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Hopkins, Harold C., fl. 1918-1919 to Mrs. A.W. Hopkins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.018 Author/Creator: Hopkins, Harold C., fl. 1918-1919 Place Written: France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 October 1918 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 21 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Sends his mother a Christmas package coupon and reminds her to include two pounds of maple sugar. Includes his address and points out that he has been promoted to a first class private. Written on American Expeditionary Forces letterhead.

Hopkins, Harold C., fl. 1918-1919
Hopkins, A.W., Mrs., fl. 1918-1919

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