Private Robert William Price - letters to his wife , item 28

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                        2

are many hundreds that wont I

know my Dear that you are longing

to see me the same as I am longing

to see you + the boys tell them that

they must be good until I come +

take them for a walk eh Well my

Dear I have just had a letter from

Reg I am sending it on to you for you

to read but it is the same as ever not

much in it I will answer it some

time later on I soppose you will have

had my other letter by now I am

glad that Amys baby is doing so well

as it started work yet it is time eh

I have just come out of the Trenches

again for a few days we go in again

on Sunday night I think we shall

soon be going back for 6 weeks rest

now as it is time we had one but

they say that there is not much rest


out hear & I dont soppose there will

be either I wish it was all over I can

tell you but it will take time it

cant last for ever I hope I am spared

to come through all right Well my

Dear have you heard from Jack

Williams yet I dont know is address

now I think something must have

hapened to him for him to drop

writeing so sudden as he wrote so

often I hope theres not & have you

heard from Emily lately she as never

answered my letter yet or Jimmie but

I would not say anything to her about

it let her please herself I can see by

Maggies letter that she has not got

all right yet poor lass it is a pity

for her & she as not much chance now

of picking up a chap as they are

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                        2

are many hundreds that wont I

know my Dear that you are longing

to see me the same as I am longing

to see you + the boys tell them that

they must be good until I come +

take them for a walk eh Well my

Dear I have just had a letter from

Reg I am sending it on to you for you

to read but it is the same as ever not

much in it I will answer it some

time later on I soppose you will have

had my other letter by now I am

glad that Amys baby is doing so well

as it started work yet it is time eh

I have just come out of the Trenches

again for a few days we go in again

on Sunday night I think we shall

soon be going back for 6 weeks rest

now as it is time we had one but

they say that there is not much rest


out hear & I dont soppose there will

be either I wish it was all over I can

tell you but it will take time it

cant last for ever I hope I am spared

to come through all right Well my

Dear have you heard from Jack

Williams yet I dont know is address

now I think something must have

hapened to him for him to drop

writeing so sudden as he wrote so

often I hope theres not & have you

heard from Emily lately she as never

answered my letter yet or Jimmie but

I would not say anything to her about

it let her please herself I can see by

Maggies letter that she has not got

all right yet poor lass it is a pity

for her & she as not much chance now

of picking up a chap as they are


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  • March 3, 2017 17:56:00 Matthew Morrow

                            2

    are many hundreds that wont I

    know my Dear that you are longing

    to see me the same as I am longing

    to see you + the boys tell them that

    they must be good until I come +

    take them for a walk eh Well my

    Dear I have just had a letter from

    Reg I am sending it on to you for you

    to read but it is the same as ever not

    much in it I will answer it some

    time later on I soppose you will have

    had my other letter by now I am

    glad that Amys baby is doing so well

    as it started work yet it is time eh

    I have just come out of the Trenches

    again for a few days we go in again

    on Sunday night I think we shall

    soon be going back for 6 weeks rest

    now as it is time we had one but

    they say that there is not much rest


    out hear & I dont soppose there will

    be either I wish it was all over I can

    tell you but it will take time it

    cant last for ever I hope I am spared

    to come through all right Well my

    Dear have you heard from Jack

    Williams yet I dont know is address

    now I think something must have

    hapened to him for him to drop

    writeing so sudden as he wrote so

    often I hope theres not & have you

    heard from Emily lately she as never

    answered my letter yet or Jimmie but

    I would not say anything to her about

    it let her please herself I can see by

    Maggies letter that she has not got

    all right yet poor lass it is a pity

    for her & she as not much chance now

    of picking up a chap as they are

  • February 20, 2017 23:57:33 Suzanne Richardson-White

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    are many hundreds that wont I

    know my Dear that you are longing

    to see me the same as I am longing

    to see you & the boys tell them that

    they must be good until I come &

    take them for a walk eh Well my

    Dear I have just had a letter from

    Reg I am sending it on to you for you

    to read but it is the same as ever not

    much in it I will answer it some

    time later on I soppose you will have

    had my other letter by now I am

    glad that Amys baby is doing so well

    as it started work yet it is time eh

    I have just come out of the Trenches

    ... for a few days we go in again

    on Sunday night I think we shall

    soon be going back for 6 weeks' rest

    now as it is time we had one but

    they say that there is not much rest


    out hear & I dont soppose there will

    be either I wish it was all over I can

    tell you but it will take time it

    cant last for ever I hope I am spared

    to come through all right Well my

    Dear have you heard from Jack

    Williams yet I dont know is address

    now I think something must have

    hapened to him for him to drop

    writeing so sudden as he wrote so

    often I hope theres not & have you

    heard from Emily lately she as never

    answered my letter yet or Jimmie but

    I would not say anything to her about

    it let her please herself I can see by

    Maggie's letter that she has not got

    all right yet poor lass it is a pity

    for her & she as not much chance now

    of picking up a chap as they are


  • February 20, 2017 20:37:10 Mary Price

    are many hundreds that wont I know my Dear that you are longing to see me the same as I am longing to see you & the boys tell them that they must be good until I come & take them for a walk eh Well my Dear I have just had a letter from Reg I am sending it on to you for you to read but it is the same as ever not much in it I will answer it some time later on I soppose you will have had my other letter by now I am glad that Amys baby is doing so well has it started work yet it is time eh I have just come out of the Trenches ... for a few days we go in again on Sunday night I think we shall soon be going back for 6 weeks rest now as it is time we had one but they say that there is not much rest out hear & I dont soppose there will be either I wish it was all over I can tell you but it will take time it cant last for ever I hope I am spared to come through all right Well my Dear have you heard from Jack Williams yet I dont know is address now I think something must have hapened to him for him to drop writing so sudden as he wrote so often I hope theres not & have you heard from Emily lately she as never answered my letter yet or Jimmie ... I would not say anything to her about it let her please herself I can see by Maggies letter that she has not got all right yet poor lass it is a pity for her & she as not much chance now of picking up a chap as they are


  • February 20, 2017 20:36:56 Mary Price

    are many hundreds that wont I know my Dear that you are longing to see me the same as I am longing to see you & the boys tell them that they must be good until I come & take them for a walk eh Well my Dear I have just had a letter from Reg I am sending it on to you for you to read but it is the same as ever not much in it I will answer it some time later on I soppose you will have had my other letter by now I am glad that Amys baby is doing so well has it started work yet it is time eh I have just come out of the Trenches ... for a few days we go in again on Sunday night I think we shall soon be going back for 6 weeks rest now as it is time we had one but they say that there is not much rest out hear & I dont soppose there will be either I wish it was all over I can tell you but it will take time it cant last for ever I hope I am spared to come through all right Well my Dear have you heard from Jack Williams yet I dont know is address now I think something must have hapened to him for him to drop writing so sudden as he wrote so often I hope theres not & have you heard from Emily lately she as never answered my letter yet or Jimmie [x] I would not say anything to her about it let her please herself I can see by Maggies letter that she has not got all right yet poor lass it is a pity for her & she as not much chance now of picking up a chap as they are


  • February 20, 2017 20:35:06 Mary Price

    are many hundreds that wont I know my Dear that you are longing to see me the same as I am longing to see you & the boys tell them that they must be good until I come & take them for a walk eh Well my Dear I have just had a letter from Reg I am sending it on to you for you to read but it is the same as ever not much in it I will answer it some time later on I soppose you will have had my other letter by now I am glad that Amys baby is doing so well has it started work yet it is time eh I have just come out of the Trenches [xxxx] for a few days we go in again on Sunday night I think we shall soon be going back for 6 weeks rest now as it is time we had one but they say that there is not much rest out hear & I dont soppose there will be either I wish it was all over I can tell you but it will take time it cant last for ever I hope I am spared to come through all right Well my Dear have you heard from Jack Williams yet I dont know is address now I think something must have hapened to him for him to drop writing so sudden as he wrote so often I hope theres not & have you heard from Emily lately she as never answered my letter yet or Jimmie [x] I would not say anything to her about it let her please herself I can see by Maggies letter that she has not got all right yet poor lass it is a pity for her & she as not much chance now of picking up a chap as they are


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