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[Front of Envelope]
TORONTO. ONT. [abbreviated: Ontario]
SEP [abbreviated: September] 24
12-PM
1916
FIELD CENSOR 4217 PASSED
Miss Evyleen Stewart,
Richmond,
Ont. [abbreviated: Ontario]
Canada.
W. Christie
Via Ottawa.
[Back of Envelope]
Richmond ONT. [abbreviated: Ontario]
[SP26] 16
[Page 1 of 8]
Some Where In France.
Sept. 6/16
Dear Evyleen
Received your letter quite a while ago but never got answering it. Well how is everybody around home, we are all fine. I got a letter from Clystal the other day, in that letter she was intending to go to Toronto. I suppose it was for the fair. The mail takes longer now to reach us, it being hard to keep track of the different companies. Is George gone down to the fair with the horses? I am sure he will
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have a splendid time, I wrote him about a week ago.
By the letters I have gotten Miss Johnston is not coming back to teach, I wonder who is taking her place. How is the harvest around Richmond? the crops where there is any here are good. You did good to pass your exams also Ivy and [Norma].
It is very hard to get a chance to write at present, we being in the trenches, the other day I sent a field post card to mother, which I thought [bottom of the page cut off]
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being in France, but will know long before this. Did George find out where we were when I spoke of the horses.
Everything is going very good in the trenches at present, but the night we came in it was very wet, being mud up over our boots. I hear that Eric is going west that will be a nice trip, is their battalion nearly up to strength? The weather has not been warm lately especially the nights which are very cool. We haven't seen Arthur for a while we often wonder how he is getting along.
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I am writing this in a dugout, the paper I got from another fellow who paid two francs and a half for it, or fifty cents. It is hard to give much news when not being able to tell where we are. We have to laugh we hearing of the 207th complaining of how they are used. in Ottawa that is only fun for them, which they will find out when over here. We certainly do a lot of moving around, being here and there in a few days, [the bottom of the page has been cut off]
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line over. Today I am on guard at head quarters, looking after the traffic, and also being on the alert for gas. We have to carry [two] gas helmets together with a steel one which we wear all the time when in the trenches.
Sid and Ervie are transferred to C. co. [abbreviated: company] and are now separated from us, they are in the batt. [abbreviation: battalion] bombers. will see them after coming out of the trenches, when the battalion will again unite together.
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Some claims the war will be over shortly, but it is hard to tell. How is Pa getting along he will be all right when having the harvest over. I suppose Mr. Pratt and Vaungh [spelling error: Vaughn] are spending the time fishing.
This is a very nice country it being dotted all through with nice groves of trees. Does Charlie be down often? he, will be lonesome when Eric leaves. I have word from Grandpa, a while ago, I wonder if he is going to stay up there again this winter. Well Evyleen you will be busy at your lessons for
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another term, you want to try keep straighter while at them, and also watch Ivy ""as she is forever at hers."" I haven't received any but the one parcel which was sent July 31st, they must surely be close. That was a nice box, but after it being so well packed the biscuits were all broken up. The other lads are also expecting everyday.
Must close for now
With Best Love To All
Sefton.
P.S. Received another parcel which certainly went well, let Dobsons know that Earl got the box of tobacco. We can hardly get time to write.
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