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H 916 - 8th St., N.W.,
Wash, D.C.

12/16-24.

Mr. A.L. Holmes,

Dear Sir;—

Your kind letter was received and herewith I am forwarding M.O., for $43. 00/100. 
I should have liked to have added the interest, but must be content with paying the bill. No credit is due me - I just know my folks would have wanted it done, and only wish it could have been earlier.

Well, here I am in Wash., as a Government clerk. Have been here since 1917 and like it very much - so much in fact, that I feel almost like a native. Of course, while I'm here today, there