Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - February 14, 1919
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No 43. Tours 14 February 1919 Friday My dearest Mother. Talk about being busy as a bee. I
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full pay to take these courses. Quarters will be provided or the officer will draw commutation of quarters. The tuition fee will be paid by the government. I have been thinking of taking the course in International Law at Oxford but I want your advice on the subject. I think I would get home about the same time whether I took the course or not and it certainly would be a wonderful experience. Let me know what you think about it. I have kept a strict account of my expenses for January. I wanted to see where the money was going. The thing is rather enlightening. I will send it to you as soon as I get back to St. Nazaire. I certainly will be delighted to get away from St. Nazaire the lower Loire. Its almost too good to be true. I would rather be at Nantes than any place I know but Tours isn
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| Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - February 14, 1919 |
| Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
| Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 14 February 1919. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan H. Clarke wrote to his mother about the possibility of taking classes overseas. He was considering taking International Law at Oxford. Clarke served with the 21st Aero Squadron and Labor Bureau A.E.F. during Word War I. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army--Records and correspondence; Military leaves and furloughs |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI |
| Site Accession Number | A0293 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | February 14, 1919 |
| Language | English |