Duff & Morrison Collection
“Tomorrow it is a case of dig in again. We do not know when we will be going away but are in hopes it is by the 15th of next month…” Lou Duff, Winnipeg 30 Dec. 1914
Winnipeg, Man. Dec. 30 – 14
Dear Aunt Lily,
Am a little late in wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year but you can accept it for all now. I just arrived in from Toronto where I spent five days, leaving Winnipeg for home on the 21st Inst. The folks were glad to see me as you can imagine and as mother kept me home nearly all the time we had some crowds out to the house. Well, I saw some big changes in the City but the most in Jessie and Lilian and Jean Galloway and so on, they are regular young ladies now. Am sending a photo that Alex made of me at the Camera Club. He makes a hobby of this work and is pretty good at it. Tomorrow it is a case of dig in again. We do not know when we will be going away but are in hopes it is by the 15th of next month.
Received that pair of socks which are dandies and I thank you for same.
Well, will close hoping you are all well.
Your loving nephew,
Louis
• Letter 1: 30 Dec. 1914 Toronto. letter from Louis to his Aunt Lilly
• Letter 2: 9 Jan 1915 letter from Rosa (Lily’s sister and Lou’s mother)to Lilly
• Letter 3: 26 Feb 1915 letter from Jean to her Aunt Lily
• Letter 4 18 Apr. 1915 letter from Tot (Lily’s cousin) to Lily
• Letter 5: 29 June 1915, England. Letter from Louis to his Aunt Lily
• Letter 6: 21 Aug. 1915 England. Letter from Louis to his Aunt Lily
• Letter 7: 24 Oct. 1915 Toronto. Letter from Rosa (Lily’s sister and Lou’s mother)to Lily
• Letter 8: 14 Oct 1915 France. Postcard to Lily from Louis
• Letter 9: 1 Nov. 1915 Toronto. Letter to Lily from Rosa (Lily’s sister and Lou’s mother) enclosing Louis’ lengthy letter of 11 Oct. 1915 in France
• Letter 10: 19 Nov. 1915 Belgium. Letter to Lily from Louis plus enclosure for his niece Jean
• Letter 11: 6 Dec. 1915 Belgium. Letter to Lily from Louis
• Letter 12: 7 Jan. 1916 Toronto. Letter to Lily from Rosa (Lily’s sister and Lou’s mother)expressing her worry over Lou’s silence
• Letter 13: 10 Feb. 1916 Toronto. letter to Lily from Rosa (Lily’s sister and Lou’s mother) with the cable explaining Lou has been wounded and will be in hospital in England two months
• Letter 14: 11 Feb 1916 England. Letter to Lily from Lou about his skull fracture from shrapnel
• Letter 15: 18 Feb. 1916 Toronto. Letter to Lily from Jessie
• Letter 16: 8 Mar. 1916 Winnipeg. Letter to Lily from Cecil Duff, Lou’s brother
• Letter 17: 16 Apr. 1916 Toronto. Letter to Lily from Harry Richey, Lily’s brother