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Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 to Jacob Stone

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.067.01 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: March Field, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 December 1943 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 18.1 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document

Addressed to "Dad." Thanks him for his "long newsy letter," and wanted to send a quick note for a follow up. He hopes Bee is feeling better after being laid up, and he wishes he could've been home to join Don while he was on furlough. He writes that he feels terrible about the death of Len's mother, and tells his father that he immediately wrote to Len. Nothing much is new otherwise.

The letter is written on "March Field, California" stationary with an image at the top of men in uniform. This is a handwritten copy of GLC09620.067.02.

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
Stone, Jacob, fl. 1894-1985

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