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France, Oct. 24, 1918
Pvt. Mark L. Purinton
Co. B. 301st Military Police
American E.F.
A.P.O. 773
Dear Friend Howard,
Rec'd. your letter tonight so will try & scribble you a few lines. Have you ever rec'd either of the cards I sent you last summer? Have been trans. from that city where we were all summer, back up in-to the north-eastern part of the country & like it much better. It is more of a farming country & they have some pretty good herds of cattle & sheep. Guess George can tell you when he gets my last letter about the fair or market day they had in the city where I was last week. Never saw such a sight in my life.
This city is set right in between the hills & I guess it is about as old as they are. The streets are very narrow & dark as that road over by ‘Gords’ whip-but shanty. They have street lights here but have never seen them lit up. The streets are all stone & you can hear a person walking on them for a mile. The people all wear wooden shoes & they make more noise than a whole Reg. of A. [regiment of army] soldiers would walking. You had ought to see the saw-mills they have in this place. push the carriage by hand & sometimes they have to turn the saw by hand. Everything is about a hundred years behind hand but guess they will catch up after this war is over.
Pvt. Mark L. Purinton
Co. B. 301st Military Police
American E.F.
A.P.O. 773
Dear Friend Howard,
Rec'd. your letter tonight so will try & scribble you a few lines. Have you ever rec'd either of the cards I sent you last summer? Have been trans. from that city where we were all summer, back up in-to the north-eastern part of the country & like it much better. It is more of a farming country & they have some pretty good herds of cattle & sheep. Guess George can tell you when he gets my last letter about the fair or market day they had in the city where I was last week. Never saw such a sight in my life.
This city is set right in between the hills & I guess it is about as old as they are. The streets are very narrow & dark as that road over by ‘Gords’ whip-but shanty. They have street lights here but have never seen them lit up. The streets are all stone & you can hear a person walking on them for a mile. The people all wear wooden shoes & they make more noise than a whole Reg. of A. [regiment of army] soldiers would walking. You had ought to see the saw-mills they have in this place. push the carriage by hand & sometimes they have to turn the saw by hand. Everything is about a hundred years behind hand but guess they will catch up after this war is over.
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