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1. Letter from Trotter, Bernard Freeman

   darned; but the ones you yourself made and most of those given me by others show no sign of coming ... not issued to us; but they won't. Logically they should pay a subsistence allowance for us here; ... Canadian allowance. As Chesterton would say-"the blackness of great darkness." The week has been ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:17pm

2. Letter from Lakefield College School Collection

   two days ago we were allowed neither reigns nor stirrups and had to go over six to eight jumps with ... folded arms and a prayer upon our lips. Yesterday, we were graciously allowed reigns, but our stirrups ... generally referred to as "Canada" or "Here comes the Dominions". My esteemed friend ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 1:03am

3. Letter from Willoughby, Dr. Charles James McNeil

   wonderful military institution. I have ever been in. And Jim is getting wonderful work to do. Every thing is ... which is quite likely. Well, the possibility is I would not be allowed to sign on again as they would ... want to get rid of all the men they could in the army. Say I do come here next month. Well then I would ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:21am

4. Letter from Bridges, Jeannette "Nettie" Drysdale

   together and we are going up to Town. First time since we have come & it is just 3 wks tonight since we ... and the one we come back (word crossed out, “back”) by leaves London at 9.15 & we get in here ... shortly after 10 so get up to Park House before 10.30 which is the latest you are allowed to stay out. We ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:16pm

5. Letter from Evans, Stanley William

   of myself taken one of these days if it ever quits raining. And send them to you. Well honey I think ... shor heck to come back to this place it was a seal holiday when I went on guard we had real good meals ... moment that I will never forget when I pulled out of the station. Will you ever forget it I bet not and ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:14pm

6. Letter from Pecover, William Markle

   press and the never-endians will not allow much to come of it. But I believe that Lord L's ... go to church. As there is an hour & a half before church goes in, I thought I would come in to ... the Y and write to you Having a permanent late pass now I can come down to church on a Sunday evening. ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

7. Letter from McNeill, John

   kind are not allowed into this country, they are very strict about it & everyone coming back from ... mail coming in. I get all your letters & papers & magazines all right, dear, but instead of the ... raining for several days & the roads are worse than ever, at the present time it has settled down to ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:10pm

8. Letter from Carry On: Letters in War-Time

   address over here. The wagon has just come up to our position, but it has brought me only one letter since ... and so little I'm allowed to tell. Ask G. M'C. if he was at Princeton with a man named ... letters now." Some day soon, I pray and expect. Tell dear Papa and Mother that their answers come ...

   Editor - Jul 30 2022 - 4:47pm

9. Letter from Brown, Jack Malcolm

   bed every night after the day is over I can tell you. I expect it will be over this fall so I can come ... in most cafe's and restaurants and you know we are not allowed anything, but beer or our issue ... as ever Your Loving brother Don XXXXXXX I will send my address again pte. J.M. Brown 28th Battalion ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 11:25am

10. Letter from Taylor-Bury

    enjoyed the cakes so much & the [?] has just come in handy for the trenches. I expect we shall be off ... cleaned our boots. That is a thing we have never done since coming to France, & no stuff had been ... & that during three months of leave only two men have been allowed away, does not weigh much against ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 2:13pm