WWI Oct. 1917 Letter from Capt. of 14th ENGINEER Regt in France w/Cover Due 4c

Description

World War I soldier's letter, 2+ pgs., approx. 5-7/8" x 7-1/2", dated
"France, Oct. 2, 1917"
, from Capt. (later Major) Robert G. Henderson, 14th Engineer Regiment, to his sister-in-law, Mabel Henderson (married to his brother, Harry P. Henderson)  .
Includes the original envelope, addressed to Burlington, Mass., and forwarded to New York City, with Oct. 4, 1917 dated ARMY POST OFFICE/S. 57 double-circle, red British PASSED BY CENSOR oval handstamp, magenta "Forwarded from Woburn, Mass." handstamp ties "OPENED BY CENSOR." label affixed over the top, black "NEW YORK, N.Y. PENN. TERMINAL STA./DUE 4 CENTS" opera glass handstamp, and Oct. 25, 1917 dated WOBURN/MASS. duplex struck when the cover was forwarded. At bottom left is Henderson's self-censor signature (as an officer, he could to this).
The 14th Engineer Regiment was recruited in New England, mostly from railroad men, and arrived in France in the fall of 1917. They did important work repairing railroads, building railroads and bridges, often under gun and artillery fire.
Good content.
Includes:
"Dear Mabel,
I have received many letters and two boxes of candy from you. The letters I have enjoyed and still have; the candy I had inside me about 1/2 hr. after receipt, that is, the portion that I did not give away. Page & Shaw
[candy manufacturers]
is very popular around here. I have to hand it to you - you are an A-1 sister-in-law and I'll
bite
your ear when I get home....
Here all goes well. War has become a profession, you know, and much as we hate it, we're really quite used to it (except the shell fire part of it, which we have very little of, thank the Lord).
Don't work too hard at home - you get a day off in the army occasionally and I have an idea that the people at home work harder as well as worry more than the army, although God knows there's a devil of a lot of work done & to do. It keeps me humping and interested most of the time...."
Fine-Very Fine.
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