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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.009 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1942 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the gardening task that he had carried out the day before. Also mentions a divinity student's frustration with the language employed in the army.

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