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Hopkins, Harold C., fl. 1918-1919 to Mrs. A.W. Hopkins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.017 Author/Creator: Hopkins, Harold C., fl. 1918-1919 Place Written: France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 October 1918 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 21 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes to his mother about the trip across the Atlantic. Describes the small French town in which he is stationed. Reports having received several letters from home. Requests a Christmas care package that includes a couple of pounds of maple sugar. Describes the language barrier between the soldiers and the local French. Written on American Expeditionary Forces letterhead.

Hopkins, Harold C., fl. 1918-1919
Hopkins, A.W., Mrs., fl. 1918-1919

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