Martins Letters Page 1

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Dand, Colquette and Taylor stationery
June 21, 1914
Dear Sister, [Cora]

I thought I would write you a few lines to remember you that you owe me a letter. I wrote you just after I received your picture and you have never answered yet so try and do a little better. I was at church tonight with Mary and Jessie Campbell and I took them home. They would not ask me in and it was raining at the time. So I came down to the office [and] started to write. Tonight was the first time I saw Mary since they came to town. She is a good looking kid. I saw A. G. the other day. He is a hard looking old seed. Their horse ran away and nearly killed the old lady about 2 weeks ago. She is getting better now.

I am working all the time for Tom Davidson. But I think I will soon go back with Will. I have a notion to go [to] Sarnia, Ontario after a while to work. My chum is down there and he is not coming back. And if I go, I will call on you people. I am not sure yet.

Minnie Scott and Nelson are going back on [the] 2nd of July. They are both in town today. Minnie has a fellow. If you see her, ask her how is little Willie with the curly hair. I chum around with him some. I don't have much fun here this summer, so I think I will move out. How is everybody down there this summer? You will be going to the picnic and garden parties, I suppose. Dick Colquette is in town. He is on his road east again.

Are you going to get out of there for a little trip at all this year? You must be badly in love or something when you can't write. Jim's girl has gone down to Toronto for 6 weeks. Well, Cora, I must close for this time.

From your brother,
Martin Dand

[piece of a letter]
...to go east if I can get steady work till Xmas. Well. Minnie Scott got back last night, and her fellow and I went down to the train to meet her. She looked quite nice and I was with them tonight again. I just left them a few minutes ago. She is leaving to go and teach in the morning. She was telling me about the fellows you were going with.

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To Cora June 21, 1914 -written in Regina

To Cora (piece of a letter) -written in Regina

Maybe to Jennie Nov.22, 1914 -written in Winnipeg

To Cora Dec. 1, 1914 -written in Winnipeg

To Cora Jan. 30, 1915 -written in Winnipeg

To Cora and ?, 2 letters, May 2, 1915 -written in Winnipeg May 27, 1915 -Written at Chapleau Camp, Québec

To Cora July 4, 1915 -written near Shorncliffe, England

To Jennie July 25,1915 -written near Otterpool, England

To Cora Aug. 1, 1915 -written near Otterpool, England

To Jennie Aug. 5, 1915 -written near Otterpool, England

To Jennie and ? , Oct.14, and Oct. 17, 1915 -both written in Belgium

To Jennie and ? , Oct.29, and Nov.19, 1915 -both written in Belgium

First letter ? , the other to Cora Dec. 17, Dec. 18, 1915

First letter ? , 2nd to Cora Dec. 30, 1915; Jan. 3, 1915

First letter ? , 2nd to Cora Jan. 22; Feb.13,1916

To Jennie and ? , March 7, March 14, 1916 First letter was written in France

First letter ? , 2nd to Cora April 2, April 9, 1916

To Jennie May 23, 1916 and another to Cora June 1, 1916

The last letter is to Jennie June 4, 1916