Elizabeth C. Clarke letter to Thomas S. Chalmers - May 15, 1921
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Buckingham Annex May 15th Major Thos. S. Chalmers, Dear Major Chalmers, I feel sure that the name of my son, Powhatan Clarke, will bring back as pleasant memories as yours
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would to him
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two years, so that I did not have him with me very long after his return, He had been gassed. The doctor said that his experiences there had undermined his power of resistance so that he could not fight the poison. Do you know anything about his work
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I would also like to find a Major Coe in the Medical Dept. but I do not know the rest. He was at the hospital at Savenay November 1918, & also at Issoudun in March and April of the same year. I have found a Major
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| Title | Elizabeth C. Clarke letter to Thomas S. Chalmers - May 15, 1921 |
| Creator | Clarke, Elizabeth C. |
| Source | Clarke, Elizabeth C. Letter to Chalmers, S. Thomas. 15 May 1921. 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 | March 25, 1921 |
| Language | English |