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Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 to Helen Lyons

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.070 Author/Creator: Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 Place Written: Castillon, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 March 1919 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 21.25 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to his wife about the lack of mail from home and the intermittent postal service. Mentions that his company was reviewed by General Pershing and should be returning to the United States shortly. Discusses family and friends. Written on YMCA letterhead.

Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948
Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968
Lyons, Helen, 1895-1990

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