TRANSCRIBED FROM THE GREEN FOREST TRIBUNE OCTOBER 4, 1918 P. 2
Dear Folks:
I will try to answer your letter which I was glad to receive. I am well and felling fine and hope this will find you the same.
I was on M. P. this morning and dropped a block of ice on my leg. I still limp a little, but I think it will be well by tomorrow. Well, you know I have been transferred to the 1st Co. and I guess I will leave with them tomorrow for Camp Merritt, but I don’t anything for sure. I didn’t think I was going until today at noon I turned in my equippment and part of my clothes and drew new ones, so I have not had much time for anything for I was orderly at headquarters yesterday and R. P. this morning.
Well, don’t work too hard. If you have more stock than you can feed sell part of it. Sell mine if you want to but if you have enough feed I believe there would be money in keeping it.
Well, I will close and write again as soon as I can, so don’t worry. Love to all.
Riley.
P. S. We are going to have a big supper and music by the band tonight.
NOTES: Riley Ezra Cox was born on December 4, 1894 in Green Forest, Arkansas and died on November 23, 1980. He is buried in the Yocum Cemetery in Carroll County, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Private serving in the US Army in WWI.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON
Dear Folks:
I will try to answer your letter which I was glad to receive. I am well and felling fine and hope this will find you the same.
I was on M. P. this morning and dropped a block of ice on my leg. I still limp a little, but I think it will be well by tomorrow. Well, you know I have been transferred to the 1st Co. and I guess I will leave with them tomorrow for Camp Merritt, but I don’t anything for sure. I didn’t think I was going until today at noon I turned in my equippment and part of my clothes and drew new ones, so I have not had much time for anything for I was orderly at headquarters yesterday and R. P. this morning.
Well, don’t work too hard. If you have more stock than you can feed sell part of it. Sell mine if you want to but if you have enough feed I believe there would be money in keeping it.
Well, I will close and write again as soon as I can, so don’t worry. Love to all.
Riley.
P. S. We are going to have a big supper and music by the band tonight.
NOTES: Riley Ezra Cox was born on December 4, 1894 in Green Forest, Arkansas and died on November 23, 1980. He is buried in the Yocum Cemetery in Carroll County, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Private serving in the US Army in WWI.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON