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U.S.S Des Moines May 21 1918 Dear Homefolks! Will write you a few lines to-night as I am ashore. I'm sending you some magazines and hope you will receive and enjoy them likewise will not get to send you the blanket this time as it did not (suit?). Will send some money also. I'm sending Mary and Sis some (music?) all together and they can use it any way they like, It is all in one package. I suppose we will leave wednesday will (w???) if we do. I wrote lots

of letters Sat and Sun, to different folks, because I thought we would, soon, leave. Now, I don't want you to worry about me for I will get along alright. I supposes Sis will soon be home and you will all fell better. well Mamma will (close?) for tonight, with lots of love to the kids, Your son, Edgar P.S. am sending Ray and Bob some play things,

U.S.S. Des Moines Hampton Roads May 23 1918

Dear Mother: Will write you a few lines as it will be the last chace for a while. We left New York yesterday noon and expect to get in about noon today. We are going to coal here before starting across instead of N.Y. I don't know why I have not heard from you. It has been more than a

2 week since I have got any mail from anybody. Hope you will receive the papers and money which I sent. And also hope Mary will get the music. I will not write sis as I suppose she will soon be home. If not you can write her. It has been nice coming

3 down except, some fog yesterday eve. I am sending Ray and Bob some play tricks in this letter. Hope you all are getting along alright with the work. Guess everybody is as well as usual. I suppose we will leave Saturday or Sunday. We will