WORLD WAR I
LETTERS FROM FRANCE
Abstracts of letters from
France to “My Dear Sister” from “Your Brother, Taylor”.
Ft. Trotten,NY July 10,
1917:
We leave in a few days
for the other side. Sorry my enlistment caused mother to be ill, but
she must know I will lve,
fidght and die like a man she would want me to be.
October 5, 1917: Damp &
cool weather. Ask for wrist or pulse warmers, and hometown paper.
Complains about censors.
Has candy but not home made.
France, October 16, 1917:
Best of Health. Tomorrow
is liberty bond day.. bought two. Packages from home received.
France, November 6th
1917:
Received packages in good
condition. Moved to new location, new camp nice and well
placed, with running water
at various points. We now live in tents. Ours is cozy, with floor
and scatter rugs, cots,
big stove in center, always with hot fire. The tents has eight
jolly
good lot. Plenty of smoking
sinfing, reading, writing, telling of past and jokes.
France, December 13,
1917
Christmas mail just
received. Plenty of packages. I have all from you and father. The
eight of us received 29
packages. Red Cross gave us each a pipe, one pound of Tuxedo
tobbaco. Good health and
spirits.
France January 1st
1918: War continues, no sign of a termation. Very cold. Three
inches
of snow. We are hardened
to these hardships an endure them.. Am in best of health and
happy. Thank Ladys of
Hurlock Womans Club for packages.
France, March 19, 1918
Package received good condition. Who is this Harry ho wants to
join cavalry? Made
allotment to mom to settle Morris account with you. Great weather
first of week but raining
now.
France, 28 April 1918:
Cake was received, a bit moulded, but, was consumed in short order.
Sugar cookies stand the
trip better. Eating well. Pork Chops, 4 eggs, beans, potatoes,
bread
and butter.
France May 2 1918: Nice
day. On cot in shirt sleeves, company band playing marches at
practice. Getting
stouter.
France, 1918: no mail from
home in 4 weeks. Get the Advance regular. Took out $10,00
insurance and allotment for
momma to take care of our account. Sounds a bit homesick.
Somewhere in France, August
26 1918: Received package with warm stuff, mittens, sweaters
sock, etc. All too hot to
were now. Several photos sent in this letter.
Auberville France January
3 1919. New Years day.
St. Andre France, February
5 1919: Unable to write as moving from front to point of
embarkation. Long trip in
box cars. First step toward home, Village is on river Grionde near
Bordeaux. We can watch them
make wine. Miles of grape vineyards.
Camp Geniscart, France,
March 4, 1919: Sister Effie in mow married, large amount of talk
about this. Now at a
embarkation camp, large, wood barracks, plenty of activities, i.e.
YMCA, etc., Salvation
Army the best place to go. We are behind a wire fence. MP patrol.
Thee is a “Cootie Mill”
each day.
'Brother Taylor' is
William Taylor Howeth, PFC Company F. 11th Engineers,
from
Hurlock. Maryland.
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