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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 to Peggy Fabian

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00793 Author/Creator: Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 13, 1949 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

He writes to a young lady with his "hope that you grow up a staunch American woman - and a lady." Letter written on personal stationary.

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Fabian, Peggy, fl. 1949

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