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to my dear mother
6 June 1917
Dawes, Charles G., 1865-1951
He writes he is enjoying his work. He may come up to see her before he sails. Their regiment will not be ready active duty until July 10th.
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18 July 1917
He drilled the first batallion of the regiment the other day and will send photos.
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to my dear caro
4 August 1917
He explains that he does not have much time for writing as he has too many responsibilities. He describes how he runs the boat drill and the raft detail.
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25 August 1917
He writes that he can tell Henry he can sign the Auditorium Lease Guaranty. He is in good health and likes the army food. He had to leave Webster in London to have a tooth fixed.
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26 August 1917
The censor prevents him from writing anything significant but says he is keeping a record of what happens so he will remember after the war. Tomorrow he will have a special birthday dinner. He expects to leave on special detail very soon.
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to Rufe
13 September 1917
He tells his brother he gets new responsibilities every day, but he likes this. It means they like his work. The French army has been very cooperative.
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to Henry
19 September 1917
He tells his brother everything is going well. Junior Ames has done some really good work for them, making it probable that he will have him detatiled there.
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to Rufus
8 October 1917
He tells his brother that a letter he received from a William is enclosed here (not in collection). He has gone into the best corps.
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12 October 1917
He tells his brother about Ohio Cities and their revenue. He would like to see their earnings report. He spent the evening with General Pershing last night.
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19 October 1917
He received the socks she knitted for him. He will go to the Belgian front tomorrow. He heard from William and he had a cable from the War Dept. through General Pershing.
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