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1. Letter from Fargey, James Henderson

   this morning I have returned to the billets and find there are four letters for me. They must have ... [?] are not very good for writing letters and therefore I send the Cards. I forgot to mention that ... waiting for the Canadian mail and I guess your letter has missed this boat this trip as I haven't ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 2:07am

2. Letter from Lean, Melville Thomas

   allowance amounted to five letters. You said you were sending some magazines, did you ever send them? Well ... almost too sleepy to write but one more letter wont kill me, did you get one I wrote you a couple of ... home, you might answer in kind and send us yours and Velma's pictures also if you can get one of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 3:47pm

3. Letter from Ellis, John Walter

   I received both your welcome letter & parcel last night & many, many thanks my darling for both. ... thought the cigarettes the best we'd smoked. I was just wishing when the mail came around there would ... you to send hubby some goodies, just as if you wouldn't send without asking sweetheart I could ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:13pm

4. Letter from Simpson, Harold Henry

   France, March 4th, 1918 Dear Mother: Received your registered letter containing the five dollar ... it. Perhaps later on when my leave draws handier I will send for some more. I am entitled to a leave ... vote for all Canada went 92% Unionist and in P.E.I. about 87% but don't know it there would be ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 6:51am

5. Letter from Willoughby, Dr. Charles James McNeil

   McClain. Dont worry about sending Laura Secords If there is any trouble. Parcels are very uncertain in ... coming to France. I put if off purposely until this morning hoping the mail delivery would bring a letter ... a letter for some weeks and I was beginning to wonder if anything had happened him.- It surely is hard ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 11:15am

6. Letter from Gray, John

   yesterday because there are no postmen or letter boxes and I won’t be able to send any letters till I get on ... off, Letter 18 was sent off about 50 miles before we got to Halifax. There were some funny orders came ... [transcription and annotations of this letter were provided by the collection donor] July 25 th. ...

   Editor - Feb 15 2022 - 3:24pm

7. Letter from Polson, Archibald John

   Jan. 2nd 1916 Dear Mother: I am sending some letters from Frank, Mundi & Mrs Tyler. Am sending ... like to read the letters and perhaps it would save me writing about them. Your loving Archie. Army WWI ... North America Canada Letter from soldier 1916 January 2nd Polson, Archibald John Mother Archie no ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:39pm

8. Letter from Gray, Robert Hampton

   [Editor’s note: At the time this letter was written Hampton had just learned of the death of his ... heart did go out to you both and to Phillis and I did so wish I could be there to help you. It is so ... I assure you I am thinking about you and praying for you. I won’t make this a very long letter. I phoned ...

   Editor - Jul 13 2022 - 1:08pm

9. Letter from Davis, William Worth

   gave [?] New York Tuesday. Did Nerta ever send you a letter from Aunt [?] about Mays wedding & did ... & if I send for any of my own money, you send me the same kind of an order, as you used to at ... why just now, altho I hope some day that I can. I also have had to discontinue sending my diary leaves ...

   Editor - Feb 13 2023 - 3:40pm

10. Letter from MacKay, Gordon Rae

    surprised if my letter is a little blue. The first stunt they pulled was sending us here without enough men ... there. I got your letter of Feb. 8th a couple of days ago but it is the only one I have had from Canada ... not Sunday it would be far better than the parade. There are nine of us here besides one Sgt & ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 1:00pm