Therese de Noue letter to Elsie - May 26, 1918
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6 rue Maison Neuve Maisons Laffitte My dear Elsie
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lighted to have see him and had him out here do ask him why he did not let me know. I thought him a charming boy when I saw him in St. Louis and been sure he turned out to be all that was predicted. I remember his father, so good looking and charming. I shall write him at once- but do not know the aviation camps, there are so many and many thousands of young aviators
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Must be sure to tell him to write me at once here. So many young men are lonely and it is such a pleasure to cheer them up. And try to make the time pass pleasantly. We always serve five o
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enjoyable for the young Americans
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Died the last of [November]. So we have remained here with your Cousin Elizabeth
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two girls were in the convent, the Assomption at Hay-near Liege
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dear. It was so nice for my daughter who as you can imagine is a young lady now. My second girl, thirteen is in a convent
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Pershing, and the speech he made to Gen. Foch at the beginning of the last offensive
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| Title | Therese de Noue letter to Elsie - May 26, 1918 |
| Creator | De Noue, Therese |
| Source | De Noue, Therese. Letter to Elsie. 26 May 1918. Clarke, Powhatan Papers. A0293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Therese de Noue sent this letter to Elsie. Therese explained how she wished Powhatan H. Clarke would visit her since she lived so close to Paris. She also discussed where she was when war was declared by France. Clarke served with the 21st Aero Squadron and Labor Bureau A.E.F. during Word War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Foch, Ferdinand, 1851-1929; Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948; World War, 1914-1918--Public opinion; World War, 1914-1918--War work--Women |
| 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 | May 26, 1918 |
| Language | English |