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				<title>Zeller letter 1942-10-31</title>
				<author>John Zeller</author>
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					<persName>Susan Falciani Maldonado</persName>
					<resp>University Archivist and Director of Special Collections</resp>
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					<persName>Diane Jakacki</persName>
					<resp>Digital Scholarship Coordinator</resp>
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					<addrLine>Lewisburg</addrLine>
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						D-8-3 FARC<lb/>
					<date>Oct 31, 1942</date>
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					<salute>Dear Mother + Dad--</salute>
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					Payday today. I drew $41.90, after
					laundry and insuranced deductions. So
					I really didn't need your money order, Dad
					but thanks anyway. I don't like to have so
					much money on me, so I'm sending home
					a money order for $25. Please deposit it
					to my bank account.
				
				
					I was in to Fayettsville this
					afternoon and tried to reserve a room -- but
					they don't make reservations -- and wouldn't
					even let me pay in advance. I don't
					think they care or not whether they help a
					soldier.
				
				
					I can probably get a room at a
					tourist house for you. But I know this
					would not be as pleasant for you, especially
								
					since you are coming in late at night.
					Hence, I think the best plan is as I
					suggested in my telegram. Stop over
					either in Raleigh or Richmond for the night
					and then come on down here Friday. I
					can't get out to see you til about 5:30
					Friday anyway, so it will make it
					a more leisurely trip for you, without
					losing any time together. Please let
					me know what you decide to do and
					when you will arrive, so that I can
					arrange for passes for you, etc.
				
				
					I don't know what we shall
					do Friday night, Saturday afternoon
					and Sunday. But we can decide that
					matter you get here. As you know,
					I have reservations for you for Friday
					Sat. + Sun. night at the Guest House.
					However, it might be better for all of
					us to go up to Raleigh + spend Saturday
								
					evening + Sunday there. We can decide
					that later too. I want you to see the
					camp anyway before we do anything
					else.
				
				
					Incidently, you better take a taxi
					out + have them take you to the Reception
					Center control gate. You'll have to get
					passes there before you can get in or out
					of the post. I'll let them know you
					are coming, so they'll have your names
					in the "visters expected" book. The taxi
					fare is high -- $2.50 -- but I don't know
					what else you can do. They make a
					nice racket out of it. And I thought
					Dutch Leiser charged too much!
				
				
					Now don't Just take a chance on
					getting a room Thursday night + come
					anyway -- because you may get fooled!
								
					There are only two hotels + neither is
					very large. I imagine that they may be
					filled up every night. So don't take a
					chance on it, stop off at some other
					city not too - far distant.
				
				
					No much new has happened since
					my last letter. I was on K.P. again
					yesterday. The Battalion had a dance
					Friday night -- 250 men and about 25
					girls. I watched.
				
				
					This morning we paraded for
					the commanding General. Some outfit
					passes in review every Saturday
					morning. You'll have to go out to see
					it next week.
				
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					<salute>Yours,</salute><lb/>
					<signed>John</signed>
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						P.S. Better answer this by air mail so
					I get it in time - or else wire me the time
					of your arrival at Fort Bragg.
					
					<signed>J.</signed>
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