Letter to Dr. J. H. Knowles from Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke - December 31, 1920
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[The Buckingham letterhead] December 31st Dr. J.H. Knowles 6 Highlands St. Gloucester [Massachusetts] I want to thank you for writing me the affidavit. I am sorry you could not send me your bill in a more satisfactory form. As you say yourself I was with my son all through his illness and know what the service was. I consider your charge of $1200 excessive and am not willing to recommend to the court any charge over half
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write this in letter on December 31st that amount. When you stayed at night it was with the understanding that you would be called by telephone if any of your patients needed you, as you told me yourself, that you could not give up all your time to any son. I sent for Dr. Smith to take charge of my son and he arrived July 28th. After that you called in through courtesy of Dr. Smith Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience. Yours truly Elsie Clemens Clarke [written in the right margin] to Dr. Knowles [ms illegible: 3 wds].
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| Title | Letter to Dr. J. H. Knowles from Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke - December 31, 1920 |
| Creator | Clarke, Elizabeth C. |
| Source | Clarke Elizabeth C. Letter to J. H. Knowles. 31 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 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, Mrs. Clarke disputed Dr. Knowles charges for the care of her sons. |
| 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 | December 31, 1920 |
| Language | English |