Letter, 12 November 1918 with cover

Frank Raymond Lane, Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky to Nellie Rahe, Milan, Indiana.

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Mss. A L265 / 3

Letter addressed to Miss Nellie Rahe, Milan, Indiana, Rural Route #2, Box 52
Postmarked Wednesday, November 13, 1918.



33rd Training Battery
F.A.C. O.T.S.
[Tuesday] Nov. 12 1918

Dearest Nellie -

This evening will write you a few lines and then mail it as I go over to the movies at the Y.

This finds me able to smoke my cigar as you know that I am tolerbly [sic] well. altho of mornings I am so weak I can hardily [sic] go. I am still taking medicine that the Camp Dr. gave me. I wrote Dr McClure a letter but did not hear from him yet. you might call him and give him my address if you will, please.

I was at Louisville last night and the crowd oh! my! you could hardily [sic] get along there was so many people out. They shoved right and left and on Walnut street they got me up against a plate window. I thot it was going to break and you aught [sic] to have seen me crowd my way to the street and after that I soon came back to camp. the town was full of drunks altho they were all civillians [sic].

All of the Artillery Area praded peraraded [sic] at the training field on Hess Lane today[.] it was so far away that we could not see from here what it was like but I know it was great.

When the war is over and I hold you again in my arms I will be happy oh! so happy and I look forward to that day from day to day with a longing no one can describe.

Yours until death do us part.

Frank R. Lane