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Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1889-1978 to Children

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.355 Author/Creator: Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1889-1978 Place Written: Roanoke, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 October 1976 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26.6 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. She writes that she is missing everyone. Cordelia really appreciated everyone visiting. She signed a contract for an air conditioner on Monday evening. A plummer fixed something in the furnace that Don suggested needed to be looked at. She mentioned that Nina cheated on someone, not specified who, for many years. It seems that now she is in the hospital for a heart attack, and Cordelia feels sorry for her mother, husband, and children. She sends love and blessings.

Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Twitty, Donald, fl. 1976

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