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The Munro Letters

Munro Letters- 1918 Jan 3- from Sgt. Borton to Jessie Munro

Description

In which Sgt. Borton from the Canadian mail pool in France advises Jessie Munro that the packages she sent to Melville were forwarded to the line to him.

Transcription

France
3 - 1- 18

Mrs. J. V. Munro
Oakville, ONt.

Madam: -

Your letter of the 13-11-17 to hand, a number of parcels have been passed on re-addressed to your boy, and I trust that long before this letter reaches you he shall have enjoyed the contents, we at this pool send the mail direct to the line, a very short journey.

I am sorry I did not write before, but when I tell we handled 888 sacks of mail in Dec., you will understand we have been busy. I have a number of letters like yours to answer, and having an old mother in far-away B.C. try to drop them all a line, for we know they put a lot of time, and sacrifice, in the these wee bits of Canada - (parcels.)
Yours Respectfully,

70636 C. N. Borton, Sgt.
I/C Mail
S.18 Cand. M. G. Pool,
B. E. F.
France

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Munro Letters- 1918 Jan 3- from Sgt. Borton to Jessie Munro

Description

In which Sgt. Borton from the Canadian mail pool in France advises Jessie Munro that the packages she sent to Melville were forwarded to the line to him.

Object ID

2017.22.142

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