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Dear sister,<\/p>\n

How are you all. I am just fine. got your letter yesturday [sic] and sure was glad to hear from you. how is jim getting along with his work. suppose he has some corn cut by this time. the corn was cut down here Before we came here. have you been having any rain out there. it has just rained one day since we came here. it gets hot here in the day and cold at night. you was asking if we had any lights here. at night we have electric lights and the buildings are so close together that they make lots of light out side. I will send you some pictures of the place as soon as can get some. there are new Buildings going up every day. I am getting along fine drilling. we had foot drill and body exersise [sic]. today we had three squads. one was the awkward, and the dumb, and the good. I got to stay in the good, and Carter also the Lieutenant put him out of ranks the other day and I told him he was rotten. I have learned more in the two weeks I have been here than I did all the time I went to school. you can take up history or geography or any thing you want. I have signed for penmanship. it does not cost anything. I take that in the evening. Walter has took up type writing. I guess dutch is going on the carpenter gang. that is a pretty good job here. him and I are going to take a walk next Sunday. he seems as well contented as any one here. he has [illegible] rubbing snuff he chews now. tell jim I dreamed that I was showing him how to shoot rabbits last night. I guess they are plenty here. I guess your potatoes must of turned pretty good. tell jim not to be in to mutch [sic] of a hurry to husk his corn. mabe [sic] I will be out to help. well I guess this is all so good By. ans soon.<\/p>\n

your Big Brother
\nSupply Co. 314 F.A.
\nPetersburd [sic] VA; Camp Lee.<\/p>\n

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Listen to Episode 4 of \u201cFrom Camp Lee to the Great War: The Letters of Lester Scott and Charles Riggle\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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