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Burke, Arleigh, fl. 1950 to Rev. Cornelius Greenway

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.055 Author/Creator: Burke, Arleigh, fl. 1950 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed letter signed Date: February 7, 1950 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.8 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Responding to Greenway's request for a signed photograph (not included) and commenting that the only way to world peace is through "the establishment of a real Christian philosophy in our own country, as well as other countries of the world."

Burke, Arleigh, fl. 1950

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