Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
Somewhere in France, Oct. q

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My Dear Sister end All:
delay. l am always anxious to hear
from the U. S. am behind the lines
for Il rest now. You know ] feel good
Hope all are we'll and expecting u
fine Christmas.
Well, we sure had some hct fights.
have been at tie front lots of times
but have been enc of the lucky ones
so far. Well, there is no use for me
to tell you what w nre doing, for if
you will read the papers you can tell
that we have been Hun chasing.
| had II letter from papa last week
They were well. Guess you had y nice
trip at home.
Tell all to write TO me. Well,
have been in close quarters several
times, but don't worry about me.
With much love to all.
Your brother,
HENRY JOHNSON.
10th infantry, Go. G, A. Il. T., TO
Mrs. l.. +. Bowling.
Watcrvelt Arsenal, N. Y, Dec. -.
My Dear Papa and Mama:
This awfully rainy night finds me
trying to answer your letter rcceiy-
ed yesterday. Sure was glad to hear
from you and to know that all was
well. l am well and hope that when
these few lines reach you il will find
you the same. am still having Il
nice time and going to church real
often. Sure enjoy being in church.
l was OH guard last night and slept
all of today. Missed my dinner and
almost missed my supper. Hope yo,:
are all having nice time. ] would
love to see you all. do not know
how long / will be. here. Whether /
will stay all winter or not ! do not
know. But you need not be uneasy
about me, for when they tell me that
am free man you can see me COM
ing to the farm. have been out thru
the world and the cities until / want
to see the farm again. don't think it
would be worth while now TO come
home on. furlough, for when | reach
home / want to stay. Would love TO
be there for Christmas.
How is the apple crop this year.
Have you got plenty of them?
You still have my team yet. have you
not?, / had forgotten to ask you if
YOU had your dairy done, but gues.
not as it takes some time to build
with cement. But is best after it is
built that way. Well, ! will close
with love and best wishes.
= Lovingly, your son, CHARLIE.
Private Charlie M. Beavers, 9Th Ord
nance Guard Co., to Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses Beavers, Cedar Bluff.
lie Mans France, Nov. 10.
Dear Mother:
Just n few lines TO let you know
that am we'll and happy and hope
all are well at home.
am getting right much mail now.
Hear from Rose and Scottic often.
Glad to hear that Rose and Eugenia
got over the influenza all right.
There is sure lot of sickness III
the States from what ! hear.
We sure have had some bad rainy
weather for the last week. Every
where we go there is mud.
Sure was sorry to hear of Sidney
Coulling's death. / have not received
the CIinch Valley News. Be sure and
send every copy, as love OF read it.
Well, the war is over, but do not
know when we will get home. do
hope that I will have an opportunity
to see Paris Lefore ] do come back.
We may have to go to Germany.
Wouldn't that be great?
am enclosing you one of my pic
lures. You must excuse the express
sion, as / think must have had my
eyes on the Kaiser.
Let me hear from you often:
Your son, EUGENE.
Private E. p. White Supply CO., S.
o. S., Classification Camp, A. T.
o. 1852, A. E. F., To Mrs. A. Is.
White, Tazewell, Va.