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Wetmore, R.B., fl. 1967 to Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Wetmore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09573.01.30 Author/Creator: Wetmore, R.B., fl. 1967 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 January 1967 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 12.6 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

One letter from R.B. Wetmore addressed to Mom and Dad dated January 12, 1967. Rod is writing while waiting for a resupply chopper. He says New Years and Christmas were well and asks his parents to thanks Sherman for sending a tape. He hopes everyone is feeling well at home and has recovered from the mumps. He is hoping to visit Rena in Hawaii in February but nothing is concrete. He says he is trying to write more, but it is difficult.

Reta, fl. 1967
Wetmore, Rod, fl. 1963-1978
Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988
Wetmore, Harry Davis, Jr., 1907-1995

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