Powhatan H. Clarke letter to his mother - March 27, 1919
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No 48 St. Nazaire March 27, 1919. Mother dear. It sure looks like I am beginning to make up for lost time. I don
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[page 2] too small. I am enclosing two pictures. They are glandly labeled YMCA officers club but the truth of the matter is that the YMCA only has two rooms & a big dining room in the basement. It
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[page 3] However the real happenings don
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[page 4] Last night I celebrated the new order by having a drink at 10:20 P.M. Can you imagine it. We are getting actually devilish over here. The cafe
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[page 5] peace conference things would look better. Until they straighten things up a little it looks hopeless. That conference certainly is the biggest bunch of old ladies I ever struck. They talk & talk & talk & just when you think the have gotten somewhere, they start talking all over. My opinions dont weigh much but it wouldn
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[page 6] merry haw
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[page 7] The foregoeing paragraph was written of course to let you know I
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[page 8] hits. Across the street is a broad walk with trees & then the ocean. Tomorrow night is the dance at La Baule guess I
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[page 9] a little flustered to say the least. Hope Barnard did not get you up in the air between the time you saw him & the time you got the real dope from me. I
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| Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to his mother - March 27, 1919 |
| Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
| Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 27 March 1919. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan H. Clarke wrote to his mother Elizabeth about his job and his life in France. 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 |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI |
| Site Accession Number | A0293 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | March 27, 1919 |
| Language | English |