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Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1889-1978 Dear Geri

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.313 Author/Creator: Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1889-1978 Place Written: Roanoke, Virginia Type: Autograph letter Date: 18 February 1974 Pagination: 1 p. ; 26.5 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Cordelia writes to Geraldine, providing Henrietta's address. She tells a story of Eunice P. fainting in school and being sent to the hospital to be operated on for gall stones. She tells Geri not to worry about how things are going at home and to remember that if she needs help, Cordelia will come to see her. She tells her "God Bless each of you." There is no signature.

Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Twitty, Geraldine Williams, 1930-

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