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Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 8, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman talks about his participation in the Canadian advance on Vimy Ridge that took place in April. He also adds the detail, regarding the incident when he wounded his right leg, that the incident occurred at around 11 o'clock on the night of May 5.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated June 10, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated June 27, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman says in the letter that he left the hospital on June 11 and returned to his battalion on June 12. He also mentions that since mid-February, he has been on the Western front. Additionally, Private Seidelman expresses concern over his family's situation at home, asking Rachel to help so that their family will not fall on hard times again.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated June 4, 1917. Sent from "Same hospital 'Somewhere in France'" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated June 7, 1917. Sent from "Same hospital 'Somewhere in France'" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman mentions an issue with his left foot that initially began in January while he was still in England. He also notes that "our guns" could be heard from the hospital in which he is staying, and the firing seemed to continue on for the full duration of three or four days and nights.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated March 11, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. The envelope has a sticker reading "OPENED BY CENSOR". Page "5" of letter is on the back of Page 1. Page 4 is missing, although it is most likely that Page "5" was incorrectly written and was supposed to have been written as Page 4.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated March 24, 1917. (Assumed sent from France) to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman notes the newspapers stating that the Russian Emperor "succumbed to popular unrest in Russia".

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated March 4, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. The envelope has a sticker reading "OPENED BY CENSOR". The envelope also has a stamp on it with the words "Passed Field Censor" (this stamp seems to be on other envelopes as well, however those ones are not very legible).

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated May 22, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman talks about how he could not rejoin his battalion yet as another shrapnel piece was found remaining in his leg, and had to be taken out by a doctor. The shrapnel piece was found with the aid of an X-ray scan.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated May 24, 1917. Sent from "An hospital 'somewhere in France'" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman mentions the English papers saying that conscription is going to be adopted in Canada. He also shares his disapproval of the idea of his younger brother, Harry, trying to enlist for the war, especially lying about his age to do so.