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McCray, Mary, fl. 1943 Sympathies for the Williams Family

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.029 Author/Creator: McCray, Mary, fl. 1943 Place Written: Roanoke, Virginia Type: Autograph note signed Date: 19 October 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13.9 cm, Width: 21.7 cm Order a Copy

This note says that God is the only thing that can comfort broken hearts, in reference to the passing of LeRoi Williams. This note is a continuation of GLC09587.028.

McCray, Mary, fl. 1943
Coles, Bessie, fl. 1943
Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

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