Letter 178
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The author’s English translation, machine-read from his typed copy (scan); may contain small errors
Tuesday afternoon
Dear Parents and Grand dad.
A few lines I will send and yesterday I got the letter but just don’t worry about the furlough application and it is nice here, I look out the window into the fields the rye is in good stand and everything else is growing. If only there was no war on, life would be good. You can send me some cake for a change now, for me and the Major, and a few boiled eggs too. Ineed something for myself and some money too for Whitsun. If I need furlough, it has to come from the Major, the rest of the officers are not very enthusiastic about given furlough. The Train fare we have to pay as well. Fritz Siegmann got here from home on his bicycle all the way. When he got here he fell of the bike, For now a 1000 Greetings
Heinrich,