TRANSCRIBED FROM THE MALVERN TIMES JOURNAL MARCH 14, 1918 P. 2
Camp Pike, Ark., 1918.
Mr. L. L. Adair,
Dear Sir
after having spend five days in this camp, I thought I would write to you to let you accordington to the circumstance we are getting along fine. I thought I would not like the army very much I have been promoted to and office. I am Corpal of a Squad of eight men. If life lasts, I am going to continue to get higher if possible, because the race is not given to swift neither to the strong, but to those that endure to end. Give my best regard to all of men in the office and also to those men working there tell them they auto be here to help to get Kasia because we are going to get him If life lasted he must be capture by us. You may send that smoke cigars to prince Albert either one will do. tell any of the rest they may do the same, Mr. W. W. Beaty, Mr. Day or any of the hands. We have not rec’d our uniform, we rec’d part of them. Just as soon as get out from quartine we can go to Little Rock. We have not heard from those monkey yet I will close hoping to get an early reply your truly
Richard Smith, 4th Co., Training battalion Camp Pike, Ark.
NOTES: This letter was written by Malvern African American citizen, Richard Smith, to L. L. Adair. Smith was a former employee of the Moline Lumber Company.
TRANSCRIBED BY KAREN PITTMAN
Camp Pike, Ark., 1918.
Mr. L. L. Adair,
Dear Sir
after having spend five days in this camp, I thought I would write to you to let you accordington to the circumstance we are getting along fine. I thought I would not like the army very much I have been promoted to and office. I am Corpal of a Squad of eight men. If life lasts, I am going to continue to get higher if possible, because the race is not given to swift neither to the strong, but to those that endure to end. Give my best regard to all of men in the office and also to those men working there tell them they auto be here to help to get Kasia because we are going to get him If life lasted he must be capture by us. You may send that smoke cigars to prince Albert either one will do. tell any of the rest they may do the same, Mr. W. W. Beaty, Mr. Day or any of the hands. We have not rec’d our uniform, we rec’d part of them. Just as soon as get out from quartine we can go to Little Rock. We have not heard from those monkey yet I will close hoping to get an early reply your truly
Richard Smith, 4th Co., Training battalion Camp Pike, Ark.
NOTES: This letter was written by Malvern African American citizen, Richard Smith, to L. L. Adair. Smith was a former employee of the Moline Lumber Company.
TRANSCRIBED BY KAREN PITTMAN