Camp Dix, N.J., Sept. 8, 1918

Dear Mr. Corson;

I suppose you will be surprised to hear from me but it is more a business letter than a social one as I am not acquainted with you.

I have read your paper for several months and enjoy it not a little. Instead of sending it to Camp Cody, change the address to Camp Dix, N.J. with the same Company and Regiment. The home paper always tells one all the news and happenings from the whole town.

I have been told you stated the Mirror many years ago about the time I was a child so I couldn’t have remembered you.

We arrived in this camp a week ago last Saturday after a pleasant trip thru nine states. It took us five days to make the trip of 3,500 miles which was “good time” for a troop train. We were furnished with good trains and service so the trip was a rest to us after drilling in Cody for over ten long months.

This camp is quite a contrast to Cody being situated in a thickly settled country and beautiful surroundings. Although the soil here is of a sandy nature it rarely blows around.

We have taken several pleasant hikes thru the country picking wild grapes and cherries. There are many places of historical interest dating back to the Revolutionary War.

I am Your friend, Pvt. John S Nelson