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Mason, Tom, fl. 1975 to Alan Brock

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.180 Author/Creator: Mason, Tom, fl. 1975 Place Written: Derbyshire, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 June 1975 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 15.2 cm Order a Copy

Mason offers condolence upon the death of Brock's mother. He offers a quote from a magazine article that he read when his own mother died in 1951 that he hopes will be comforting. The passage describes death as nothing because loved ones are waiting and continuity of relationships persists.

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