloaded for personal use, but may not be published or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from VWPL. You may contact VWPL at 310 N. Quincy St, Clinton, Illinois or at 217-935-5174.
Collection Name
DeWitt County World War I Collection
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