Elizabeth C. Clarke draft letters - n.d.
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[The Moorland letterhead] Dear E. As P is not very well, he asked me to write you about the [ms illegible: 1 wd] of the New York mortgage. The low time the Boney S. Bank wrote him that they preferred to have the checks together, so he asked me to send his to Mr Kelly, Think [ms illegible: 1 wd] it would be agreeable to you to do the same. I am sending his today afft ECC. Mr. K as my son is not well he asked me to enclose his check for $1375.00 to cover his half of the mortgage in the New York [ms illegible: 1 wd]
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Dear Mr. Z. Powie is very ill and will need a lot of my [ms illegible: 1 wd] with [ms illegible: 1 wd] a [ms illegible: 1 wd]. Please see that no reforms are put on any [ms illegible: 1 wd] unless absolutely necessary so that his [ms illegible: 2 wds] get ahead a little, and the same for me as I also have added expenses, and I would appreciate it if you will have the [August] deposits [ms illegible: 1 wd] the hour by day. I sent all the statements as early in the month as possible Sincerely ECC Copies letters to Z
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| Title | Elizabeth C. Clarke draft letters - n.d. |
| Creator | Clarke, Elizabeth C. |
| Source | Clarke, Elizabeth C. Draft letters to various individuals. n.d. Clarke Family Manuscript Collection, 1540-1926. DOC MSS 30. Saint Louis University Library and Special Collections, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan Hughes Clarke served with the 21st Aero Squadron and the Labor Bureau A.E.F. during World War I. He died from tuberculosis August 20, 1920. Clarke's mother, Elizabeth Clemens Clarke, corresponded with her son's friends and acquaintances to determine if he had contracted tuberculosis while serving in the military. Mrs. Clarke also corresponded with the doctors who attended her son in his last illness, apparently convinced that he had not received proper treatment. In these draft letters to various individuals, Mrs. Clarke discussed her son's death and inquired about any health issues he had in France as well as the contact information for individuals he served with in France. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Medical Care; World War, 1914-1918--Chemical Warfare; Gas; Tuberculosis; World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, American |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | DOC MSS 30 |
| Contributing Institution | Saint Louis University Library and Special Collections |
| Copy Request | Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Please contact the Saint Louis University Archives for details at 314-977-5516, or tachee@slu.edu. |
| Rights | Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Please contact the Saint Louis University Archives for details at 314-977-5516, or tachee@slu.edu. |
| Date Original | n.d. |
| Language | English |