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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.456 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 July 1944 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21.2 cm, Width: 28 cm Order a Copy

Diamond writes that the day was spent in an "insane squabble to straighten out an ammunition expenditure report, censoring mail, a lecture on voting - and an afternoon at the beach -" Diamond proceeds to complain about the complexity of the army voting procedures.

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