TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SPECTATOR SEPTEMBER 27, 1918 P. 2
Dear Mother:
I will; now write you a few lines.
I landed about an hour and a half ago in Camp Merit, New Jersey.
I hope this will find you all O.K. It leaves me fine and dandy
.
I had a very good time on the way here.
The Red Cross served us several places with candy, apples, and cigarettes, cut it was a long, wearisome trip.
I saw lots of big cities and good country. There would be no use of my trying to tell you what I did see. I didn’t see any girls look better than Arkansas or Oklahoma girls. I saw several pretty girls, though.
I don’t know just how I will like here. That don’t make much difference; I don’t think I will be here more than 12 or 14 days.
I am only 30 miles from the big pond. I guess I will take a ride on it real soon. Sooner the better. It might just as well be now as later on.
Say, the Hudson River is some little stream of water itself.
I will write more later on.
I have my bed fixed and supper eaten, so I will write more. I am going to have to have my hair clipped.
It has been raining for 3 days and one night, where I have been.
I left my watch at Camp Pike. I told Grant Harris to get it and send it to you, so you be sure and write me just as soon you get it.
I guess I will have to send my socks back. They won’t let me.
I know I will sleep sound tonight.
I have got some other letters to write, so I guess I will call off.
Good-night, from
Sydney E. Langley.
NOTES: Sydney Elbert Langley was born in Muldrow, Oklahoma Indian Territory on September 17, 1893 and died at Ft. Stanton, New Mexico on January 3, 1940. He was a hospital orderly at Ft. Stanton. His military headstone identifies him as a Arkansas Pvt. serving in 161st Infantry 41st Division. He enlisted on July 26, 1918 and was discharged on March 10, 1919. He departed Hoboken, NJ on September 23, 1918 onboard the Rijndam. He was listed as a Camp Pike September Automatic Replacement Draft Co 5 Infantry.
TRANSCRIBED BY ADIN TYGART
Dear Mother:
I will; now write you a few lines.
I landed about an hour and a half ago in Camp Merit, New Jersey.
I hope this will find you all O.K. It leaves me fine and dandy
.
I had a very good time on the way here.
The Red Cross served us several places with candy, apples, and cigarettes, cut it was a long, wearisome trip.
I saw lots of big cities and good country. There would be no use of my trying to tell you what I did see. I didn’t see any girls look better than Arkansas or Oklahoma girls. I saw several pretty girls, though.
I don’t know just how I will like here. That don’t make much difference; I don’t think I will be here more than 12 or 14 days.
I am only 30 miles from the big pond. I guess I will take a ride on it real soon. Sooner the better. It might just as well be now as later on.
Say, the Hudson River is some little stream of water itself.
I will write more later on.
I have my bed fixed and supper eaten, so I will write more. I am going to have to have my hair clipped.
It has been raining for 3 days and one night, where I have been.
I left my watch at Camp Pike. I told Grant Harris to get it and send it to you, so you be sure and write me just as soon you get it.
I guess I will have to send my socks back. They won’t let me.
I know I will sleep sound tonight.
I have got some other letters to write, so I guess I will call off.
Good-night, from
Sydney E. Langley.
NOTES: Sydney Elbert Langley was born in Muldrow, Oklahoma Indian Territory on September 17, 1893 and died at Ft. Stanton, New Mexico on January 3, 1940. He was a hospital orderly at Ft. Stanton. His military headstone identifies him as a Arkansas Pvt. serving in 161st Infantry 41st Division. He enlisted on July 26, 1918 and was discharged on March 10, 1919. He departed Hoboken, NJ on September 23, 1918 onboard the Rijndam. He was listed as a Camp Pike September Automatic Replacement Draft Co 5 Infantry.
TRANSCRIBED BY ADIN TYGART