Philip L. Chiles postcard to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - August 8, 1917
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Dr. [Henry Milton] Whelpley Ph. G.
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Yerba Buena Island California August 8, 1917. Dear Doctor: – Just to let you know that I am alive and happy. I am in a detention camp and will be kept in detention one month. This is done to prevent any epidemic from getting into the School. Yours respectfully Philip L. Chiles. Company X-4 [Hospital] App. Naval Training School.
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| Title | Philip L. Chiles postcard to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - August 8, 1917 |
| Creator | Chiles, Philip L. |
| Source | Chiles, Philip L. Postcard to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. 8 August 1917. Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley Collection, 1826-1929. A1737. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Philip L. Chiles sent this postcard 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. In this postcard, Chiles wrote that he was being held at a detention camp to prevent the spread of disease. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Naval Taining-schools |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A1737 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | August 8, 1917 |
| Language | English |