Letters to Home

(above letterhead)  Did not rec'd my money-order and am dead-broke but will try and get along until I rec'd it. (immediately under letter head)  Rec'd Mon Aug 26 Oceantime 1PM(11 PM Pitts time)  July 20-198  onboard ship My dear honey-wife      Well here I am writing a letter to you out in the middle of the ocean.  Just got off guard duty at 12 noon and go back at 4 pm until 6pm.  The work is not hard, but at time it get tiresome on the eyes we are relieved every 15 or 20 minutes for two hours so you see we are on duty only about one hour out of six.  We left Camp Upton on Sat July 13 and left the sea port the following morning.  Did not get a bit seasick and am enjoying my trip very nicely considering the number of men and the other loads that they have aboard.  Meals are just like them at Camp Humphey.  Having been reading book to pass time away.  Read that book of the movies picture called The Fair Barbarian....

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Private CR McCafferty  47th Engineer Corp.  Camp Upton Long Island, NY Send me my long summer underwear as I will need them here.  Weather is cooler than down in Va. 10 AM Camp Upton Long Island July 9-1918 N Y Dear Honey      Well here we are at Camp Upton and don't know how long we will be here maybe about two weeks and then we go over there.  1PM  That is about as long as they keep them here.  Last week the 45th Engineer went over and I am transferred to the 47th Engineer.  Got in camp at 3 am in the morning went to our barracks but was short of beds so some of the boys slept on the floor not even taking off their clothes.  I slept on the floor and did not get up until 8 o'clock had breakfast at 9 o'clock and 10 am took the boys out for a 5 m hike returned in time for dinner.  The meal so far have been extra good, they even coaxed you to eat.  You can not realize how glad we are to get away from Camp Humphry....