TRANSCRIBED FROM THE LITTLE RIVER NEWS APRIL 13, 1918 P. 1
Fort Riley, Kansas, April 7, 1918
Mr. Geo. R. Steel:
Dear George:
Guess you will be surprised to hear from me. Am now a Sammie. Have been here about two months. I enlisted in the Medical Corps, like my work fine, although I have to work pretty hard. Have two lessons each day except Saturday and Sunday, don’t have anything to do. The most of my work is physiology and Hygiene, so you see that’s pretty easy for me. Think I will be here about two months longer, believe I can finish by the 1st of June, am anxious to finish here so I can cross the POND. Sure would like to be over there now. George, is Mr. Harris there yet? Tell him to write me. I am with the Evacuation Hospital No. 15. Tell everybody to write me. There are several thousand soldiers here, but still I get lonesome. Well, I guess I will close for this time, hoping to hear from you rel soon.
Your friend,
E. Nelson
My address is Edward Nelson, Evac. Hosp. No. 15, Fort Riley, Kansas
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TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON