Powhatan H. Clarke to Mother - February 10, 1918
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[February] 10 - 1918 Mother dear - Things go on in the same old way nothing to break the monotony. Of course we have little things but we are all impatient and want to be off. To day there was a track meet and it was a pretty even affair. We have some good men here and simply ran away with the short distance and field events but the longer races were
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a different story. I have not been able to fix up my running account and so have been forced to draw on the emergency. Don
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Dont leave Munsey Cosmopolitan and Old Friend Popular out. Did you subscribe to Censor I havn
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Title | Powhatan H. Clarke to Mother - February 10, 1918 |
Creator | Clarke, Powhatan H. |
Source | Clarke, Powhatan H. Letter to Mother. 10 February 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
Description | Powhatan Clarke wrote to his mother and asked her to send magazines. He also talked about a recent track meet. 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; Soldiers--Recreation; United States. Army--Sports |
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 10, 1918 |
Language | English |