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Pickett, Ludo C., fl. 1943-1944 to Mrs. Cordelia S. Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.040 Author/Creator: Pickett, Ludo C., fl. 1943-1944 Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Typed letter signed Date: January 22, 1944 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

A letter to Cordelia Williams from the Railroad Retirement Board explaining that in order to receive benefits after the death of her son LeRoi Shelton Williams, she must submit proof of his death and the information about whom he worked under at the Railroad Retirement Board. Signed by Ludo C. Pickett.

Pickett, Ludo C., fl. 1944
Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

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