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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.281 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: Noumea, New Caledonia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 October 1943 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 13 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Diamond writes that from her recent correspondence, he can sense that something is brewing, and asks of her to "bring it to a boil" as he cannot "take much more of these inuendos."

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