TRANSCRIBED FROM THE COURIER INDEX DECEMBER 6, 1918 P. 2
France. Nov. 9. 1918.
Dear Mary Francis:
I promised you when I was in Marianna year ago that I was going to write to you. I can’t say how hard you have looked for that promised letter, but I’m sure you expected that I’d do as I promised. I’m almost ashamed to write after waiting so long a time. But I’m not going to make myself out a -. The time I’ve had for writing letters hasn’t been much. I really haven’t written to mother, sister and the others as often as I should. Lots of times I’ve been where I could have written, but I couldn’t get stationery, or any kind of writing material.
But I am not offering any of these things as excuses for not writing to you before this time. I have written so many different ones practically the same letters, because of there being but war news and I am tired writing it. I think I’ll be back though, before long, then I can tell the whole story, or the part of it I played, or saw played.
We (our division) just returned from the front a couple of days ago making our fourth tour of duty in the line, once in a drive which is said to have been the biggest drive of the war. We were in it five days. In real battle we advanced about 20 kliometers and captured eight towns and lots of prisoners. I’d like ot relate the whole thing to you, but it might not get to you, as the censor is always on the job.
It is pretty late now, and my candle is only about half an inch long, so I’ll have to hurry and bring this to a close. Write to me whenever you find time. I shall be glad to get a letter from you. Give Aunt Carra and all my love.
I am oyur cousin.
VIRGIL H. BONNER.
NOTES: Bonner is writing to (Mary Francis) Mrs. Robert S. McClintock
TRANSCRIBED BY CHLOE SMITH
France. Nov. 9. 1918.
Dear Mary Francis:
I promised you when I was in Marianna year ago that I was going to write to you. I can’t say how hard you have looked for that promised letter, but I’m sure you expected that I’d do as I promised. I’m almost ashamed to write after waiting so long a time. But I’m not going to make myself out a -. The time I’ve had for writing letters hasn’t been much. I really haven’t written to mother, sister and the others as often as I should. Lots of times I’ve been where I could have written, but I couldn’t get stationery, or any kind of writing material.
But I am not offering any of these things as excuses for not writing to you before this time. I have written so many different ones practically the same letters, because of there being but war news and I am tired writing it. I think I’ll be back though, before long, then I can tell the whole story, or the part of it I played, or saw played.
We (our division) just returned from the front a couple of days ago making our fourth tour of duty in the line, once in a drive which is said to have been the biggest drive of the war. We were in it five days. In real battle we advanced about 20 kliometers and captured eight towns and lots of prisoners. I’d like ot relate the whole thing to you, but it might not get to you, as the censor is always on the job.
It is pretty late now, and my candle is only about half an inch long, so I’ll have to hurry and bring this to a close. Write to me whenever you find time. I shall be glad to get a letter from you. Give Aunt Carra and all my love.
I am oyur cousin.
VIRGIL H. BONNER.
NOTES: Bonner is writing to (Mary Francis) Mrs. Robert S. McClintock
TRANSCRIBED BY CHLOE SMITH