James H. Knowles letter to Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke - December 8, 1920
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[University Club letterhead] [December] 8th 19 [ms illegible: 1 wd] Mrs. M. M Clarke St. Louis [Missouri] Dear Mrs Clarke I am enclosing affadavit as you requested if more be necessary let me know [ms illegible: 1 wd] Sincerely [signature]
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Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], December 10, 1920. This will certify that I attended the late Lieutenant Powatan Clarke, of St. Louis, at Gloucester, Massachusetts, from July 21, 1920, to July 31, 1920, for bleeding from the lungs. The bleeding was massive, and continued so for about five days, when it lessened somewhat, but the sessions in his lungs had progressed so far that it caused his death. As far as could be made out, both lungs had been affected with the tubercular process and gave evidence of its existence for some time previous to this attack. Lieut. Clarke told me that he had had several attacks, not so severe as the above, while in France on service. He also told me of his being
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| Title | James H. Knowles letter to Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke - December 8, 1920 |
| Creator | Knowles, James H. |
| Source | Knowles, John H. Letter to Elizabeth C. Clarke. 08 December 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 |
| 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 | December 8, 1920 |
| Language | English |