Letter to Jimmy Oates

Letter to Jimmy Oates

The letter thanks Jimmy for his letter. They are pleased he has a partner. They are expecting a third child. They ask for a friend's address.

1946-08-11

Handwritten envelope and four page letter

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E[Author]G-HOatesJ460811

[postmark Windsor, Ontario AUG 11 1946]

[underlined] To. [/underlined]

Mr J. Oates
8 Findon Rd.,
Sheffield 6,
Yorkshire,
[underlined] England [/underlined]

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[underlined] 324 BRUCE AVE – WINDSOR, ONT – CANADA [/underlined]

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324 Bruce Ave
Windsor Ont
Canada

Sunday
11-8-46.

Dear Jimmy.

I received your most welcome letter yesterday and was sure glad to hear everything is going alright with you. You’re the first of the old crew I have heard from.

Congratulations on taking on a better half, I hope your as happy as Jock and myself have

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been, by the way were [sic] expecting a third number to our little family. Were [sic] doing alright for ourselves. We have our home and car and a good job. I work for a wholesale grocery Co.

Well how does it feel to you having to go back to work. It’s sure a change from the lives we have been leading.

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I wonder what Kennie is doing with himself now he’s probly [sic] back in N.Z. by now, but I haven’t heard from him since I came home. He was always a poor one for writting [sic] anyway.

I was up to Chuckie place about a year ago but he wasn’t home so I missed seeing him. I may run up some week-end

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soon. Jimmy if you ever get a chance to to [sic] get Butch Bassett’s address will you send it to me. He only lives a few miles from me and I’d like to get up to see him.

Helen sends her best and says when you write Ena & Dennis give them her regards also mine. Well I close for now write me again soon.

Your old pals

George & Helen