Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - February 5, 1919
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[February] 5
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all clear now and can get along. I did not realize how much money I had spent over here. I was simply dumfounded when I figured it up. I feel like a cur because I am sure you all have been making sacrifices to send it to me. As I said, I can get along. The only thing is that I would like to get my watch and cigarette case out of pawn. Outside of the actual value (which is a lot) I am rather attached to them. How I got them is a story you
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Title | Powhatan H. Clarke letter to Mother - February 5, 1919 |
Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 05 February 1919. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
Description | Powhatan H. Clarke wrote to his mother, Elizabeth Clarke, and told her not to worry about him now that the war was over and that he hoped to be home soon. 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 |
Site Accession Number | A0293 |
Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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Date Original | February 5, 1919 |
Language | English |