Laurence J. Kenny Letter to Reverand Dominic Reuter - May 4, 1918

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May 4th [1918] 8. Very Reverend Dominic Reuter, O.M.C., Office Provisorio por Informazioni sul prigioneri di Guerra, the Vatican, Rome. Dear Reverend Father, - On the 19th of April, I made bold to address His [Holiness] – not knowing then that you were in Charge of the beautiful work – asking for information about the two American physicians, who were serving with the British forces at the beginning of the present fierce attacks Doctor John F. Hardesty and Doctor Harold A. Goodrich. I am writing now to say that word was received in this city today that [ms illegible: 1 wd] of them were among the captured by the Germans, and that both are well. I could not hope to learn this so soon, as up to the time I wrote but one list of American prisoners had been published even though some American, especially those travelling on the seas, were being taken since the outset of the war. With very sincere thanks for whatever trouble you have gone to in this matter, I beg to remain Your Reverence's Servant in Christ, Laurence J. Kenny, Registrar.