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France, July 1st, 7/18
Dear Mother,
Rec'd [abbreviation: Received] your letter of June 7th, containing five dollars thanks very much, together with one of May the latter one taking longer than the one of June. Got the snaps of George + some girls who I think are strangers to me, he certainly has grown no doubt, those were my trousers he had on then, were they not? must be nearly as tall as I, where did he get that hat. I think our old balmoral look about as good as those hats.
I also had word from Clissie about the same time + a parcel too. told you in my other letter of getting the parcel with the [duplicate: the] shirt. In your last letter you mentioned of sending some loaf sugar, well the
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the loose sugar is just as suitable, my friend Metcalfe often gets it in a little cotton sack. Did I tell you of seeing D. Reilly?, when on the march not long ago. haven’t seen any of the other Rich. [abbreviation: Richmond] boys recently. By all accounts pork is a very high price, that was an exceptional price for those three pigs. Have so many letters to acknowledge that I hardly know who to write first. The Can. [abbreviation: Canada] mail always comes in bunches here. We undoubtedly have been very lucky this summer so far, hope you are not worrying.
That must of [spelling error: have] been a nice trip to the Falls, made pretty good time I think. You people ought to get a car, would then be able to take the odd run down to Ottawa or the Falls without loosing [spelling error: losing] any time (over)
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Had a letter from Agatha [indecipherable] Cauley not long ago, telling me that Rog. had joined up but had got two weeks leave to put in the crop, they are sure picking the young fellows up eh! how are the Eadies lads coming along? answered E. Dobson’s letter about a week ago.
Suppose you people are having warm weather just now, am writing this on the 30th June but it won’t leave until tomorrow which is Dominion Day in Canada am wondering if they are having any celebration around Rich, [abbreviation: Richmond] Say mother if you think of it when sending a parcel you might send a doz. [abbreviation: dozen] razor blades as it is kind of hard to get them out here.
With Love to All.
Sefton.
P.S. did you give the [indecipherable] my add [abbreviation: address] when sending that money? haven't been notified yet!
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Beth McLarty HalfkennyLanguage
English
