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Hopefield Milnathort Scotland 5th May - 1944 Mr. James Pate Dear Nephew. I was pleased to get your letter telling me about the illness and death of your dear father. Letters take sometimes a month to come but I got one earlier from John Wilson in Shropshire Eng. letting me know. I had a letter from your father during the summer written with pencil from the hospital and one written with ink after he got home. I thought from it that he was getting better. You will miss him very much but at 18 you will know and remember his ways of [cropping?] the farm. Your uncles not far away should help you. And you will learn further by going to the [illegible] College. I have been looking forward when this war is finished of having a nice trip to Canada to see you all. Although now is my 83 year