Thanks, Joyce for sending us these letters. Just want you to know that I sure do enjoy reading them. Keep 'em comin'. :o) DEBBIE Debbie Noland Nitsche Philadelphia, PA. Researching MANKINS, JOHNSON, PARKE, MASON, COBURN, FARNSWORTH, COYLE, NOLAND, & McNAMEE http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche// PHOTO SITE OF "FAMILIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO" http://hometown.aol.com/familiesofwashco/index.html OLD MARIETTA & WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO PHOTOS http://hometown.aol.com/washcoohiopics/myhomepage/collection.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Fullen" <jfullen@fastmail.fm> To: <OHWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 2:52 PM Subject: [OHWASH] Private Highman 1918 > These letters were published in the Jan 8 1919 CALDWELL PRESS: > > > Somewhere in England > Nov. 11, 1918 > > My Dear Sister > > Will take the time and pleasure of writing you a few lines to let you > know I am getting along fine. They took the splint off my leg today, so > I think I will be able to walk before long. I am in an english hospital > and they sure do treat us fine, they take the very best care of us. It > is some large hospital, there is a boy from Columbus on my room and he is > good company for me. Have you people sold your tobacco yet? > > I suppose you still go to Bill's to dance. Have heard from Knox lately? > I wrote him when I was in France but I have been transferred in another > Co so my mail hasn't been transferred yet. We are moving all the time. > I was in Belgium when I got wounded and now I am in England. > > I have been all over France, Belgium and England. I thought I would > write often for I can't do anything else while I am in bed. > > Well Inez write and tell me all the news. I may be home before I get > mail from you again. I hope as for I would like to set down to a good > square meal at home, there is no place that can beat home for cooking, if > you don't think so you watch me eat when I come home. I suppose you will > have to stop me the first few meals. I hope I will be home to eat Xmas > dinner with you. > > Well sister, I will close for this time. I will have lots to tell you > when I come home. It will take me a month to tell my life since I have > been over here and it will do you all good to hear of the life we live > over here. > > Goodbye to all > Your brother > > Pvt. Thurman HIGHMAN > Ward A 11th St. Southern General > Hospital Dudley Road, Birmingham, England > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Nov. 18, 1918 > > Dear Mother > > I will drop you a few lines to let you know I haven't forgotten you. > Many a time I have wished I was there where you could take care of me, > for I know there is no one so good as you. I was sick about a month ago. > I had something like the grip. They called it some kind of French > disease, it was worse than any grip I ever had. I thought I would die > for we were sleeping in an old barn and it was raining and damp and I had > no one to wait on me, they did not pay any attention to use and there > were about sixteen of us or more sick at the same time, but I pulled > through alright. Believe me when I get away from this country I never > want to see this place again, old U.S. for me, on year over here. I am > getting along fine. I sure want to get well as soon as I can and come > home. My leg was broken but not bad. I will be able to walk a little by > the first of next month. Mother I will be home as soon as I get well and > I hope that is soon. I haven't had any mail from you for sometime for I > have been transferred in a different Co. and my mail has not been > transferred yet. Well I will close for this time. > > Your soldier boy, > > Pvt. Herman HIGHMAN > Ward A. 11th St. Southern General > Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, Eng. > > > > Joyce Fullen > Grove City OH > http://www.fullenfamily.com > Proud of our National Championship Buckeyes!!! > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >