Letter from F. Hubbard to Elizabeth Bascome Jewett
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British soldier Private F. Hubbard wrote this letter to Elizabeth Bascome Jewett from the war front in France April 2, 1916. He tells her he is safe because he is a cook, but that he can hear the guns and the firing. He also comments that they do not stay in one place very long.
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- Title: Letter from F. Hubbard to Elizabeth Bascome Jewett
- Creator: Hubbard, F.
- Creation Date: 1916-04-02
- Subject Date: 1916-04-02
- Town: London
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 11 x 17
- Local Code: Coll. 1532 box 6, fl. 10
- Collection: Jewett Family papers
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
World War, 1914-1918--Military life
Manuscripts
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives--Letters
Letters
Jewett, Elizabeth Bascome--Correspondence
Hubbard, F.--Correspondence
People
Hubbard, F.
Jewett, Elizabeth Bascome
Other Keywords
First World War
Front
Great War
Trenches
World War 1
World War I
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