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Charles E. H. Bates Family Correspondence, 1899-1930 - 5

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This collection documents the experiences of a California family during the early 20th Century, including the First World War. There are 109 letters written by Charles E.H. Bates beginning in his childhood in Alameda, California, and ending in the late 1920s as he begins a career in medicine. Letters sent from California and France while Bates served with the American Expeditionary Forces date from January 1918 through May 1919. There is a larger collection of 784 letters to Bates from his family:  father, mother, and four brothers, as well as friends, including the woman who became his wife. Please note that historical materials in the Bates Collection may include viewpoints and values that are not consistent with the values of the California State Library or the State of California and may be considered offensive. Materials must be viewed in the context of the relevant time period but views are in no way endorsed by the State Library. The California State Library’s mission is to provide credible information services to all Californians and, as such, the content of historical materials should be transcribed as it appears in the original document.   

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2/ again or not. Haslett Haight is on Capt. Meeden's ship and on his last trip they unloaded near Bordeaux, and he was able to get to Paris for two days.

Montie was up from Philadelphia a week ago. He has only been back a short while and it was the first time I'd seen him. Looks perfectly fine.

I finally saw Leslie just the day before he

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went home. Father was East and it was the day he left. Leslie visited with us awhile and had a hurried lunch with us.

New York has been busy welcoming the 27th Division this week. More are still to arrive and when they do I believe the division is to parade. I suppose the 26th will do likewise in Boston.

Gene and Dorothy Keen are visiting her aunt in Yonkers

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just now. Perhaps you've met her at our house or the Lion's Anyway Gene is a Stanford Beta. He was a Capt. in the 26th 107 F.A. Was sent back last September tho as an instructor, and has been in Fort Sill, Okla, till now. They return to S.F. in about a week.

My address is: - c/o YMCA Entertainment Division 12 Rue D'Aguesseau, Paris.

So I hope I hear from you if you are still sojourning in Coblenz or thereabouts. As ever Doris

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Wheeler Hall - University of California Mar 14th 1919

My own dearest Edward A few lines to you from this place - Where I have come to rest a while between events. The Skull & Keep "running" is going on today and Jocelyn is being initiated into that society & so I came over to see it. They all had to recite limericks at 11 a.m. today in California field which was crowded

[Vertical in left margin] Sat. Jocelyn just received your letter of 17th Feb enclosing the postal photo - it is quite good dear - better than the one we got because darker & clearer

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or at least the side was crowded They looked very ridiculous of course - At 3:30 there is to be a play by the same bunch of candidates at the same place & I am waiting for that. We received your letter photo dear last Saturday I think with the decoration on plain view & think it is a fair likeness of you & are delighted to have it on account of the decoration also of course I hope you will send more for we are sure to want them

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