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Robert Morriss Browning correspondence to Karl S. Hoffman, 1919

1919-01-20 Bob Browning to Karl Hoffman Page 1

36th Inf. 
Mass. Inst. of Tech., Cambridge - H, Mass.
Jan. 20, 1918

Dear Karl,
Have a letter from Gwendolyn telling me that you are "going into the butter-business in Cedar Rapids - extremely definite." Mother had written that you were in some dairy products concern up there but I had not thought that the general address - Cedar Rapids would be sufficient.
Gwenny says you have been properly informed of my transfer from Co "H" from "F" and I suppose she told you of the work here. But just so you'll have it straight I'll mention the main facts. Our battalion has been attached to the N.E. [Dept?] and half of it is here and half in Ft. Ethan Allen, near Burlington Vt. I got a mutual transfer with an officer who wanted to go to a regular post so now I'm doing provost guard duty. We have nine officers on duty with the companies besides the official force so that with

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36th Inf. Mass. Inst. of Tech., Cambridge - H, Mass. Jan. 20, 1918 Dear Karl, Have a letter from Gwendolyn telling me that you are "going into the butter-business in Cedar Rapids - extremely definite." Mother had written that you were in some dairy products concern up there but I had not thought that the general address - Cedar Rapids would be sufficient. Gwenny says you have been properly informed of my transfer from Co "H" from "F" and I suppose she told you of the work here. But just so you'll have it straight I'll mention the main facts. Our battalion has been attached to the N.E. [Dept?] and half of it is here and half in Ft. Ethan Allen, near Burlington Vt. I got a mutual transfer with an officer who wanted to go to a regular post so now I'm doing provost guard duty. We have nine officers on duty with the companies besides the official force so that with