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Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 to Sylvia Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0820 Author/Creator: Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 Place Written: England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 November 1943 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Moe acknowledges their ninth anniversary, and regrets that he has but only words to mark the years of love and happiness. He talks about the differences between the food back home and English food., and tells Sylvia he is low on money and needs $15 a month.

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

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