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Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 17, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman mentions a newspaper reporting that the Chancellor of "the Huns" has resigned.

Undated letter from 1916 from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman. Sent from Camp Hughes, Manitoba to Private Seidelaman's family members in Vancouver (although it seems that the letter is directed more to his mother) . Letter describes Private Seidelman's train journey from Vancouver to Manitoba, and Manitoba's intense weather. Private Seidelman also mentions upon arriving at Camp Hughes, he and his fellow soldiers were received by the Duke of Connaught.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 20, 1916, sent from Camp Hughes, Manitoba to his younger sister, Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman mentions finding out from a Vancouver newspaper that he was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 20, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 21, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 27, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 3, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman mentions that he may receive a gold stripe as he heard they were being given to soldiers who were wounded in his battalion. He also mentions that his right leg was wounded on the night of May 5 when going to capture some German trenches. On this night, Private Seidelman also recalls helping out a wounded officer.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 31, 1916. Sent from Camp Hughes, Manitoba to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman writes that he was in Brandon, Manitoba the previous week to attend the fair.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 31, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman mentions that guns were put in Vancouver's Stanley Park at the beginning of the war to defend the city from German ships in the Pacific Ocean. In other parts of the letter, he recites a literary passage, and recalls meeting a Chaplain at the hospital with whom he had a long chat one night.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated July 7, 1917. (Assumed sent from France) to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.