Feature Letter of April 6th, 2026
Ellis, John Walter
My Own Darling Kitty,
Here I am in receipt of two welcome letters & a dandy parcel & I am writing to you for all of them at once this being the first chance I've had since my last letter. Now love first of all many, many thanks for the lovely parcel I had left the trenches & walked about 8 miles arriving in rest camp about 4 am & nearly famished so that my chum & I between us devoured nearly all of it at once. Gee it certainly was great I couldn't have enjoyed it more than I did but you must have forgotten the cigarettes love didnt you? We can't get good ones here & I do so appreciate them, but then my love I shouldnt be saying this as though you didn't enclose enough goodies. Oh those chocolates certainly hit the spot too, It is so long since I had some real good chocolate & the dates reminded me of those sweet old times darling that I pray will soon return.
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