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LetterEntry/Object ID
2022.2.293 A-CDescription
Letter housed in an envelope, sent by Donald W. McMachen of San Francisco, California to Mr. and Mrs. B.E. McMachen of Saint Joseph, Missouri through Air Mail and the U.S. Army Postal Service, dated June 13, 1943 and sent June 17, 1943.
Envelope is red, white, and blue, has a handwritten address and return address, three ink stamps, and one red physical stamp for Air Mail.
The letter is broken into two pages.
Page one is as follows:
“Dear Mom, Dad, and N.J.,
Well, well, here I am back again by the medium of letter to tell you I am oh and hope you all the same.
If you haven’t sent me the items I ordered please also include some 50 flashlight lights excuse writing but I am not on concentrating on my writing. I will now.
Oh yes, before I forget it I want to tell you on what we had for noon chow. Pork chops (3), baked potatoes, gravy, cornbread, cherry pie, and lemon drink. Really a good meal.
By the way, I wish you would also send me a cheap pencil as-“
Page two is as follows:
“I broke my other one.
Rained this morning and I fell into a mud hole. Gosh was I a mess. Even Mam would disown me then.
Got my K.P. Last night I was glad.
Harold Hull wrote me that LeRoy Marcham died. I wish you would send me his address so I may write his mother. Thanks.
Well, how are the card games going along? Dad, are you still letting Mom take you to the cleaners.
N.J. you sure are lucky to be having a vacation, what are you doing with it. Earning any money?
Time to close so good night.
Did you get me papers forwarded to me? See Betty Darrell.
All my loved lens,
Donald
P.S. How about a letter once in a while.”Lexicon
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3Parts
Envelop, Page 1, Page 2
