TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SPRINGDALE NEWS APRIL 18, 1919 P. 4
Berncastel-Cues, Germany, Mar. 24, 1919
Dear Mother:
Received your loving letter this afternoon, and was sure glad to hear that all were well. I am having a pretty good time here in Deutchland. We have been here since December 21st and I have seen quite a bit of the country since I have been here. I am in the Motor Transportation Branch of the Signal Corps and I have been to Coblenz five times already. It sure is some trip all the way along the Mozelle River. Of course I would rather be traversing the old U.S. rather than be chasing around here. The U.S. has this country beat a thousand different ways for to live in. For instance here in Cues there are no new houses to speak of. They are all old, and built of stone. Of course it is prominent in that it ranks as one of the old historical cities, for Cues was once a great city under the old Roman rule in the time of Ceasar. There is an old castle here which was built in 800 B.C. and which was reduced to ruins in 1638 A.D. Before the war this was a great place for tourists. But right now I would rather be back in the U.S.
Well, dear, it’s getting late, so I had better ring off for this evening. I have had quite a few letters from Madison lately, and he seems to be well. Write soon dear mother, and tell daddy and the boys all hello.
Your loving son,
Richard.
NOTES: Richard Pearson was writing to his mother Mrs. M. H. Pearson. Pearson was born on March 8, 1900 in Missouri and died on January 24, 1964. He is buried in the Memphis Memorial Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee.
TRANSCRIBED BY DAVID COLLINS
Berncastel-Cues, Germany, Mar. 24, 1919
Dear Mother:
Received your loving letter this afternoon, and was sure glad to hear that all were well. I am having a pretty good time here in Deutchland. We have been here since December 21st and I have seen quite a bit of the country since I have been here. I am in the Motor Transportation Branch of the Signal Corps and I have been to Coblenz five times already. It sure is some trip all the way along the Mozelle River. Of course I would rather be traversing the old U.S. rather than be chasing around here. The U.S. has this country beat a thousand different ways for to live in. For instance here in Cues there are no new houses to speak of. They are all old, and built of stone. Of course it is prominent in that it ranks as one of the old historical cities, for Cues was once a great city under the old Roman rule in the time of Ceasar. There is an old castle here which was built in 800 B.C. and which was reduced to ruins in 1638 A.D. Before the war this was a great place for tourists. But right now I would rather be back in the U.S.
Well, dear, it’s getting late, so I had better ring off for this evening. I have had quite a few letters from Madison lately, and he seems to be well. Write soon dear mother, and tell daddy and the boys all hello.
Your loving son,
Richard.
NOTES: Richard Pearson was writing to his mother Mrs. M. H. Pearson. Pearson was born on March 8, 1900 in Missouri and died on January 24, 1964. He is buried in the Memphis Memorial Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee.
TRANSCRIBED BY DAVID COLLINS