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

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning the recent mail issues and the different types of planes that are used in training. Clay is still seeking his commission which would pay him $230 a month.

Date: Spring 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, Spring 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother for Mother's Day in 1918. This letter primarily concerns his love for his mother.

Date: Spring 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, March 19, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family discussing his posting to his squadron and his address will be changing. He goes on to express his love for his mother and his desire to save as much money as possible while overseas.

Date: March 19, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, March 7, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home during his stay in Scotland. In he first half of the letter Clay is thanking his mother for the box she sent him and some pictures as well; afterwards Clay goes into talking about being the first American Squadron to "fight Huns," and possibly being made a captain by the time they depart for France.

Date: March 7, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, March 2, 1918]

Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother detailing his total number of flight hours.

Date: March 2, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, March 1, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr, to his family from Scotland while he takes a course on gunnery. Clay has nothing but good things to say about the picturesque landscape and nice hotel he is staying in. One of the boys in his detachment also received word that commissions are imminent.

Date: March 1, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Parents, February 14, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his parents regarding conditions in England; at the time the weather was bad and he hadn't flown more than five times the past week. Clay could soon get his commission but could get his wings first if he flies five hours in a Sopwith Pup thus meeting Royal Flying Corps requirements for wings.

Date: February 14, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Parents, February 13, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his parents concerning his status in England. Clay mentions that he is "fed up" with the army system since his pay got cut even further. Part of his letter pertains to his mother getting out and seeing a picture show.

Date: February 13, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Sister-in-Law, February 6, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his sister-in-law concerning his brother, her husband Ashton. He spends most of this letter essentially comforting her and telling her that flying is not anymore dangerous than any other branch.

Date: February 6, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Alliert Ainsworth to Henry Clay, Sr., January 28, 1918]

Letter from Alliert Ainsworth to Henry Clay, Sr. regarding the death of her son and the compassion that Henry Clay, Jr. showed their family. She goes on to describe the unfair treatment Washington has given Clay, Jr.'s detachment in England and herself by not clarifying the cause of Harold Ainsworth's death.

Date: January 28, 1918

Creator: Ainsworth, Alliert

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

[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, 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, 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, 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 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, 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, 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 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 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 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, 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, 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 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

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