Leo McNicholas (Camp Hancock, Georgia), to Nell McNicholas, letter, 6 March 1918

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2019.5.6

Scope and Content

Leo McNicholas (Camp Hancock, Georgia), to Nell McNicholas, letter, 6 March 1918; privately held by Joseph McNicholas, 2018. Leo wrote the letter home to his sister Mary Eleanor "Nellie" McNicholas, while both he and his brother Edward were in military training at Camp Hancock, Georgia, ahead of shipping out to the battlefields of France 3 May 1918 with Company K, 110th Infantry, 28th Division. Transcribed by Linda (Widdup) Moon, 2019. "THE HUT 110th INFANTRY, U.S.A. CAMP HANDCOCK, GEORGIA March 16, 1918 Dear Sister Nell, Will write you today as we have 1/2 day off. We are both well, but Edd was unlucky and got in quarantine again for measles. We are taking up signaling in the S.O.S this week and we are having it real easy. It is hotter than a flitter down here. The fruit trees are in bloom and it reminds me of late in the spring. From what I hear from the officers I don't believe we will leave for quite a while yet. I guess on account of the climate in France we will get out complete training on this side. We did not get back in time to sign for payroll so we won't get any pay until April 15. I am just $20.00 in the hole after my furlough so if you can see the others and send me that much I can send the most of it back when I get paid in April for I will get two pays then. I guess I will send you my watch for what I borrowed before. It is a real good one and would cost you about that much if you got one. We stopped in Washington D.C. and had a grand time. If you ever have a chance you should see this city. Hoping you are all well and I will close. Lovingly Leo. P.S. If you can get them I would like for you to get me two suits of B.V.D's size 40 and send to me."

Collection

McNicholas Family Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Letters (Correspondence), McNicholas family, Military, United States. Army. Infantry Division, 28th. Regiment, 110th. Company K., Veterans--World War I

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 6, 1918

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MCNI-AN001-0006

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

McNicholas, Charles Leo [1892-1965]

Person or Organization

McNicholas, Edward [1888-1918]

Person or Organization

McNicholas, Mary Eleanor (a/k/a Nellie) [1894-]

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

World War I Series - McNicholas Family Collection

Notes

The McNicholas Family Collection has been passed down by the heirs of John Walter McNicholas and his wife, Mary Ellen (Whitlatch) McNicholas. Two sons of this couple, Edward and Leo, served in World War I as members of Company K, 110th Infantry, 28th Division. The collection was shared by Joseph McNicholas with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2018. Source Citation: Leo McNicholas (Camp Hancock, Georgia), to Nell McNicholas, letter, 6 March 1918, item no. MCNI-AN001-0006, McNicholas Family Collection, shared by Joseph McNicholas, Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).