TRANSCRIBED FROM THE JONESBORO EVENING SUN NOVEMBER 4, 1918 P. 11
Oct. 10th 1918.
My Dear Mama:
The first letter that I have received from you since I left America arrived today and I was very glad to hear from you. We don’t get much news from America over here. You know everybody calls us Amex ayer in France.
I see a great many things of interest the most I can not mention.
One thing that in the last week was extremely interesting I may tell you of was went to an old Vicars house and of all the old relics and furniture he has it. He has a sideboard built in 1591, and every known animal he has stuffed and mounted around in his house, five rooms full. He must have a thousand birds there. Old snuff boxes and candle sticks. He gave me some wine 10 years old, he had even forgotten the name of it.
Was invited out to dinner Sunday night to one of the many Chateaus we have in this commune, also my officers, we had about 12 courses, one thing that was very good was an egg omelet with mush rooms. They have a room full of pictures of the old boys and girls who have passed on the __ of the relm to the younger generation.
We are well acquainted with the family so after dinner the madame (the old one) brought out the family jewels and heir looms for us to see. A few pearls, rubies, diamonds and cameos to burn. Several family seals. We went in one room where the furniture is placed the same now as it was 200 years ago. They have a piano made in 1786. They have a little instrument that you make thread with that must have been used by one of the Noah girls on one of her week-end parties.
That is very interesting for these people whose families have lived in the house for 9 generations, but for the cool, kind, capt. I would rather let my company stand at ease and watch one of these big U. S. A. engines go up the railroad track for there is energy and a creative disposition and that is what it takes is the man with the punch and the Americans are alive with that.
I am very glad Pete is alright, for I have worried about him ever since I received his letter at Beauregard. You know I couldn’t go to see him.
Tell all of my good friends hello, I am feeling fine for I march several miles every day. Love to all of the family.
Your boy,
Neil
NOTES: Captain Neil Snyder Machine Gun Co. U. S. A., was the eldest of three brothers, who were in the military in WW I. He was born in Jonesboro, Craighead County, September 1, 1889 and died June 13, 1979. He is buried in the Forest Park Cemetery in Forrest City, Arkansas.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT
Oct. 10th 1918.
My Dear Mama:
The first letter that I have received from you since I left America arrived today and I was very glad to hear from you. We don’t get much news from America over here. You know everybody calls us Amex ayer in France.
I see a great many things of interest the most I can not mention.
One thing that in the last week was extremely interesting I may tell you of was went to an old Vicars house and of all the old relics and furniture he has it. He has a sideboard built in 1591, and every known animal he has stuffed and mounted around in his house, five rooms full. He must have a thousand birds there. Old snuff boxes and candle sticks. He gave me some wine 10 years old, he had even forgotten the name of it.
Was invited out to dinner Sunday night to one of the many Chateaus we have in this commune, also my officers, we had about 12 courses, one thing that was very good was an egg omelet with mush rooms. They have a room full of pictures of the old boys and girls who have passed on the __ of the relm to the younger generation.
We are well acquainted with the family so after dinner the madame (the old one) brought out the family jewels and heir looms for us to see. A few pearls, rubies, diamonds and cameos to burn. Several family seals. We went in one room where the furniture is placed the same now as it was 200 years ago. They have a piano made in 1786. They have a little instrument that you make thread with that must have been used by one of the Noah girls on one of her week-end parties.
That is very interesting for these people whose families have lived in the house for 9 generations, but for the cool, kind, capt. I would rather let my company stand at ease and watch one of these big U. S. A. engines go up the railroad track for there is energy and a creative disposition and that is what it takes is the man with the punch and the Americans are alive with that.
I am very glad Pete is alright, for I have worried about him ever since I received his letter at Beauregard. You know I couldn’t go to see him.
Tell all of my good friends hello, I am feeling fine for I march several miles every day. Love to all of the family.
Your boy,
Neil
NOTES: Captain Neil Snyder Machine Gun Co. U. S. A., was the eldest of three brothers, who were in the military in WW I. He was born in Jonesboro, Craighead County, September 1, 1889 and died June 13, 1979. He is buried in the Forest Park Cemetery in Forrest City, Arkansas.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT