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Millie Thorson to Elias Johnstad, Letter, September 23, 1918

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Millie Thorson to Elias Johnstad, Letter, September 23, 1918

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Title	Millie Thorson to Elias Johnstad, Letter, September 23, 1918
Creator	Thorson, Millie
Date Created	1918-09-23
Subject (FAST)	Townley, A. C. (Arthur Charles), 1880-1959 World War (1914-1918) United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces Courtship Letters Postal service Christmas
Subject (Places)	Sisseton (Roberts ,SD) France
Subject (Local)	Arthur C. Townley Great War War--Relationship War--Correspondence War--Local impact Soldiers--Letters Clothing and dress--Cold
Item Description	Millie Thorson writes to Elias Johnstad on September 23, 1918 to vent her frustration that General Pershing has put a limit of one holiday package per American soldier fighting in Europe. She comments that Sisseton was quite crowded when Mr. Townley from North Dakota came to speak at the courthouse. She mentions the forthcoming cold weather knits Elias is to receive, but asks him to write for them to help circumvent the recent one package per man restriction. Millie ends her letter by wishing for peace and the quick return of Elias.
Collection Description	This item is part of the larger Esther (Johnstad) Knutson Collection, available at the Center for Western Studies. The collection contains original documents and photographs relating to the life of Millie (Thorson) Johnstad (Esther Knutson's mother), who lived in Sisseton, South Dakota. The collection contains correspondence between 1908-1924 and 1969-1974. The letters include correspondence between Mille Thorson and Elias Johnstad (Esther's father) from 1918-1919. Elias served in the U.S. military in France during the first World War.
Type	Letter
Format - Digital	text/pdf
Identifier	30585_B1_F2_A002
Language	English
Collection	Knutson, Esther (Johnstad) Collection
Contributing Institution	Center for Western Studies, Augustana University
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OCLC number	982700341

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