Powhatan Clarke letter to Mother - February 1, 1918
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February 1-1918 Mother dear
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has taken his mind off his sorrows. He asked about you & to be remembered to you. Still no mail. Its getting kind o provoking. It seems that it takes about a week or so for the P.O. to locate you after you settle down so something ought to be ambling in pretty soon. The climate is perfectly lovely. Its so thick at night you can cut it with a knife. I
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[page 3] There is absolute nothing to do here but Harry and I have discovered what we call the club. It
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I am taking French lessons every day and talking with my lawyer friend and am progressing rapidly. I wanted to find out where to buy something yesterday and seeing a sign
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[page 5] about the first cars we saw over here. We were still on the boat at the dock when we heard a very familiar sound. I would have bet a million on what it was & sure enough an old Henry Ford came tearing up to the dock & was greeted with cheers as soon as recognized. We didn
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Goodbye: don
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| Title | Powhatan Clarke letter to Mother - February 1, 1918 |
| Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
| Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 01 February 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from Powhatan H. Clarke to his mother about the monotony of military life and a local caf |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; Soldiers--Recreation; Cigarettes--1910-1920 |
| 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 1, 1917 |
| Language | English |