Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - December 12, 1918
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[Hotel Negresco letterhead] No 40. 8:00P.M. December 12, 1918 My dearest Mother. I certainly am ashamed of myself. It is nearly a month since my last but I have been frightfully busy and pushing my leave to beat the band and can you believe it I am actually on leave. Not a damn thing to worry about for seven days. I arrived here at 5:45 so naturally have not seen much but it seems like heaven. I imagine it is very much like southern California, It is almost tropical and it is the only place I have seen in France that I have
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not been disappointed in. Hope I wont be in the morning. Mt good friend Mr. Gygi proprietor of the hotel de France Nantes who charges me 35 francs a day for a room & bath but no toilet told me this was the best hotel. Holy Mike when I saw this place I almost put my tail between my legs and beat it. It is the first real hotel I have seen in France. However I got up my courage enough to ask the price of a room & bath (I thought I might as well start out big) and I almost fainted when they told me that for American Officers the most expensive room & bath was 35 francs. I finally picked out a room for 20 frs a day with a great big double bed a dressing
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room a large bathroom & a separate w.c. It
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after waiting 7 months for leave (we are supposed to have leave every 4 mos) I am going to enjoy myself. I only hope the cash arrives in time. You know the seven days only start after you arrive at your destination. I took 5 days to get here and I am going to take at least 10 to get back I expected to stay a while at Marseille but I couldn
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| Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - December 12, 1918 |
| Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
| Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 12 December 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan Clarke wrote to his mother and informed her that he finally received leave and was enjoying life in an extravagant hotel. 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; Military leaves and furloughs; Soldiers--Recreation |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI |
| Site Accession Number | A0293 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | December 12, 1918 |
| Language | English |