On leave with family

310.5.1-2.2016 Transcription

22.30 on 21 Sept 44

Dearest,

Probably I shouldn’t be writing letters right

now as I’m kinda dead—slept 1:30-3:30AM

in the car seat at Fargo & 1:30-3:30PM here on your bed.

The rest of the time I’ve been working likity-split.

1^st I cleaned up & chased all over Bis[marck] to find

Dr Brandt Alexis. Finally found him at St. Alexis & described

Mass → Mayos. 2^nd I washed 15 diapers, 3 shirts & one

kimona (P.S. Tell mom this someday—the diaper part. Ho! Ho! Ho!)

3^rd I ate c̅[1] Dad at noon. 4^th I had him show me

where Fairview was so I could take a talisman rose (3)

for me, for you, & for Thump[2] to an ol’ give friend of mine.

[My! My! just turn ones back = out of sight → out of mind — ‘n I

start chiseling on you by taking flowers to other girls! Oh, me!][3]

5^th We went to the bank for noon-hour business. It is

all a pretty complicated story but this is the summary:—

Dad personally requests us not to cash our war bonds;

as a result of his thought, he 24 hours ago signed a $200

note on our behalf using our war bonds as collateral; he

retrieved his signature this noon & asked me to resign

a similar note (using same bonds); it takes 8 days to

cash a bond via St Paul central office; instead a Mr Mayer

in the bank says “Wait until Emily gets home as it is a

30 day note & by Oct 1^st all banks are going to be able

to cash War Bonds (per new regulation) right at their own

windows; thus  you can retrieve the note on Oct 7^th

by either bank-window-bond-cashing or by account (savings)

[2]

money already their ($219+ in at present [(seems silly doesn’t to borrow $200 c̅ $219 in but Dad had already done it.)][4] & $257 coming Oct 2^nd or 3^rd

from Ft. Jackson). 6^th I went to P.O. to have a $50 money order

made out BECAUSE DAD SAYS he can always us another

pink savings withdrawal slip (signed & enclosed) to send you

any more that you need. I explained that since I bought

your R.R. ticket already & you had $30+ in cash, you

might get by on what you will have after the P.O. Money Order

is cashed. I really wanted to send you at least $100

but he said just wait & see—really dear, I

think he thinks so hard about our not cashing war

bonds that the rest of his financial rationalizations are

a little bit mixed up. But—so as to just

let things go s̅[5] too much talk, I said OK & it will

be alright as Bis. is close to Rochester and & pink slips can

move rapidly.

lastly, the P.O. $50 Money Order will be enclosed in a

registered letter containing the R.R. tickets tomorrow. The

good Lord was with us in at least 4 respects regarding

that RR bedroom, but I’m too tired to describe the 4

respects right now. (P.S. Plane = $94, sending M.O. of $50, I have balance of the $200 for Ft Jck.[6])

Oh yes—7^th (above) I unpacked in a “2/3^rds manner”

all transported effects after unloading the car. This all look

a lot of “piddeling” time to use up even the greater part of this

evening. Main reason was to help you of course, but the

2^nd reason was to get all of Thumps things on one table

so you could just write & say — “Mail such ‘n such off the

bedroom table.”

I’m just dead, dear, so I’ll close c̅ AllmyLove

P.S. While I think of it — I don’t imagine [though I maybe u wrong][7]

Thump will for some time gain weight as fast; sit as soon;

teethe as soon; walk as soon; etc, etc as Baby Glutz BUT HE’LL DO ‘EM!

PS your sweet letter came 9AM.

[1] Medical abbreviation meaning “with.”

[2] Nickname for their infant son, Terry.

[3] Bracketed text is part of original.

[4] Bracketed text inserted into original with a caret.

[5] Medical abbreviation meaning “without.”

[6] Jackson.

[7] Bracketed text is part of original.