Telegram to Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke from Bundy - September 3, 1920
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[Western UnionTelegram] RECEIVED AT 58A EC 20 GOVT FY OMAHA NEER 1227P SEPT 3 1920 MRS POWHATTAN CLARK BUCKINGHAM HO- [Saint Louis Missouri] COMMANING OFFICER JEFFERSONBARRACKS DIRECTED ARRANGEMENTS MILITARY FUNERAL FOR YOUR SON AND TO COMMUNITCATE WITH YOU AS TO DETAILS BUNDY 156PM
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| Title | Telegram to Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke from Bundy - September 3, 1920 |
| Creator | Bundy |
| Source | Bundy. Telegram to Elizabeth C. Clarke. 03 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 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 telegram, Bundy informed Mrs. Clarke that the Commanding Officer at Jefferson Barracks wanted to make arrangements for her sons military funeral. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Medical Care; World War, 1914-1918--Chemical Warfare; Gas; Tuberculosis; World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, American; Military funerals; Jefferson Barracks (Saint Louis, Mo.) |
| 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 3, 1920 |
| Language | English |