Title	E. L. Nugent Letter to John Franklin Hardesty - June 29, 1929
Creator	Nugent, E.L.
Source	Nugent, E.L. E. L. Nugent Letter to John Franklin Hardesty. 29 June 1929. John Franklin Hardesty Papers, 1867-2007. A2293. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Description	John Franklin Hardesty entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps and volunteered to serve as a surgeon with the British Army during WWI. In March of 1918, he was captured by Germans in Amiens, France. Hardesty was imprisoned at Ratstatt and Villingen Prisoner of War Camps for eight months. Hardesty corresponded with the men he was imprisoned with for many years after their release from prison. In this letter, E.L. Nugent, Eduoard V.M. Isaacs' lawyer wrote Hardesty about his clients case against Germany for cruel and unusual punishment during World War I.
Subject.LCSH	World War, 1914-1918--Germany; World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners; Escaped prisoners
Subject.Local	WWI; World War I
Relation	John Franklin Hardesty Papers
Site Accession Number	A2239
Contributing Institution	Missouri History Museum
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Coverage	Germany--Villingen; Missouri--St. Louis; Washington, D.C.
County	Saint Louis (Mo.)
Volume	1 letter, 1 page
Publisher.Digital	Springfield-Greene County Library District
Date.Original	June 29, 1929
Date.Digital	2013-12-07
Type	Letters and Correspondence
Format.Digital	JPEG 2000
Language	English
Collection Name	Over There: Missouri and the Great War
Transcript	NUGENT & O'HARA INVESTMENT BUILDING WASHINGTON June 29, 1929. Dr. J.F. Hardesty, 1021 Building, St. Louis, [Missouri] Dear Sir: Thank you for your letter under date of the 27th instant. As Lieutenant Izac places great dependence on your testimony, I hasten to forward to you for examination a carbon copy of Power granted to me by Lieutenant Izac, whose present address is 5380 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego [California]. I am asking that he communicate with you but, as we must complete our evidence in this case prior to the 31st of July, I ask that you accord this matter your early attention and, in any event, return to me as soon as possible the within Power of Attorney Yours very truly, E. F. Nugent Encls.