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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.090 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: March Field, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 April 1944 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 16.2 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document

Addressed to "Dad+Bee." The mail is a mess, so he got a box at the local post office, and includes his new address. He hopes all goes well and asks them to pass on his address.

The letter is dated "Monday 17th." "Letters in a Box," notes the letter was sent on April 17, 1944.

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
Stone, Beatrice Hecht Marks, 1901-1962
Stone, Jacob, fl. 1894-1985

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