Letter dated from Nov 10, 1918

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“Some where in France
ON ACTIVE SERVICE
WITH THE
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Nov 10th 1918

Dear folks
I recd your letter the other
day and was certainly glad to hear
from you I though that father had
broken his arm as he had not
written for some time but I see he
is ill OK. now that was a
good clipping that father sent me
we had a lot of fiun about it any
way ayes father there french
girls about father done at all as I
but father my head about it. There
are no girls like the girls in the
good old U.S.A. for me. I have never
seen him since the time I aw
him in the boat. But I had a
letter from him this week and”

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“ans it today. So there are some back
there that are afriad that they will
have to go tell them I said they
were slackers. and when we get back
they will have to keep quit or they
will find out it pay in the long
run we are having nice weather
here at present the grass is green
and things look good. I dont think
that it ever gets as cold here as it
does at home. I certainly had a fine
letter from Ida Belsly and one from
Olive and they certainly were intenert-
ing. Well tomorrow is payday and
that is the day I am always
looking for. I always was a great
hand for that particular moment.
There is not a great deal to
write only that I am well
and getting along all OK. I rec’d
a bunch of paper yesterday.”

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“they were the first bunch that you
sent it takes quit a while for second
class mail to come across. So you have
gaseless Sunday there that beats
paying two dollars a gal for it. So
people have taken to walking
quit a lot now days have they
piemc are geting is be a god are
they. We I dont know but what I
will have to bring this letter to
a close before long as my food is going
to sleep and my back is tired form
stooping over writing and I also
pussed a thee or four suit and
there was quit a lot of bending
over to that as I didnt have a
ironing board like they have back
home. Say who was the firl that
they left the name about of the
paper in that peice about young
william boy. over”

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“Well I think I shall have to bring
this to a close they are ringing a
bell here in the church it weights 1800
lbs and sure has some tone to it.
Well hope to hear from you soon.
As ever your Son
James
Corpl James H. Stivers
Hdg Co. 72 arty C.A.C.
Americna Exped Forces
France

O.K.
Lient U.S.A.”