Alex Cank Letter to John Franklin Hardesty - December 6, 1929
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John Weinter and Son Ltd BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURERS Carnoustie, Scotland 6 December 1929. Dear Doctor Your letter came to me yesterday. The latest news regarding our mutual friend Jack Milne is so good that I hasten in my reply to send it to you. I got is this morning from Mrs. Milne so it is O.K. He has got rid of the cough that so much troubled him. There has been nothing therefore to analyze for some time. But before the cough was thrown off there was full proof that the T.B. germ or bug was cleaned out. He is under a Specialists named Munro who is recognized as a Top Notcher in his profession. But Milne is to be kept at that Sanatorium for some considerable time yet. He sold his Practice here in August to a Doctor named
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Wilson. Rather peculiar that Milne first met Wilson with the Army Forces in France. Wilson is some years younger than Milne & was with some of the South African Divisions. He had been in that country for some time altho Scottish born. He was most desirous of being allowed to wear a Kilt & Milne gave him permission to do so. They had never met again until Wilson called in on Milne to make an offer for his Practice. So "What do you know about that" Wilson is a grandson of the famous Dr. Livingston South African Explorer. It was good to get your letter & to know that Mrs. Hardesty your [ms illegible: 1wd] & yourself were all fit and well. Your messages to Milne will be with him tomorrow. Did he ever write you? He threatened he would do so but was a bit depressed in spirit. When I returned home after my tour in U.S.A. I am due to be in New York just for a week in the early spring but I will be in St. Louis [Missouri]about early October I expect next year. Sure I will let you know of my coming. It was good to [ms illegible: 1 wd] to meet you & your dear ones. With every good wish to Mrs. Hardesty Jackie & yourself and the Seasons greetings Yours Sincerely Alex Cank
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| Title | Alex Cank Letter to John Franklin Hardesty - December 6, 1929 |
| Creator | Cank, Alex |
| Source | Cank, Alex. Letter to John Franklin Hardesty. 06 December 1929. John Franklin Hardesty Papers, 1867-2007. A2293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | John Franklin Hardesty entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps and volunteered to serve as a surgeon with the British Army during WWI. In March of 1918, he was captured by Germans in Amiens, France. Hardesty was imprisoned at Ratstatt and Villingen Prisoner of War Camps for eight months. Hardesty corresponded with the men he was imprisoned with for many years after their release from prison. In this letter, Alex Cank of Scotland wrote Hardesty about Jack Milne, who was being treated for tuberculosis. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Germany; World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners; Tuberculosis |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2239 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | April 6, 1929 |
| Language | English |