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This first letter was from Thomas Shields Clarke to his parents written when he was fifteen years old. Written on August 11, 1875, he writes of his holiday in Switzerland.
Venice, Italy
An excerpt of a letter to his parents. Mr. Clarke expresses his interest in Louis' invention.
Cairo, Egypt
This letter, written January 28, 1914, is to Mr. Clarkes' mother. He wrote while staying at the "Semiramis Hotel" in Cairo, Egypt.
A letter to Mr. Clarke from his friend, and fellow artist, Daniel Chester French.
This is a letter from Mr. Clarke to Ludwig Lacher, his former Gardener at Fernbrook. Note that it was written from Paris, at The Hotel Regina, on whose stationary it was written.