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Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated October 3, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated October 7, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman gives an account of the previous night during which he stayed at an old mansion in a French town.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated October 9, 1916. Sent from Camp Hughes, Manitoba to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman briefly talks about scratching his name on desks in U.B.C., as mentioned in a previous letter, and adds in this letter that nearly every room in U.B.C. has desks with his name scratched on it. Private Seidelman also writes that he stayed with the Kisner family again when he went to Brandon last week. Private Seidelman gives Rachel some advice on university examinations as well, and notes that he will be leaving Camp Hughes around October 17 or 18 for Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated September 1, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman writes that it was reported that some Canadian soldiers recently captured some German soldiers who stated to them, "We put over on you a little barrage but you Canadians throw on us a whole ammunition factory", possibly suggesting that Germany might soon surrender.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated September 10, 1916. Sent from Tyvan, Saskatchewan to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. A photo of a "little creature" (most likely a badger) taken at a farm in Saskatchewan is enclosed along with the letter. Private Seidelman also inquires about the current appearance of their home in Vancouver. In another part of the letter, Private Seidelman mentions that he gets "classy meals" on the farm he's staying at in Tyvan, Saskatchewan, compared to the meals he gets in the army.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated September 12, 1916. Sent from Tyvan, Saskatchewan to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman mentions when the "B.C. University" opened in 1915, Dr. Wesbrook gave a speech encouraging male students to take agriculture courses as future career prospects in this field are good.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated September 13, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated September 16, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman recalls an event he witnessed when he was at the hospital, in which an aviator, most likely as a prank, flew low and pretended to dive his plane down towards the doctors and nurses playing tennis on the tennis court, while another aviator flying by waved a handkerchief at the doctors and nurses.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated September 21, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. Private Seidelman talks about Captain Le Roy, who was the "Officer Commanding" his old B.C. company of the 196th Battalion, and mentions Captain Le Roy organizing a reunion of the men who were with him in the 196th Battalion. He also writes that he spoke with Sherwood Lett, who was mentioned in a previous letter, and that Sherwood Lett is the "Officer Commanding" the communication section of his battalion.

Letter from Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, dated September 22, 1917. Sent from "Somewhere in France" to Rachel Seidelman of Vancouver. In the letter, Private Seidelman describes the 196th Battalion reunion organized by Captain O.E. Le Roy, which was mentioned in his previous letter, and says that around 50 men came to the reunion and the event was around three hours long. Private Seidelman also gives an account of a "Hun aeroplane" dropping a bomb around the proximity of his billet area, which caused no damage in the end.