Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Family - February 4, 1918
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March - on P.marR - [February] 4 - 1918 Hello Fam It
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perfectly splendid and after the stuff Ive been through
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2-4-1918 Got a couple of days off and saw gay Paris. Believe me Zanteppe it was some little party. The only trouble was that there was no body around I knew very well to enjoy it with me. I certainly am coming back to see in peace time. It is a wonderful cosmopolitan place with the uniforms of all nations. To tell you the truth I wouldn
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suddenly placed an extra 6000 francs to my emergency account. Naturally however, I did not refuse it. By the way when you discover that the whole amt [amount] has been withdrawn don
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2-4-1918. Efficient if not handsome hospital. We also have trained nurses (feminine) I think there is a lot of imaginitis here on that account. Also all the good MC
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however is very acceptable as we have to use it when away from Uncle. They have a Red Cross rest station here also a Y.M.C.A. The Red Cross is a kind of officers club with a very good mess. I certainly admire the girls who come across for Red Cross work not the nurses when they cook, wait on table, mend clothes in fact anything and put up with all kinds of hardships. Cable address was received & thank the lord, it is easy to remember. It is not very easy to cable but it can always be done. Merrill Blanchard is here just got his commission. We have caught up with almost all the Rantoul gang that left ahead of us. Manny and Harold are not here.
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| Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Family - February 4, 1918 |
| Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
| Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Family. 04 February 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan Clarke wrote to his family about his life overseas, which included a visit to Paris and the joy of seeing American girls. Clarke served with the 21st Aero Squadron and Labor Bureau A.E.F. during Word War I. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; Soldiers--Recreation; World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross |
| 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 |