Letter from Jessica Early to her husband James Edward Early, World War I, 1918
It makes you feel like a regular soldier to be officer of day, doesn’t it? Have you lost any? Lvs, I mean. I think you’re enjoying Aberdeen – I’m awfully glad of it. You’ll see a diff. in Carroll. It seems to me he gets dearer everyday – if that’s possible – he looks like a picture baby walking around.
I had a big letter from Pauline Sat. & she’s coming to Wash.! Hasn’t heard from her exam but expects to the last of July & is hoping I’ll not be in Aberdeen. She asks lots of ques. about expenses & if she can live on 100 a mo. We’ll have quite a colony here from Wis. won’t we. When your check comes why don’t you send it back to Amer. National & send me a check on that back & I’ll deposit it at Park Savings. I was foolish enough Sat. when I saw I was out ahead to buy some drygoods, etc. that I could have waited til my check came & not run out of funds. Forgot there might be a delay on account of your moving. So I’m “flat” now. Your Sat. letter was lost off of bus & a private J.E. Aster found & mailed it so if you know him thank him for it.
Mrs. Herrius going out & I’ll have her mail this for me –
Loads & loads of love til Thurs.
Jessica
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
Submitter: John Early Andrews
jandrewsfam@juno.com
Notes: These are letters to her husband written during World War I by Jessica Agnes O’Keefe, born October 9, 1885 in Oconto Wisconsin, daughter of Dr. Patrick J. O’Keefe and Elizabeth Hoeffel.