Document <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-model href="https://www.tei-c.org/release/xml/tei/custom/schema/relaxng/tei_all.rng" type="application/xml" schematypens="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LEAF-VRE/code_snippets/refs/heads/main/CSS/leaf.css"?><TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"> <teiHeader> <fileDesc> <titleStmt> <title>Zeller correspondence</title> <author>John Zeller</author> <respStmt> <persName>Susan Falciani Maldonado</persName> <resp>University Archivist and Director of Special Collections</resp> </respStmt> <respStmt> <persName>Diane Jakacki</persName> <resp>Digital Scholarship Coordinator</resp> </respStmt> </titleStmt> <publicationStmt> <distributor>Special Collections/University Archives, Bertrand Library</distributor> <authority>Bucknell University</authority> <address> <addrLine>Lewisburg</addrLine> <addrLine>Pennsylvania</addrLine> </address> </publicationStmt> <sourceDesc> <p>John F. Zeller Papers</p> </sourceDesc> </fileDesc> <xenoData><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#" xmlns:as="http://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#" xmlns:cwrc="http://sparql.cwrc.ca/ontologies/cwrc#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:geo="http://www.geonames.org/ontology#" xmlns:oa="http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#" xmlns:schema="http://schema.org/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#" xmlns:fabio="https://purl.org/spar/fabio#" xmlns:bf="http://www.openlinksw.com/schemas/bif#" xmlns:cito="https://sparontologies.github.io/cito/current/cito.html#" xmlns:org="http://www.w3.org/ns/org#"/></xenoData></teiHeader> <text> <body> <div> <opener> <dateline>Class 56<lb/> Mar 14, 1943<lb/></dateline> <salute>Dear Mother, Dad + Grandma --</salute> </opener> <p> I mailed a box home today I hope you receive it before I arrive for I need the shirts, etc. that I enclosed in it. I also enclosed some laundry, letters, etc. </p> <p> There's not much new. I signed my discharge yesterday. That's one paper that looks pretty good. I also got myself finger printed, etc. I signed up for 2 $ 25 war bonds a month and put Dad in as co-owner. They'll be mailed home to you too, Dad. </p> <p> My uniform has not yet arrived -- but I have everything else in order and all set to leave here right after graduation. I think the glad rags will certainly be in by Wednesday. </p> <p> As yet we have not been given our assignments. so I guess you shall have to wait til you see me to hear the final news. Just now there is nothing more to tell than I included in my Wednesday letter. </p> <p> I'm to be Battery Commanders on RSOP 12, our all night manenver, so I shall have another big worry until it is over. Thank goodness that's the last event in our class work. We have already had our last exam -- and I'm sure I've passed all of them. </p> <p> I hope my plane stops for me at Okla City. If it does I'll see you sometime Friday. If it doesn't, I won't be home until Saturday. I'll wire if I don't make the plane. And I'll phone when I get to Harrisburg so you'll know when to meet me. I went into town last night, had a good meal, and finished my shopping. Today I went into town again to mail the package, get another meal, and see a movie. Tonight I must get some sleep, for I have a hard week ahead. </p> <closer> <salute>Until Friday,</salute> <signed>John</signed> </closer> </div> </body> </text> </TEI>