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Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 to Helen Lyons [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.078 Author/Creator: Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa November 1918 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes to his wife about a problem with official paperwork regarding their daughter's monetary allotment from the army. Written on American Expeditionary Force letterhead. Last two pages of letter only.

Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968
Lyons, Helen, 1895-1990
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
World War I
Military History
Soldier's Letter
Global History and Civics
Foreign Affairs
Soldier's Pay
Children and Family
World War I

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