Letter from William Copeland DuBose in Dothan, Alabama, to Annie Mae Jones in Brewton, Alabama.
In the letter, DuBose discusses his work as a teacher (he is writing on "Dothan City Schools" stationery); the Christmas holidays and unusually cold winter weather in the area ("snow, ice & everything else"); and his anxiety about World War I, especially the pending draft: &q...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter, DuBose discusses his work as a teacher (he is writing on "Dothan City Schools" stationery); the Christmas holidays and unusually cold winter weather in the area ("snow, ice & everything else"); and his anxiety about World War I, especially the pending draft: "Things are so dark for me. I used believe that I had a bright future in my state - but now I don't believe I'll ever reach that future and the war has banished every ambition, every hope and some times it seems as if it will take my very life - but I try to have a good time - but I can't very much when I think of what awaits me from fate. . . . Got my classification card in the mail just now. I am in Class 'A' so good bye Annie Mae and Hello France." A transcription is included. |
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