"Dear Family" Letter
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Title
"Dear Family" Letter
Subject
Hines, Joseph M. (1923-1969)
Toms Brook (Va)
World War (1939-1945)
Description
Letter sent by Joseph M. Hines, USMC, to his family in Toms Brook Virginia. The letter was sent from an unknown location.
Creator
Joseph M. Hines
Source
Folder 1.6: Letters from Joseph Martin Hines USMC to Duval Hines and Mary Hines, August- December 1943, Joseph Hines Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
August 7, 1943
Contributor
Susan Hines
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Language
English
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Text
Envelope:
PVT. J.M. Hines
USMCR.
Mrs. D.D. Hines
Toms Brook
Va.
PVT. J.M. Hines
USMCR.
Mrs. D.D. Hines
Toms Brook
Va.
Letter:
Dear Family,
I just received your letter about 20 minutes ago, and having time, I’ll answer promptly for once.
I’m not at all sure about the furlough but the rumor is still going.
Tell Beable [Buela???] that if I were in the grooms place she would already be some woah [this is emphasized with larger script] Maybe you better not. Ha. I think Fuller’s house looks like a chicken coop and it really has an old hen and cock in it. Boy am I really in the mood for devilry today, as you can tell. We returned two days sooner than we thought this time so I got a chance to write.
I may sell my clarinet and if I don’t I’ll bring it home myself. We have a formation soon so I’ll have to cut this off short, so write soon. I have my mouth set for those cookies and you can send more funny books.
Love to all,
Joe
Dear Family,
I just received your letter about 20 minutes ago, and having time, I’ll answer promptly for once.
I’m not at all sure about the furlough but the rumor is still going.
Tell Beable [Buela???] that if I were in the grooms place she would already be some woah [this is emphasized with larger script] Maybe you better not. Ha. I think Fuller’s house looks like a chicken coop and it really has an old hen and cock in it. Boy am I really in the mood for devilry today, as you can tell. We returned two days sooner than we thought this time so I got a chance to write.
I may sell my clarinet and if I don’t I’ll bring it home myself. We have a formation soon so I’ll have to cut this off short, so write soon. I have my mouth set for those cookies and you can send more funny books.
Love to all,
Joe
Original Format
Envelope and letter (2 pages)
Collection
Citation
Joseph M. Hines
, “"Dear Family" Letter,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/11615.
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