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For your consideration I have a World War 1 letter to Mary King Collings of Adams County in Manchester, Ohio ( Snowbirding in Orlando, Florida) from of Pvt. Harlan G. Foster serving in France originally from Adams County, Ohio; December 20th 1918 with censorship inspection cancellations from December 23rd 1918 written on decorative American Red Cross stationary.
Four page letter written to "Mace" from Harlan where he describes his life as a medic in France. Harlan states same old work here no big lot of wounded entering now, but what patients we have are still with us.
He writes how they have afternoon tea parties: The nurse generally makes tea or coco in the evening…so you see War is not “H…L.”
Other musings includes enlisted men's dances and swiping his acting officer’s shoes for said dances and other daily activities.
I have many other WW1 letters from Harlan to Mary presently in my shop.
I have provided clear images of each page for your reading.
This letter and others similarly listed came from an archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio, including: Archive of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson.
The Gibsons had at least three children, J. King Gibson, Mary King Gibson and Alice Gibson. Mary married C.E. (Charles Evans) Kirker and they had George Gibson Kirker and Alice Kirker Charles. Alice Gibson married Henry Collings. Their offspring included Henry Davis Collings, George Gibson Collings (1888-1890) and Mary King Collings. George Collingsrican war (brother?) (1800-1862) married Jane Collings. Their offspring included George E. Collings (1839-1882), who married Harriet A. Collings. Their son was Ralph Collings. This archive appears to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
Please take a moment to examine the vast items from this archive in my presently in my shop. Search: Adams County Ohio~Collings~Mary King Collings etc…
Four page letter written to "Mace" from Harlan where he describes his life as a medic in France. Harlan states same old work here no big lot of wounded entering now, but what patients we have are still with us.
He writes how they have afternoon tea parties: The nurse generally makes tea or coco in the evening…so you see War is not “H…L.”
Other musings includes enlisted men's dances and swiping his acting officer’s shoes for said dances and other daily activities.
I have many other WW1 letters from Harlan to Mary presently in my shop.
I have provided clear images of each page for your reading.
This letter and others similarly listed came from an archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio, including: Archive of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson.
The Gibsons had at least three children, J. King Gibson, Mary King Gibson and Alice Gibson. Mary married C.E. (Charles Evans) Kirker and they had George Gibson Kirker and Alice Kirker Charles. Alice Gibson married Henry Collings. Their offspring included Henry Davis Collings, George Gibson Collings (1888-1890) and Mary King Collings. George Collingsrican war (brother?) (1800-1862) married Jane Collings. Their offspring included George E. Collings (1839-1882), who married Harriet A. Collings. Their son was Ralph Collings. This archive appears to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
Please take a moment to examine the vast items from this archive in my presently in my shop. Search: Adams County Ohio~Collings~Mary King Collings etc…
