Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - August 23, 1919
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[Grand Cafe Brestois letterhead] 23 August 1919 I
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I just dodged being sent to I don
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[Grand Cafe Brestois letterhead] I heard that I thought of getting a discharge over here but I found out that it is very hard & expensive for an American Civilian to get to the U.S. everything is so crowded. Now that I am about to leave there are some things I am sorry to say goodbye to. We will have to come over here next summer or winter but
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| Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - August 23, 1919 |
| Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
| Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 23 August 1919. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan H. Clarke wrote to his mother and told her he was going to be shipped out on September 1st. Clarke served with the 21st Aero Squadron and Labor Bureau A.E.F. during Word War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Military discharge; Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948. |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI |
| Site Accession Number | A0293 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | August 23, 1919 |
| Language | English |