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[Postcard from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, April 28, 1917]

Postcard from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home in Texas regarding his current trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Clay does not say anything of great importance in this letter but was recovering from his recent sea-sickness.

Date: April 28, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Postcard

[Telegram from Selden Mooney to Henry Clay, Jr., July 30, 1917]

A telegram from Selden Mooney to Henry Clay, Jr. with orders to report in the morning so that he can leave with the group going to New York.

Date: July 30, 1917

Creator: Mooney, Selden

Item Type: Text

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother and family back home regarding his travels to St. Louis, Missouri. Clay says that they are on a train about three hours away from St. Louis but does not know about when they will travel to New York. Clay also tries to comfort his mother and tells her that she should be happy.

Date: August 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 6, 1917]

A letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home describing his trip through New York City, New York in 1917. Clay tells about his going to plays and staying in different places, all while having virtually no money. This also contains the envelope in which the letter was delivered in.

Date: August 6, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Two Letters from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 27 & 28, 1917]

Two letters from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother and family. The first letter primarily concerns his living situation in Stamford, England along with a short discussion about his first real flight time. In the second letter Clay primarily talks about a rain-filled day and reading, along with him and his friend DeGarmo eating peanut butter.

Date: October 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Folks, October 2, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his "folks" back home considering his current condition in England. Not much had happened since the previous letter but it is getting colder; Clay says that Captain Cousins told them they might become captains soon, and he feels that America is getting its act together rapidly.

Date: October 2, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 4, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother regarding his near payment for his time since he left Austin. Some of the money needs to go to his friend after having been lent some; he wishes for his mother to send him food while describing the food he eats overseas.

Date: October 4, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 13, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother back home regarding the recent letter that he received from her and his flying training that he will soon be starting. Part of his letter also concerns the well-being of others back home and the recent "discord in the family."

Date: October 13, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 16, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother regarding the receiving of letters back and forth. Clay asks about people back home including Jack who took a physical per joining the military; in England Clay had just been ordered to get a tailored suit. Finally he asks again to not worry about him while he is away.

Date: October 16, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 19, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother in Fort Worth, Texas in which he mentions that he transferred money to the bank in Fort Worth. The main part of this letter concerns the items that Clay has bought and payments he has received.

Date: October 19, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, October 25, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning his recent joyride in a Curtis machine airplane. He and the other men are now in Stamford, England and have been placed into squadrons.

Date: October 25, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, October 26, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning his stay in Stamford, England. Currently Clay does not have an assigned room and is eating in the officers' mess; he asks for some magazines as he has plenty of time to read.

Date: October 26, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, October 29, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home primarily concerning America's involvement in the war. According to Clay, their involvement in the war has changed everything and hopefully it will be over by Christmas 1918.

Date: October 29, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 1, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home mostly concerning his distaste for the living conditions in England, as well as his poor flight instructor. At the end of his letter he mentions that he will be changing addresses again.

Date: November 1, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 7, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family regarding his current status in England. He did not fly this day as it was a squadron holiday, but does comment on the poor conditions of his hotel living quarters.

Date: November 7, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, November 13, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother on her birthday. Most of the first page is dedicated to his love for her but Clay returns to talking about his flight training. Clay ends by addressing the letter that his mom had sent two months earlier in which she talked about a nightmare she had.

Date: November 13, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 26, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family concerning his recent visit to London with a girl named Ruth. They went to a show and he stayed there all night with her and her mother since the father was away in Japan.

Date: November 26, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Text

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 9, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family concerning his recent first and second solo flights. Clay also says that he recently received four more letters from his mother dated from October and November.

Date: December 9, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 13, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family concerning a recent crash he had while flying. Most of the letter is a summary of the incident but the end of the letter he says that he hopes to finish his thirty flight hours by Christmas.

Date: December 13, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, Fall 1917]

A letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother and family back home regarding his financial situation while in New York City, New York. Clay had to spend a lot of money on equipment that his lieutenant told him he must buy, later Clay spends a few pages asking his mother to be proud of him for going off to fight for a good cause.

Date: Winter 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 22, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family wishing them a merry Christmas and the possibility that he will be home by next Christmas. At the end he talks about the costs of living in England at the time.

Date: December 22, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 31, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family concerning his recent completion of hours on a Curtis plane. There is also a good chance that he will be commissioned soon; he hopes to get a few days leave to go see Ruth Coleman in Birmingham.

Date: December 31, 1917

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, January 6, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning recent posting to Wye, England. Clay does not find this place to be very enjoyable, and he is upset that other pilots coming from the states are already commissioned and being sent to the front.

Date: January 6, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family Back Home, January 13, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home regarding his daily activities in Wye, England. In his letter he talks about different types of airplanes they are around and notes that he saw a Bristol fighter land on a previous day.

Date: January 13, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

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[Postcard from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, April 28, 1917]

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[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 6, 1917]

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[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Folks, October 2, 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 4, 1917]

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[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 16, 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, October 19, 1917]

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, October 25, 1917]

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, October 26, 1917]

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, October 29, 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 1, 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 7, 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, November 13, 1917]

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 26, 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 9, 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 13, 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, Fall 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 22, 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, December 31, 1917]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, January 6, 1918]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family Back Home, January 13, 1918]