George Sherwood's Family
Susan, Will, George and Ella Jane
Lower pasture at Spring Brook Farm where George and Susan were both born and raised.
Spring Brook Farm
October 7, 1917
Dearest Little Soldier Brother,
Can you
guess who was at Church today? Give you
three guesses before you look at the answer.
He also is a soldier. Have you guessed?
Well, it really was A. E. Frederick in his soldier uniform. And every time I looked at him I kept
thinking about you, and how fine it would be if you could “come marching home”
for a few days too. After church we all
stood around for about half an hour listening to him talk about how they build
trenches, about bayonet drill, sleeping in the trenches one night and so forth
and so forth. They will have to stay in
the trenches for three days and nights next time. On the night which they have already spent
there it rained quite hard which increased their comfort considerably, of
course.
Mr.
Fredericks troubles are not all when he is soldiering though for the car didn’t
work right so that they did not get there much ahead of me and I was very late
indeed, as I got started late and then could not hurry much as I had quite a
load of things for Aunt Nellie and Ette can’t go any too fast as you well
know.
Of course
everybody was asking about you and where you were now. Mr. Frederick received a card from you from
Jefferson Barracks but was not certain that it was from you at first because
you had not signed it and he did not know where you were. Of course when he got home and Mrs.
Fredericks told him of you, then he was sure, though he had thought so
before. Vincent also asked for your new
address but as he had nothing to write it on he may forget it before getting
around to write.
Forgot to
tell you last night how sorry I was about your disappointment in regards to the
officer and the fine girl which you might have met if you had been able to go
to
We must all
get up early in the morning as late last night we got word that the car of bran
was on hand and must be emptied by Monday night.
Herman
stopped here tonight. He went down to
his brother George’s and brought him and their father up to Julius Webers to
see them and to see the barn and its equipment.
He says though that his father can not stand riding in the car. He had hoped to be able to take him to Sparta
Grandma Atwater
wanted to hear the phonograph so we have been listening to that the latter part
of the evening. We played your favorite,
“Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “An Afternoon in June” and all or nearly all
of our favorite ones. How I wish that
you had been here to hear. It has been
so lonesome since you have started for Texas
Goodnight
sweetheart. So much, much love and many
prayers for our Boy. Mispah.
Your lovingest
little sister;
Susan
October 8, 1917 – 11:15
A.M.
Dear Heart,
Just a line to tell you how much we love you but there is so
much to do that I mustn’t stop to write much
but as soon as the threshing is done I will try to do better about
writing. Oh, so much love and so many
prayers for our Boy. Love and love and
love.
Susan
[Change of handwriting
to his mother, Ella Jane’s] P.S. Dear, dear
Laddie Boy,
Mother is just baking cookies and how I do wish my boy was
to have some. But sister will have to
eat your share. She says she is eating
one for you now. Do you taste it? Eat it quick for the threshers will finish
them tomorrow. Sister says [The rest is
illegible]
November. Daddy says
to write ditto under this about Mr. Frederick as he is here again.
It is apparent that this letter did not get mailed in a timely fashion since the last sentence shows that it is still in Wisconsin in November. But I thought it was better to put it near the other letters that George had written and to which Susan refers.
It is apparent that this letter did not get mailed in a timely fashion since the last sentence shows that it is still in Wisconsin in November. But I thought it was better to put it near the other letters that George had written and to which Susan refers.
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