TRANSCRIBED FROM THE MOUNTAIN WAVE NOVEMBER 29, 1918 P. 3
U. A. Army Base Hospital No. 50, A. E. F., France, October 22, 1918
My Dear Mother:
As I have nothing else to do, I am writing you a few lines to let you know where and how I am. At the present time I am in the hospital, wounded; have a bullet wound in my right arm. At present I have no use of my hand, but think I will have later. I am feeling pretty good and think my wound is doing as good as could be expected.
The weather here has been rather bad; having quite a lot of rain, which makes it bad. Hope you are having better weather in old Arkansas, and that you are all well and happy. And I don’t want you to worry about me, and tell the little sisters that I haven’t time to write just now, but nevertheless think of them a lot, but can’t understand why I don’t get some mail from you. It has been over a month since I have had any mail, and wish you would write more often. I haven’t had any mail from Wyoming or from Uncle T. H. Have you heard from him lately?
When you write give me all the news, and address my mail as given below. I remain ever your loving son,
URAL HORTON,
U. S. Army Base Hospital No.
50, Hospital Center A. P. O.
798, A. E. F., France.
NOTES: This letter was written by Ural Elmer Horton, to his mother, Mrs. S. M. Smyth of Marshall, Arkansas. Ural had been wounded in the right arm and could not write. His friend Private Edison Mason wrote the letter for him. Ural had left for France on August 2, 1918. He was born on January 18, 1894 in Marshall, Arkansas. He later was an engineer with the Midwest Oil Company in Wyoming.
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY
U. A. Army Base Hospital No. 50, A. E. F., France, October 22, 1918
My Dear Mother:
As I have nothing else to do, I am writing you a few lines to let you know where and how I am. At the present time I am in the hospital, wounded; have a bullet wound in my right arm. At present I have no use of my hand, but think I will have later. I am feeling pretty good and think my wound is doing as good as could be expected.
The weather here has been rather bad; having quite a lot of rain, which makes it bad. Hope you are having better weather in old Arkansas, and that you are all well and happy. And I don’t want you to worry about me, and tell the little sisters that I haven’t time to write just now, but nevertheless think of them a lot, but can’t understand why I don’t get some mail from you. It has been over a month since I have had any mail, and wish you would write more often. I haven’t had any mail from Wyoming or from Uncle T. H. Have you heard from him lately?
When you write give me all the news, and address my mail as given below. I remain ever your loving son,
URAL HORTON,
U. S. Army Base Hospital No.
50, Hospital Center A. P. O.
798, A. E. F., France.
NOTES: This letter was written by Ural Elmer Horton, to his mother, Mrs. S. M. Smyth of Marshall, Arkansas. Ural had been wounded in the right arm and could not write. His friend Private Edison Mason wrote the letter for him. Ural had left for France on August 2, 1918. He was born on January 18, 1894 in Marshall, Arkansas. He later was an engineer with the Midwest Oil Company in Wyoming.
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY