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AMERICAN RED CROSS
(CROIX ROUGE AMERICAINE)

Dec 5. 1918.

Somewhere in France

Mrs. Phoebe Lewis,

Dear Mother

and family across the big blue pond.

I will now try and rite [sic] you a few lines to let you all know that I am fine and hope these few 
lines will find same. Well I hope that by the time you all get this letter I will be on my way to the 
good old U.S.A. Well how is every body [sic] at home by this time fine I hope. how is dads [sic] leg 
getting along. well mother I am out of the hospital now and in the convelescent camp.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS
(CROIX ROUGE AMERICAINE)

well you can guess what kind of a place this is it rains here now about every thirty minutes. And the 
mud is about four inches deep. We just go slip at a slap. But we got a dry place to sleep and good 
eats we had stew turnips Bread coffee and jam for supper and for Breakfast we have coffee Bread grit 
bacon and doughnuts so we live fairly good But nothing like mothers [sic] table and hot Biscuts [sic] 
and butter. Ha. Ha. Well I dont [sic] know weather [sic] they will be any use of answering this letter 
or not I dont [sic] where I will be when you get this one.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS
(CROIX ROUGE AMERICAINE)

mabey [sic] in New York.

Lets [sic] hope so. Well I have made many friends since I have been in the army and by Heck I have 
saw quite a bit of the country: and most of Europe. Well tell all of the boys Hello for me. Well as 
new is scarse [sic] I will close and rite [sic] more next time. I havent [sic] got a letter from the 
U.S.A. for 3 months. so bye bye. give my best regards to all till [sic] my Home coming. Ha ha with 
all my love and best wishes

From Son to Mother and Family

Lewis Little

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Convelescent camp.

A.P.O. 785.

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a merry Xmas