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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.247 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: San Francisco, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 June 1943 Pagination: 5 p. : Height: 13 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Diamond tells Estelle that the superb bracelet has arrived, describing it as very "classy". Sidney then offers a prayer, including a plea to God to "[l]et [him] return, the same".

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