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Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 to Morris "Moe" Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0110 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 September 1943 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Written at 11:30 [PM] at home. Sylvia is very happy Moe called her on her birthday. Wanted to tell him not to worry about her. She was happy they got to say "I love you" to one another. Suggests he end his letters with a greeting for friends/relatives who live in various places so she gets a hint as to where he is being sent.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

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