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Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967 to Leonard Eugene Graeff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.122 Author/Creator: Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967 Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 October 1943 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 16.9 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff to Leonard Eugene Graeff, dated October 19, 1943. Susan opens the letter stating that it is still house cleaning time and there is still a few rooms to go. She mentions that she gave Leonard's green suit to Lill to make a coat suit, and the pants went to Lill's boarder. She reports Jessie wrote to her and was very proud of her victory garden and how much it produced. There was a fire in town from a neglected iron. She didn't go see the wreakage yet but plans to that week. She advises Leonard to spread out answering letters in the hope that it will keep the responses from coming all at once.

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Graeff, Raymond James, 1889-1963
Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967
Hollis, Jessie, fl. 1932-1945

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