Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - April 20, 1918
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No 15 April 20
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[page 2] things are still coming in that were mailed before the new order was in effect. I suppose they will stop soon but I really don
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[page 3] It is absolutely impossible to keep an account. It would be so voluminous I would have to throw some clothes away to carry it around. Not that the items are large but there are so infernally many of them. We have absolutely no space to carry things around with us. I am very sorry but I cant even keep letters. I started to at first but they got to taking up so much room I had to get rid of them. You see we are in barracks I have to keep everything in our trunks. Glad Chout is satisfied I wish him joy but wait till he comes over as an enlisted man. Whoops my dear I think he
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[page 4] of the letter. We censor our own letters & sometimes the base censor opens them. None of your letters have been censored so far. The clippings arrived & I enjoyed them very much. Henri & August seem to have a few traits in common. Don
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[page 5] with him. He is looking very well & asked to be remembered to you & Mauaine. Little Julian is in the hospital with a wrenched back. It seems he hurt it some years ago & it
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[page 6] The canvas bucket arrived & is just what I wanted. Remember me to both Frs O
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[page 7] The personal inventories arrived & I read it with much interest. I am now waiting for the inventory of the real estate. It seems to one that the estate ought to be worth more than you say. We get our pay regularly. Its just like you tell me not to go to Paris when it is bombed. What shall I do? Write to Fritz and have the bombing stopped till I get out. Thank the good lord you got the camera off before the PO closed down. I certainly have wanted one. Can
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[page 8] I am through the school here and am waiting orders, I am going observation at first so I have to go to another school. I expect to move in three or four days but where to I don
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| Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - April 20, 1918 |
| Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
| Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 20 April 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan Clarke wrote to his mother and thanked her for the packages he received and said he would probably be moving soon to the observation school. 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--Censorship |
| 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 | April 20, 1918 |
| Language | English |