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Field Hospital No. 36. A. E. F., Nov. 3. 1918.
Dear Mr. McVeigh:
I guess you think I did not appreciate your letter and the Bulletins, but I certainly have. I get the Bulletin every week and I want to thank you for the interest you have taken in me, and I hope that I will soon be in the U. S. A. and have the pleasure of meeting you but of course that may not be for some time yet, so I am going to expect you to write to me and please send the Bulletins. It certainly was good to know that I have been adopted by your church. It makes a soldier feel good to know that he has not been forgotten back home. I hear from my sister nearly every week and she is certainly well pleased with her new home, and I am glad that Mr. Ham-mock is doing so much good work. You know, I haven’t seen my sister since she married and you can imagine how anxious I am to see her.
I know you are all proud of the St. Mihiel victory. It was sure great. The Yankees are showing the world that they know how to fight and the Germans fear them more than any other troops. Don’t ever think that the French are better fighters than the Yanks it is just he other way.
I have been in the front for some time now, and seen plenty of excitement. I have seen a good many battles. I saw one today. The Hun got what was coming to him.
Well, I see that Turkey has surrendered, and Austria is in an uproar so it looks as if Germany’s allies have deserted her and she certainly cannot last many months.
We had a German prisoner in the hospital the other day and he said the war will end in eight days. The time is nearly up too, and I hope he knew what he was talking about. I hear the Spanish influenza is all over the United States. I had it some time ago, and it is a bad thing to have. Hope they get it under control soon.
Well, I must close now and try to get some sleep. I will always be glad to hear from you, and don’t forget the Bulletins.
Sincerely,
HENRY B. ADAMS.
NOTES: This letter was written to Mr. H. R. McVeigh, the war secretary of the First Baptist Church. Adams was the brother of the minister’s wife, Mrs. C. L. Hammock.
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY
Field Hospital No. 36. A. E. F., Nov. 3. 1918.
Dear Mr. McVeigh:
I guess you think I did not appreciate your letter and the Bulletins, but I certainly have. I get the Bulletin every week and I want to thank you for the interest you have taken in me, and I hope that I will soon be in the U. S. A. and have the pleasure of meeting you but of course that may not be for some time yet, so I am going to expect you to write to me and please send the Bulletins. It certainly was good to know that I have been adopted by your church. It makes a soldier feel good to know that he has not been forgotten back home. I hear from my sister nearly every week and she is certainly well pleased with her new home, and I am glad that Mr. Ham-mock is doing so much good work. You know, I haven’t seen my sister since she married and you can imagine how anxious I am to see her.
I know you are all proud of the St. Mihiel victory. It was sure great. The Yankees are showing the world that they know how to fight and the Germans fear them more than any other troops. Don’t ever think that the French are better fighters than the Yanks it is just he other way.
I have been in the front for some time now, and seen plenty of excitement. I have seen a good many battles. I saw one today. The Hun got what was coming to him.
Well, I see that Turkey has surrendered, and Austria is in an uproar so it looks as if Germany’s allies have deserted her and she certainly cannot last many months.
We had a German prisoner in the hospital the other day and he said the war will end in eight days. The time is nearly up too, and I hope he knew what he was talking about. I hear the Spanish influenza is all over the United States. I had it some time ago, and it is a bad thing to have. Hope they get it under control soon.
Well, I must close now and try to get some sleep. I will always be glad to hear from you, and don’t forget the Bulletins.
Sincerely,
HENRY B. ADAMS.
NOTES: This letter was written to Mr. H. R. McVeigh, the war secretary of the First Baptist Church. Adams was the brother of the minister’s wife, Mrs. C. L. Hammock.
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY