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George Hesselschwerts is in re ceipt of the following letter from J.S Hesselschwerts, who was a member of Company M, who has joined the regular army and is now enroute to the Philippines; SUNDAY, JULY 30th, '99, AND ON HE SHIP. My DEAR CousiNs, George and Mary, I take the pleasure once more to address you a few lines to let you know that I am well and improving on my trip so far. I am about two thousand miles from “Frisco,” Cal., out on the dark blue sea and we expect to land at Honolulu, by Monday night and so I will finish my letter after I get there. Well George I wroe to cousin Dora and I told her to show the letter, if de scribes my trip from Camp Meade to Frisco, so you can see that I had a nice trip to go from the east and to the wesr of the U.S. all in one trip. Why if I get killed in the first battle I sure ly have seen more in this trip than I ever would have seen if I would have stayed in Ohio much longer. If I had stayed much longer, my boys would be big enough to tan my hide for me. George tell the Co M boys that I send my best to all, and that we get plenty to eat and I have drawn my second suit of clothes and my bill for both suits is only $4.40, and that we wear tan shoes and cream colored shirts, and Ob, but we swell up. George the news is scarce, for there is nothing to see but sky and sea. If any of the boys want me to write to them, just tell them to address me in care of Co. H.19 U.S. I, Manila, P.I.,and send me a stamp or no answer, for I can’t get them just when TI want them. The name of the boat we are going over on is Tartar and she is a nice old rocking chair, you bet! She flops from side to side just like a girl on a show day. This trip is a little dif ferent than the one was to Cuba, I have not seen a sign of anything but this boat and what is on it, and the sky and the sea, and the trip from Honolulu is twice as long they say, and they tell me that the Philippine journey is just as long. Well, this is Thursday morning, August lat and we are at Honolulu. Our engine was out of six and that is why we did not get here yesterday. I am feeling very well today. We are allowed to go ashore four hours each day and we stop here three days at least and perhaps longer. Well Mary, I am going to see if I can see any nice girls in Honolulu and if I can send you something for a present. Well up town I go and when I get over there I will finish my letter. . .This is August 2nd and we are still at Honolulu, but we may leave here today. I was all over this city and I saw a girl that had over a hundred roses pined upon her and they were of all colors. I never in my life saw such a place for flowers as this. I remain as ever your cousin, J. 8. HESSELSCHWARDT.
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Defiance Daily Crescent
Defiance, Ohio, US
Fri, Aug 25, 1899
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