How To Write A Letter In 1940 . Most of the time, there is another man involved. I, however, was born in the 1980s, so my writing has plenty of things that would sound out of place in the 1950s. Leaves & Branches Amanuensis Monday 1940 letter from leavesnbranches.blogspot.com In 2010 i posted a letter writing topic for every day of the year. In 1917 alone, over 19,000 mailbags crossed the english channel each day, transporting letters and parcels to british troops on the western front. Who to write your cover letter to.