6 August 1943
Dear Folks:
Received your letter postmarked 31 July 43 this am. Exceptionally good service.
I think it would be very wise for you to buy the farm with the improvements. That is the 160 acre farm that sells for $12,000.00 or $75.00 per acre. Let me know what type buildings it has on it and whether or not it is bottom land. You know farm prices on grain and etc should be very good for the next six to ten years so in my opinion now is the time to buy.
Mother, I am glad you received your fan and I know that your friends have never seen any thing quite like it. Glad that you liked it.
Dad, I received the stamps and thanks a million. Will also be looking forward to the package so thanks again.
Am enclosing some more snaps that I thought you might be interested in. Don’t get any funny ideas about the one taken with the dark skinned gal. Will tell you all about it when I see you. We surely will have plenty to talk about. I mean just he pleasant things and incidents that happened to me and my gang while overseas. Will try and have some other pictures made to send the rest of the family like the ones I am enclosing.
You surely should get some mail as this is the third letter I have written you in three days
I think it would be a very wise move on your part to buy the 160 acre farm. Please write and let me know what you did do, whose land it is and who is now farming it.
Am ok as you can see by the pictures and my men are also all ok.
All my love,
Your son, Leo
1st Lt. L.J. McLoskey
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