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Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988 to Mr. H. D. Wetmore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09573.01.23 Author/Creator: Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988 Place Written: Milan, Italy Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 July 1963 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 14.6 cm, Width: 23.2 cm Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Nellie writes on the back of a restaurant reciept en-route to Milan where she will change trains for Interlaken, Switzerland. She is thankful she is in first class because the train is very crowded. She briefly describes the country side and the orchards she passes.

Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988
Wetmore, Harry Davis, Jr., 1907-1995

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