Letter from M. H. Daly to Elizabeth C. Clarke - August 9, 1922
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2775 Pine Street San Francisco, [California] August 4, 1922 Mrs. Powhatan H. Clarke, Moorland Hotel, Gloucester [Massachusetts]. Dear Madam:- Replying to your communication of July 20th regret that my camping trip in California has prevented a more prompt answer to your letter. With reference to the present address of Lieut Stevenson, wish to state that I do not know his address except that it is Chicago, [Illinois] but if you will write to Mr. Paul Henderson, assistant Postmaster General, Washington, D.C., you will no doubt be advised as to Lieut Stevenson
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but do not remember as to whether his case was of such a nature as to require treatment in the Chaumont Hospital or only in the Camp Hospital at Jonchery; the name of the attending surgeon in charge and his assistant in the Camp Hospital, I do not recall. The nature of the work at the ammunition depot at Jonchery consisted of loading and unloading ammunition of all kinds up to 12-inch shells, and was of a very laborious and fatiguring kind of labor, the peculiar importance of the work also required that on some days twelve to Eighteen hours would be necessary to complete the loading of cars to fill orders for shipments of ammunition to the front Do not recall just where the young man went after leaving Jonchery or what was the nature of his work after leaving my command. I am very sorry that I cannot be of more assistance to you in this matter, but the lapse of time and a none to good memory at best, combines to prevent a more complete detailed reply in the case. Sincerely and Respectfully yours M. H. Daly U.S. Army, (Retired)
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| Title | Letter from M. H. Daly to Elizabeth C. Clarke - August 9, 1922 |
| Creator | Daly, H. M. |
| Source | Daly, H. M. Letter to Elizabeth C. Clarke. 09 August 1922. 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 sons 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 this letter to Mrs. Clarke, M. H. Daly, responded to her letter in reference to what her son's duties were in the military. Daly described the duties at the Ammunition Depot in Jonchery, France. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Medical Care; World War, 1914-1918--Chemical Warfare; Gas; Tuberculosis; World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, American; Fort Sam Houston (Tex.) |
| 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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| Date Original | August 9, 1922 |
| Language | English |