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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.214 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: Shreveport, Louisiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy

Diamond informs Estelle that he has half an hour free, and expresses apprehension about the next four days, promising to write when he returns.

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