Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - February 4, 1918
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[Y.M.C.A. letterhead] [February] 4 1918. My dearest Mother Hurrah the mail has come!!! I tell you it was good to hear from you all. It never rains but it pours I got nine letters and one bill. I hardly knew what to read first so I took them as they were dated. I believe I have all ready told you what trumps you were beet to make it stronger I think with all my talk I was nearer to blubbering over than either of you for although I didn
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[page 2] [Y.M.C.A. letterhead] when things went wrong. It seems to me as if my whole experience in the army is going to be a series of things that go wrong. I don
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[page 3] [Y.M.C.A. letterhead] if she starts any ructious. She has her share and there is no reason why she should hog it. As you know I would fight her to the last ditch. Of course it would be just my luck to have another will turn up, but here
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[page 4] [Y.M.C.A. letterhead] The dates your letter received are as follows Marraines [January] 3, [January] 5m [January] 4
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[page 5] [Y.M.C.A. letterhead] Well it being 11 o
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| Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - February 4, 1918 |
| Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
| Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 04 February 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan Clarke wrote to his mother and informed her that he had received her mail and asked for other supplies. He also discussed his recent inheritance. 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 |
| 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 | February 4, 1918 |
| Language | English |