General Pershing telegram to Elizabeth C. Clarke - September 2, 1920
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A 262W 32 GOVT NL 1920 SEP PM 4 38 CA WASHINGTON DC 2 MRS POWHATAN CLARKE [stamp] 1904 Kingshighway and W Pine BUCKINGHAM HOTEL [St. Louis] [Missouri] YOUR TELEGRAM RECD HERE AND REFERRED TO COMMANDING GENERAL SEVENTH CORPS A REA FORTCOOK NEBRASKA WHO HAS FULL CHARGE ARRANGEMENTS MILITARY ESCORTS FOR FUNERALS YOU HAVE MY HEARTFELT SYMPATHY IN YOUR GREAT LOSS [John J.Pershing]
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| Title | General Pershing telegram to Elizabeth C. Clarke - September 2, 1920 |
| Creator | Pershing, John J. |
| Source | Pershing John J. Letter to Elizabeth C. Clarke. 02 September 1920. 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; Fort Crook (Neb.) |
| 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 | September 2, 1920 |
| Language | English |