Dear Paul:
I have written you letters to both Montmirail and Château-Thierry, also forwarded a bunch of letters, because I felt you were more sure to receive them that way than by my keeping them, as our life is very uncertain these days. I have received a card from Nilson saying he was waiting to hear from you in order to forward mail. I think several of the letters I forwarded were important, so be sure to write for them at once. I wrote you, asking you to send me some money at once, as I think we are moving soon. I also wrote you that if you could get me transferred to a regular French regiment, to get busy at once. In regard to your coming back to this regiment, I will say for the last time, don’t be a fool. At least one third of the men who left Camp de Mailly have gotten out of the Régiment , and elsewhere in the French service, and there are not five here but would change if they could. If you try hard and get sent back you will be no good inside a month; you will suffer a lot and finally reach the point where they will have to send you away. I know what I am talking about. I told the boys you were trying to come back and not a one of them but said that they thought you had more sense.
Love,
Kiffin.
