Private Robert William Price - letters to his wife , item 77

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                   2 ...the right page in a two page item

in a letter what I should like

to I wish I was comeing we keep

on hearing that they are going to

start leave but of course we

are looking forward for it I

can tell you I keeps on given

up hopes but I dare say I shall

come some time that is if God

spares my life which I hope he

will Well my Dear I am trying

to send you home my credit

money 3-00 but of corse I

cant do it all at once has I have

got to wate but you will get

it some time we are haveing

some cold weather out hear


...start of the left page of a two page item

now I dreds the winter as I had

enough that last one I only

wish the War was over + I know

you do we keep on driveing

them back + taken them prisoners of

corse there are a lot killed well

you can see by the papers that we

are getting a lot killed as well

as them Well Nan I am allways

thinking about you + the boys

I know they are longing to see

there dady but God knows weather

they will or not it is hard to

say but hope so neither my Father

or Reg as wrote to me yet I


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                   2 ...the right page in a two page item

in a letter what I should like

to I wish I was comeing we keep

on hearing that they are going to

start leave but of course we

are looking forward for it I

can tell you I keeps on given

up hopes but I dare say I shall

come some time that is if God

spares my life which I hope he

will Well my Dear I am trying

to send you home my credit

money 3-00 but of corse I

cant do it all at once has I have

got to wate but you will get

it some time we are haveing

some cold weather out hear


...start of the left page of a two page item

now I dreds the winter as I had

enough that last one I only

wish the War was over + I know

you do we keep on driveing

them back + taken them prisoners of

corse there are a lot killed well

you can see by the papers that we

are getting a lot killed as well

as them Well Nan I am allways

thinking about you + the boys

I know they are longing to see

there dady but God knows weather

they will or not it is hard to

say but hope so neither my Father

or Reg as wrote to me yet I



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  • March 3, 2017 20:26:16 Matthew Morrow

                       2 ...the right page in a two page item

    in a letter what I should like

    to I wish I was comeing we keep

    on hearing that they are going to

    start leave but of course we

    are looking forward for it I

    can tell you I keeps on given

    up hopes but I dare say I shall

    come some time that is if God

    spares my life which I hope he

    will Well my Dear I am trying

    to send you home my credit

    money 3-00 but of corse I

    cant do it all at once has I have

    got to wate but you will get

    it some time we are haveing

    some cold weather out hear


    ...start of the left page of a two page item

    now I dreds the winter as I had

    enough that last one I only

    wish the War was over + I know

    you do we keep on driveing

    them back + taken them prisoners of

    corse there are a lot killed well

    you can see by the papers that we

    are getting a lot killed as well

    as them Well Nan I am allways

    thinking about you + the boys

    I know they are longing to see

    there dady but God knows weather

    they will or not it is hard to

    say but hope so neither my Father

    or Reg as wrote to me yet I


  • March 3, 2017 20:25:49 Matthew Morrow

                       2 ...the right page in a two page item

    in a letter what I should like

    to I wish I was comeing we keep

    on hearing that they are going to

    start leave but of course we

    are looking forward for it I

    can tell youI keeps on given

    up hopes but I dare say I shall

    come some time that is if God

    spares my life which I hope he

    will Well my Dear I am trying

    to send you home my credit

    money 3-00 but of corse I

    cant do it all at once has I have

    got to wate but you will get

    it some time we are haveing

    some cold weather out hear


    ...start of the left page of a two page item

    now I dreds the winter as I had

    enough that last one I only

    wish the War was over + I know

    you do we keep on driveing

    them back + taken them prisoners of

    corse there are a lot killed well

    you can see by the papers that we

    are getting a lot killed as well

    as them Well Nan I am allways

    thinking about you + the boys

    I know they are longing to see

    there dady but God knows weather

    they will or not it is hard to

    say but hope so neither my Father

    or Reg as wrote to me yet I



  • February 24, 2017 16:33:26 Matthew Morrow

                       2 ...the right page in a two page item

    in a letter what I should like

    to I wish I was comeing we keep

    on hearing that they are going to

    start leave but of course we

    are looking forward for it I

    can tell youI keeps on given

    up hopes but I dare say I shall

    come some time that is if God

    spares my life which I hope he

    will Well my Dear I am trying

    to send you home my credit

    money 3-00 but of corse I

    cant do it all at once has I have

    got to wate but you will get

    it some time we are haveing

    some cold weather out hear


    ...start of the left page of a two page item

    now I dreds the winter as I had

    enough that last one I only

    wish the War was over + I know

    you do we keep on driveing

    them back + taken them prisoners of

    corse there are a lot killed well

    you can see by the papers that we

    are getting a lot killed as well

    as them Well Nan I am allways

    thinking about you + the boys

    I know they are longing to see

    there dady but God knows weather

    they will or not it is hard to

    say but hope so neither my Father

    or Reg as wrote to me yet I



  • February 23, 2017 17:17:58 Matthew Morrow

                       2...the right page in a two page document

    in a letter what I should like

    to I wish I was comeing we keep

    on hearing that they are going to

    start leave but of course we

    are looking forward for it I

    can tell youI keeps on given

    up hopes but I dare say I shall

    come some time that is if God

    spares my life which I hope he

    will Well my Dear I am trying

    to send you home my credit

    money 3-00 but of corse I

    cant do it all at once has I have

    got to wate but you will get

    it some time we are haveing

    some cold weather out hear


    ...the left page of a two page document, which appears to continue what was on the right page

    now I dreds the winter as I had

    enough that last one I only

    wish the War was over + I know

    you do we keep on driveing

    them back + taken them prisoners of

    corse there are a lot killed well

    you can see by the papers that we

    are getting a lot killed as well

    as them Well Nan I am allways

    thinking about you + the boys

    I know they are longing to see

    there dady but God knows weather

    they will or not it is hard to

    say but hope so neither my Father

    or Reg as wrote to me yet I



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  1. The word “course” was spelled this way when first used in this item. It was used twice more following the first use, but with the spelling “corse”.