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Love, Bessie, 1898-1986 to Alan Brock

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.171 Author/Creator: Love, Bessie, 1898-1986 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 15, 1978 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 15.2 cm Order a Copy

Love thanks Brock for a Christmas card and the piece about his mother. She offers condolence, and suggests reading Christian Science literature as a means to heal his grief.

Love, Bessie, 1898-1986
Brock, Allan, fl. 1978

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