John Franklin Hardesty Letter to John F. Nugent - July 20, 1929
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Dr. J. F. Hardesty 7-20-[1929] Dear Mr. Nugent - I am sending the notations from my diary but they are very meager. You understand it was not safe to put much in writing at that time but I am glad to send what I have for what it is worth Very Truly Yours
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Dr. J. F. Hardesty July 20th 1929 To Whom It May Concern I hereby certify that the following are exact copy of notations made in my diary while a prisoner of war in Germany in 1918 "July 6th More rain. Naval officer came today but is kept in the Guard House. July 20th Naval Officer
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Lt. Issaacs let out of the Guard House" signed
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| Title | John Franklin Hardesty Letter to John F. Nugent - July 20, 1929 |
| Creator | Hardesty, John Franklin |
| Source | Hardesty, John Franklin. Letter to John F. Nugent. 20 July 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 surgeon with the British Army during WWI. He was captured at Amiens, France in March 1918 by the Germans and became a prisoner of war. He was imprisoned at Rastatt 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, Hardesty provided Mr. Nugent with his diary entries that mentioned the treatment of Lt. Isaacs (Izac) at Villingen. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Germany; World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners; Escaped prisoners |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2239 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | July 20, 1929 |
| Language | English |