THESE NOTES ARE TAKEN FROM BITS OF PAPER, LETTERS AND JOURNAL ENTRIES FOUND IN AN OLD CHEST BELONGING TO WILLIAM G. ROBBINS (1840-1919) THEY ARE THE PERSONAL PAPERS OF WILLIAM AND HIS SONS ELISHA, MERLE, WILLIE & ORA

LETTER JUNE 8, 1918

June 8th 1918

Mr. Millard Robbins

Dear Bro.

I gess you wood be much susprised to hear I am in Camp Shurman Ohio. We came in hear last night. This is a fine Camp and I can tell you more a bout town in my next letter. I am a going to town this eve. You can bet we had a time a comen up hear. The girls give me a nuff cegirs to do me a month. We will stay here till cold weather and the next moove we make will be to see the Kaiser I gess, ho ho. I went over and seen Dave yeasterday morning. The boys had got there second shot and was feeling veary tuff. Well I have post poned my trip till the 30th. Ill be at home for the meeting at Lige Smith. Say, why havent you rote me. I havent gat a letter from use in too weeks. Well tell them fellows up there thats runing around when they are in Chillicotha to come out. Whear is Sanford B. now. At hunington tho I no. Say I am agoing to Porth Mouth Saturday eve and stay till Monday morning. Well I dont no nothen knew to rite, onley all of the boys is well sattiesfied and is haven a good time. Say I had forgot to tell you our officers come with us. So ans soon

Privet Robbins

Co H 33 B Inf

Camp Shurman Ohio

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