Name/Title
Letter: Sefton Stewart to Mother, December 18, 1917Entry/Object ID
996.12.4.34a,bDescription
One paper letter with cursive handwritten message preserved in black coloured ink. The letter is written on Y.M.C.A. letterhead and is sent from France, dated December 18th, 1917. The letter was written by Richmond, ON resident Pte. Sefton Stewart of the 77th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force who served during the First World War. The letter is addressed to Sefton's mother, Mrs. James Stewart of Richmond, Ontario.Subject Person/Organization
Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, Margaret (Maggie) StewartSubject Place
Country
France, CanadaCity
RichmondProvince
OntarioContext
Hand written letter which is part of a collection of letters written by Richmond, On resident Sefton Stewart.Collection
Artefact Collection: PrimaryLexicon
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LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsLetter Details
Letter Date
December 18, 1917Sender
Name
Sefton StewartAddress
FranceAddressee
Name
Mother (Margaret Stewart)Address
Richmond, OntarioPrimary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
Y.M.C.A.
AND
CANADIAN WAR CONTINGENT
ASSOCIATION WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES.
France
December 18th, 1917
Dear Mother,
Just a few lines to let you know everything is going OK. rec'd your parcel the other night, forget the date, but in it was a little parcel from Sadie Bennett. it was nice of her. is she still working in Lewis?
Well Suppose the weather is quite frosty in Canada now, we have had a slight fall of snow + is keeping frosty, clearing us pretty well of the mud. Told you in my other letter of sending a souvenir (a cushion cover) + a little knife which I found in the suburbs of lens, you know I can’t give much explanation about it, but it has been a good knife in its ""day"" like the surroundings that I found it in. its really too bad to think of the destruction of these places. everything is [Crossed out: there] seen as the inhabitants [Crossed out: lef] cleared out, only all broken + scattered in all shapes, troops make use of the cellars as billets, as it happens there is often a old chair or furniture of some kind which has escaped, + is brought down in the cellar. It may be one of those big armed cushion chairs, + which a fellow comes in very tired + flops down in it passing the expression “is there a war on”. are now in reserve line.
Love to all,
SeftonTranscriber
Teshia LlewellynLanguage
EnglishDimensions
Height
20.2 cmWidth
12.6 cmDimension Notes
2020-04-30Height
20.2 cmWidth
12.6 cmDimension Notes
2020-04-30Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, Margaret (Maggie) StewartRelated Places
Place
Country
France, CanadaCity
RichmondProvince
Ontario
