Bates_B2278_F1_213

Oct 20th 1918. 727 Paru St.
Alameda
California

My own dear Edward.

No letters from you since I think
last Monday when you wrote
(ie. [i.e.] Sept 11th) you wrote telling us
of Bill George of Billings having
called upon your dug out!
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no rather that he [illegible] to you

It was odd & we were much
interested and very glad that
you had found one with whom
you had something [underlined] in
common -- How we long [underlined] dear