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John L. Barkley incomplete letter to Unknown - n.d.

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office and every thing was sitting pretty till them dam mumps came in. How is Mr. George. I am going to try and get a sick furlough If I can [ms illegible 1 wd] "S" Lieuten's out enough. Most of my... Show More

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Title	John L. Barkley incomplete letter to Unknown - n.d.
Creator	Barkley, John Lewis
Source	Barkley, John L. Incomplete letter to Unknown. n.d. John Lewis Barkley Collection, 1917-1919. 1996.33. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri.
Description	In this incomplete, undated letter, John L. Barkley wrote to an unknown recipient concerning his stay in the hospital after contracting mumps.
Subject LCSH	United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 4th; United States. Army. Division, 3rd; Mumps
Subject Local	WWI; World War I
Site Accession Number	1996.33
Contributing Institution	National World War I Museum and Memorial
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Rights	The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited.
Date Original	n.d.
Language	English