Sincerely, Joel C. Swisher

Dear Folks, I was assigned to my company today. We have been given all of clothes except our pants. We are still wearing the ones we had on when we enlisted. We were given a…

Posted Oct. 12 1917 Fitchburg, Mass. This is not the house I live in but one something like it with two stories. 17 of us came here today from Ft. Slocum. This is the National…

Dear Folks, That is my address for the present. I will probably be assigned to a permanent company in a few days but that address will reach me until I send you my permanent address….

Postmark: New Rochelle, New York Ft. Slocum, Company 2: This is one of the few buildings I saw going thru N.Y.(1)Joel likely was able to see the then-new Post Office building because it is directly…

I am in a house, not in one of these tents. This is a receiving station for recruits. It is on a small island on Long Island Sound about 20 miles NE of New York…

Dear Aunt Hattie, This is the first time I have had a chance to write for any length of time. I was sent to Harrisburg 3d Day(1)Tuesday, in Quaker “plain speech” night, was examined there…

Dear Helen I sent you a letter last Wednesday but do not know whether it reached you or not. In case you did not get it I will explain. In it I asked if I…

Dear Helen I find that my stay in these parts may be very brief. It is my desire to see as many of my friends as possible, yourself included, if it suits. As things look…

Dear Helen, This is to remind you, lest you forget, an agreement made about one year ago. In other words, if you have not given away all your photographs kindly reserve one for me—if you…

226 Frazier St. State College, Pa. Mar 21(1)Editor’s note: This letter has been edited for length, removing sections unlikely to be of interest to modern readers. Deletions are marked by “…” in square brackets. Dear…