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Envelope:

Capt. S. Field Dallam.

War Department

Post Paymaster’s Office, U.S. Army

Washington, D.C.

Official Business.

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If not delivered return in 10 days

Levi J. McGregor

603 Main st.

Punxatawney, PA

Letter:

Fort Snelling, Minn.,

January 15, 1912.

Dear Friend Mr. McGregor:

I have just received your very welcome letter and was certainly glad to hear from you and to hear that you were well also as the both of us boys are.

We have been having several cold days here and have not been out of hte building hardley only on the necessary duties that we have to perform, it has been as low as 41′ below zero if I remember right, that is about as cold as I ever saw it get but we did not feel the cold as much I don’t think as when it was but about ten below zero for as it gets colder it seems to get dryer and as it get warmer it seems to get damper so we feel it more that is the only way I have of reasoning it out, it was about 20′ below one day and I went out for a walk in the afternoon and the sun was shining and I did not think that it was very cold and before I knew it my ears were frozen stiff and they did not feel cold in the least, and as far as LeRoy and myself freezing, there is no danger whatever for there are too many warm places in this city for us to freeze, although I am not thoroughly acquainted with St. Paul and Minneapolis I can go most any place in either city and LeRoy is learning the place as quick as could be expected although he don’t ever venture down to Minneapolis alone, for the streets run in to each other so much that if you do not look out one would be lost for fair.

About that banking, I will start next month and you need not send me the book but wait untill I send for it for the money will not be sent by me but by the Chief Paymaster from Washington D.C. and possilby you willhave to go to the Post Office and sign a receipt from him before you can get the check, I do not know exactly how they do do that business but all I want is a few blank checks or a check book so if I did want some of that money I could get without sending to you or the Bank for the blank check, but it is not necessary to send them untill after I get the money in the bank, I will send you an allotment application made out so that you can see how we do it and that is all that is done in this office, the War Department does the rest of it them selves, there will be one of these made out and sent to the Chief Pay master just like this is made out.

I was going to ask you about in one of my previous letters did you ever hear of a man by the name of George Baxter, in Punxsutawney? this is my father he used to work in or round that place but that was several years ago and I have often heard him speak of that place, I wrote to him and was mentioning LeRoys name and the place he lived and he ask me to ask LeRoy if he knew several people that he mentioned but I have destroyed the letter and dont remember the names now to save me but I will ask him sometime again when I write to him.

Well I will ave to close for this time wishing you a long happy life from your ever well wishing friend

Leon G. Baxter,

Corporal Company “F” 28th U.S. Infantry.

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