Feature Letter of June 1st, 2025
Rooke, (Robert, Charles, and George)
I was on the mounted patrol escorting a large number of Boer prisoners from the Green Point prison ground to the train, about two weeks ago & I tell you they are a rough looking lot for soldiers. They are just like a lot of German farmers you would see in some of the small towns in the Northwest, except that they nearly all wore the well-known slouch hat. They carried all their camping material along with them, bedding, bottles, mugs, etc.
I am beginning to get anxious about getting word of some sort from you or some of the rest as neither of us have had any letters from you since we left Ottawa which is a long time. I have had one letter from a friend in Ottawa & that is the only letter I have had from Canada. While I write, some of the ships in the harbour are decorating with flags and flying rockets so I will not close till we hear if there is any fresh news.
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