Name/Title
AU Hanson, Lydia [Lambert] - XXXX-07-26 letter to Oscar Abner LambertEntry/Object ID
2004.1.7Context
[From Lydia (Hanson) Lambert to Oscar A. Lambert when Oscar was in France.]
July the 26th
Dear Son am writing to thee without knowing thy adress moma and family well father as well as ever he will be so restless work only when reading war news we have had it quite throng all Eds family 6 in number Gladis and Bernice comers and goers makes it hard on M. but I hope she will get some rest as […] girls left for home this morning seems like such a short visit.
Bernies is so Sickly but wi[…] a stranger girl her disease makes her restess is Where not hope for her when she reaches […] my heart aches for her and parents Such an interesting child so anxious to go through the grades […]Gladise graduate this Spring and her ambition to be a Red C– nurse — Dear Son where is thee now if we only knew where to write to thee every mail is Searched with anxiety Tomorrow is the first of August they are expecting a great day here in favor of red cross it is cool and nice we are rather lonesome since our company left but gives us more time to work you ought to see your fathers garden he is producing a double portion we usually does work all the time is learning David to be a little farmer gone […] bank
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After a load of coal I think father is doing more work than he did last Summer and Sleeps the same he reads the war news with anxiety yet he and Richard find time to go fishing they went yesterday and caught nice mess if I remembered this is fond of them wish I could cook one he caught for thee. The 1st of Aug the may think what is going on in this Sleepy town a calathumping parade the dust is so thick we can hardly see acros the street a play at the hall to night for the benefit of the Red Cross I prefer to give in a more quiet way I yet cannot see any Glory in all this worled fighting only misery if we obey the teaching of our […] and […] Saviour it is not his way
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August 17th
Dearest Son we feel so thankfull we are in recipt of good news of thy safe arival will try to get thee word to thee Seems uncertain do not forget the Living God and he will spare a remnent of his people but it Seems to me all will have to begin oledge his power to Save our country thy praying Mother
