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Conner, Herbert C., 1916-1944 To Mrs. Nueal Dorroh

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09581.02 Author/Creator: Conner, Herbert C., 1916-1944 Place Written: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 07 March 1942 Pagination: 6p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

Conner hopes that Nueal and B.J. are ok and says that he is fine. He writes that the men brag on him and treat him well. He reports that they go out 2 nights on a black out a week. He says that the weather is very different compared to Alabama as it rains and snows a lot in North Carolina. He asks for B.J. not to work so hard and wonders if he is still sawmilling. Conner writes that Erma is worried that he will go out with another girl, but she need not worry. He says that the camp is the biggest in the world and there are some good boys here. He asks Nueal to write him when she can.

Conner, Herbert C., 1916-1944
Dorroh, Nueal, fl. 1942-1944
Dorroh, B.J., fl. 1942-1944

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