France Nov 4th

Dearest Mother

Your letter & Elizabeth's arrived a few days ago, also the slickers and gloves and a great big fruit cake from Ellen, it was credit to anyone, we all enjoyed it very much. I was very sorry to hear about the barn burning down. It is a great loss at this state of the game. I certainly wish I was home to help a little. This war is just a big waste of everything.

BC Archives, MS-0249 Box 1 File 9 / ELLISON FAMILY. Vernon. / Mrs. Price Ellison, correspondence inward from her son Price Ellison, 1916.