Kenneth N. Robinson letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - December 26, 1918
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Froidor France [December] 26, 1918 From: Sgt 1st cl. K.N. Robinson Evacuation Hosp # 10 Amer. Exped. Forces. To: Dr. [Henry Milton] Whelpley c/o Meyer [Brothers Drug Company] St. Louis, [Missouri] U.S. A. Dear Dr. Whelpley, Just a line to let you know that one of your old students is safe alive in good health in France, and in hopes to be back in the good old U.S.A. in time to attend the next Druggist Convention I have been over here, a little over five months, on two fronts and then some pretty tough place. I am in charge of the Dispensary and am kept awful busy, during this last big drive, I was making twenty gallons of Dakins Solution a day, besides the regular work. I have met several of the boys from my class (1915) who are stationed in different Hosp. close by. Our Hosp. has been turned into a camp Hosp. since the signing of the Armistice, and we are taking care of the sick boys from the near by companies. They say as soon as all these companies are moved out, that we will move and I am praying every night that they
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they will start moving the next day. There is to be a little entertainment in our club rooms tonight. So I must close. Remember me to all my friends at the school. I remain yours truly Kenneth N. Robinson (from Warrensburg [Missouri])
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| Title | Kenneth N. Robinson letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - December 26, 1918 |
| Creator | Robinson, Kenneth N. |
| Source | Robinson, Kenneth N. Letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. 26 December 1918. Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley Collection, 1826-1929. A1737. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Kenneth N. Robinson sent this letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. Dr. Whelpley was the dean of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and editor of the Meyer Brothers Druggist magazine. Robinson described his job in the dispensary. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Pharmacists |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A1737 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | December 26, 1918 |
| Language | English |