Wallet 1 of 1 - Letter to Patrick Collins from his mother, 1918

December 21. 1918 

My Dear Son
received your letter yesterday
you wrote in Hospitle.  We where worring
about you anxous to here from you & now
how you Where wounded I allway prayed
to God for you not to get wounded in the
head.  When I read your letter it
broke me up.  How l long to have
you home with us I will nurse my
self.  I was away at the bank putting
your Money away When the letter came
I have in the bank at present
£190.  I cabbled you £10 I hope you
got it.  you got another rise in
the G. pay they wanted to know
if you where still in the Miltery
still to let them Know so l sent
the card I got from the Cardiff Hospitle
up to them.  I do hope you get
allright Soon for I will worry untill
I see you.  I have not herd from
Mick Since I wrote to you last

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he was in Sydney then.  May is still
at home May & Kath longs to see you
to see home.  Alfe is getting on well at
Meagher he is getting £2,,6,, a week
Well my dear Son it only a few
days of  Xmas how happy I would
be to have you home with us
We Must be thankfull God sent us peace
to stop this terrible War. Mr Mc
is going over to Mugee Boxing
day races.  there was races there three
weeks ago there was no races there for 
two years.  We sold our little
cow for £10 pound and he
bought another one of Cox for
£10 pounds with a calf.  He was
speaking to Sam Mason Said
his brother was wounded.  Well my dear
We are allright at home May Kath Alfe
Mc sends fond love to you also
Beater at Mrs Haywood.  Mrs Haywood
has not herd if her son was let out
of Prison yet.  he is a prisoner of War
it is very dry weather all over the Country
Most parts are getting short of Water

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Although Bathurst look Well
Well my dear I hope to have you home
soon and you are getting allright
love from all at home
lots from your
fond Mother
to her son
Pat.

God releve soon