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Oct 27, 1918

Mrs. H.K. Davis

Somewhere in France

My dear Mother I have just lately Recd [sic] three or four letters from you and the one last was the 
one with grandma gills letter in it and the one from Helen I have not got time to ans [sic] them all. 
Right now things are real worse around here at prsent So you know I havent [sic] much time or I would 
write more I am in the front again and havent got no papers or envelopes with me but I think if I have 
good luck I will be back where I can write some in a few days Then I will catch up with my writing 
again I have been up here in the

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frunt [sic] this makes eight days and nights and I have got about ten or twelve more to stay and then 
we go back for a rest for a few days we are pushing the dutch at a great speed at present I dont have 
eny [sic] ideia [sic] how long it is going to last but we are in eleven or twelve miles of belgeim [sic] 
as near as I can tell I am well and feeling fine hope these first lines find you all the same oh yes 
mamma I must tell you I think I have gotten all your letters I could tell by the dates I got them all 
at one time got eight at one time I have 8 use [illegible text] got lots of letters from you I got the
one you sent from East and

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the cards you sent I sopose [sic] he is on his way over here by now as He talked like he thought he 
would start right away well you would laugh if you could see me right now I am sitting in a little 
hole in the ground keepeing [sic] out of sight see too [sic] of us both wrighting [sic] home he said 
when we get back to the old U.S He will visit me mama dont send me enything [sic] to wear for xmas 
present for we have more clothes than we can carry now send cigaretts [sic] and candy for we can use 
them much Better but you will see what you can send and how about the same time you get this letter 
I will ans [sic] Helens & grandmas letters in a few

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says I have wrote to East but if He is gone it will fall on him tell Him to write to me just as soon 
as He gets here and if he is not to[sic] far away I will go and see him I Have writen [sic] all for 
this time and soon love and kisses to you & all at home ByBy [sic]

PNJ Purdy Davis

354 Inf. A.E.F

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