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Wright Jolley letters to his mother, 1918-1919
1918-06-21 Wright Jolley to Mrs. S.R. Jolley Page 5
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Get out of quarantine I am going to see him I also have got Lynn paine located he is in Co. E he hollored at me yesterday when I was going by. Oh Gee I had a fine Job this forenoon. I was on fatigue duty and was set digging post holes and the fellow who had charge of us dident care a cuss wether we worked or not and we certainly dident hurt ourselves. paul says he has been hoeing onions all the forenoon. and only hoed one row that is the way it goes one day work like the devil in water mud and everything else and the next get a good job. you never know when you get up what you will have to do next. If they ever give me any choice I am going to try to get into the medical department or a supply train those guys on the supply trains sure have it soft yesterday they hauled out four loads of shovels and than unhitched and laid in the shade until noon checked the shovels when we brought them back and done the
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Get out of quarantine I am going to see him I also have got Lynn paine located he is in Co. E he hollored at me yesterday when I was going by. Oh Gee I had a fine Job this forenoon. I was on fatigue duty and was set digging post holes and the fellow who had charge of us dident care a cuss wether we worked or not and we certainly dident hurt ourselves. paul says he has been hoeing onions all the forenoon. and only hoed one row that is the way it goes one day work like the devil in water mud and everything else and the next get a good job. you never know when you get up what you will have to do next. If they ever give me any choice I am going to try to get into the medical department or a supply train those guys on the supply trains sure have it soft yesterday they hauled out four loads of shovels and than unhitched and laid in the shade until noon checked the shovels when we brought them back and done the
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