Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke letter to Dr.Hanes - n.d.
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[The Buckingham letterhead] My dear Dr. Hanes You have probably heard that my son died and [ms illegible: 1 wd] the [ms illegible: 1 wd] I fill that it was a great mistake to have taken him from the Phillips, base where he was in complete and the
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Dr. Patterson kept saying my son was to be tenure or I should have taken him back to Boston. Dr. Ragle can tell you about
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| Title | Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke letter to Dr.Hanes - n.d. |
| Creator | Clarke, Elizabeth C. |
| Source | Clarke, Elizabeth C. Letter to Dr. Hanes. n.d. 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's 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 Dr. Hanes, Mrs. Clarke discussed the medical care her son received prior to his death. |
| 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 | n.d. |
| Language | English |