Letter from WWI soldier Pvt. Robert William to his sister Nadiline

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A two-page letter (.1ab) with envelope (.2), written by WWI soldier Pvt. Robert William to his sister in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The letter is written in ink on lined paper with the letterhead reading [ON ACTIVE SERVICE / WITH THE / AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE] at the top. At the top left corner is [YMCA] inside an inverted red triangle with [AMERICAN] over top. The letter is dated [Bordeaux France May 4, 1919]. The letter begins "Dear Sister Nadiline, How are you dear sisters and mother. You may know by this that I still remain somehwere in France with very good health but not so well in mind." At the bottom ofthe second page, the letter ends with [from your brother / PVT. Robert William / 842 Co 811 / APO705 VIA A.E.F. FRANCE.] The envelope (.2) has a red [AMERICAN / Y.M.C.A.] stamp at the top left. A circular postmark at center reads [U.S.

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