Name/Title
Letter: Sefton Stewart to Mother, May 24, 1917Entry/Object ID
996.12.4.15a,bDescription
Letter from Sefton Stewart to his mother. Letter was written while Stewart was serving in France during First World War and is dated May 24th, 1917.Subject Person/Organization
Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, Margaret (Maggie) StewartSubject Place
Country
France, CanadaCity
RichmondProvince
OntarioContext
Handwritten letter, part of the Sefton Stewart letters collection.Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsLetter Details
Letter Date
May 24, 1917Sender
Name
Sefton StewartAddress
FranceAddressee
Name
Mother (Margaret Stewart)Address
Richmond, OntarioPrimary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
France,
May, 24th. 1917
Dear Mother:
Just a few lines to let you know everything is OK, have not been getting any mail of any account, but I suppose it will come all at once, will get it much quicker when you get the 13th. add. [abbreviated: address]
Have been wondering if they have got any definitive news about Arthur, I am sure his people must be in a anxious state, have not seen Lionel for a long time, he is not in the same district lately, We have out of the line for quite a while they expect to go in shortly, but it is rather undecided whether we go in on this front again or move to a new front. The weather has been quite settled the last while with the exceptions of a few showers of rain.
(2)
A year ago today I was home on pass, do you mind we went to the beach bush, I guess Pa + George are busy putting in the crops. We see here an occasional old man, boy or women out trying to work the land, it sure is comical the different machinery + methods they have compared with the people in Canada. Some of them drive a old horse or mule driven by one line. Uncle Tom got a car eh! That’s what you people should get, everybody around you will be running over you before knowing where you are. Will write soon again.
With Love To All
SeftonTranscriber
Beth McLarty HalfkennyLanguage
EnglishRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, Margaret (Maggie) Stewart, Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Expeditionary ForceRelated Places
Place
Country
France, CanadaCity
RichmondProvince
Ontario
