Item 06: Letters sent by Robert Christian Wilson to his family, 1918-April 1919 - Page 261
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and most of us, including self, recommended for a week's rest camp, so are now waiting patiently to be sent down to Port Said. In the mean time as I said before there is very little work to do here and the tucker is absolutely the best I have ever seen in the army, with more vegitables than you can possibly eat so things are not too bad.
I forgot to tell you that at Jericho they took a blood test from each one of us for malaria, and I was very pleased to find mine came back marked "negative".
The letters I received from you by last mail are dated 26th June, 22nd July and 2nd August.
You must have had a pretty dry winter, having to hand fead all those cattle and sheep and I know what a lot of work it would be with the old chaffcutter; but I hope you are having a real good season this spring and summer.
The sale of those young lambs rams was great and that extra 5% on the wool very nice; when you have the lambs of all those ewes of Cousin Jocelyn's as well, your ram cheque ought to be worth something alright.
I am very glad you are using my money again. I knew you would find it hard buying James's but it will be great to get hold of that place; I only wish I had not had to send home for that last cable you sent me; which by the way, has arrived safely