Letter from Jessica Early to her husband James Edward Early in World War I
Dearest – your nice letter today saying you’d just got three letters from me surprised me – they were written three consecutive days. Why are they so held up?
I’m afraid to leave sweetie till I hear you have found a place for us – a hotel would be pretty expensive business & we could’t leave the baby nights to look. I had to buy a new trunk the one’s in basement were falling to pieces & your steamer was too small. Got a nice bargain for 11.32 holds our all. Am taking some linen and silver that’s all. I just can’t wait to get there. I’d have to travel on sure to get there for my birthday and havn’t my ticket yet so it will be Wed. or Thurs I guess. Will wire you from Chicago when I leave there – so don’t fail to meet me. If you’re not at train, I’ll go to Wormana waiting room -suppose there is one in that depot. I’ll wait till you come. If I knew where we’d be I’d send on carriage now. Hope you have good luck in finding something for us in small apartment.
Had a letter from Sara today saying they had a little daughter Mary Jane – born in Burlington Sept. 12.
Goodnight dear heart hope to hear soon that you have something & will start right on when you do.
Loads of love –
Read the Early letters: LETTER 1: 1917 Jessica Early (nee Jessica Agnes O’Keefe, born Oconto Wisconsin, daughter of Dr. Patrick J. O’Keefe and Elizabeth Hoeffel) to her husband James Edward Early, World War I 1917 Oconto Wisconsin | LETTER 2: 1918 Letter from Jessica Early to her husband James Edward Early, World War I 1918 | LETTER 3: February 14, 1918 from James William Early of Green Bay, Wisconsin to his brother, Captain Edward James Early, World War I | LETTER 4:Feb. 1918. WW 1 Letter to James Edward Early, World War I from Walker, February 3, 1918 | LETTER 5: May 1918. Letter from Helen C. “Ella” Early, born October 13, 1896 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to her brother Edward James Early, World War I and her sister Margaret Mary C. Early | LETTER 6: July 1918. Letter of about July 15, 1918 Letter from Jessica Early to her husband James Edward Early, World War I in Washington, D.C. | LETTER 7: July 1918. Letter of about July 15, 1918 Washington,DC, from Jessica Early to her husband James Edward Early, World War I | LETTER 8: Aug. 1918. Letter from Jessica Early to her husband James Edward Early, World War I August 1918. Washington D.C. | LETTER 9: Jan. 1919. Memo from James Edward Early, World War I to Major Phillips January 1919 | LETTER 10: undated Letter from Jessica Early to her husband James Edward Early, World War I | LETTER 11: undated Letter from Jessica Early to her husband James Edward Early, World War I