Mary letter to Mrs. Clarke - February 4, 1918
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5-02 [ms illegible: 2 wds] Norfolk [Virginia] February 4
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I with both you, and your sister have had good tidings from your boy. I want to thank you for your much thought in remembering my boy M Jim Massee, and burning of candles which I feel with you was the greatest help to him. I did so [ms illegible: 1 wd] with seeing you and your sister before leaving New York. I planned [ms illegible: 1 wd] could [ms illegible: 2 words] either of you. I was ill with a cold in bed for five days My niece Mrs Bullard came to me each day and just as soon as I could get up I came off [ms illegible: 1 wd] in dreadful cold weather but I did not catch [ms illegible: 1 wd] cold tho still have nasty cough.
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I have been staying with my niece Mrs Baldwin, but to-day have gone to [ms illegible: 1 wd], and it so lovely [ms illegible: 3 words] my son don
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| Title | Mary letter to Mrs. Clarke - February 4, 1918 |
| Creator | Mary |
| Source | Mary. Letter to Mrs. Clarke. 04 February 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Mary sent this letter to Mrs. Clarke about her son, Powhatan Clarke. Clarke served with the 21st Aero Squadron and Labor Bureau A.E.F. during Word War I. |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI; United States. Army. Aero Squadron, 21st |
| Site Accession Number | A0293 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | February 4, 1918 |
| Language | English |