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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.119 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: Oahu, Hawaii Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 July 1944 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 27.3 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document

Addressed to "Dad and Bee." Everyone's mail came through and they each received fifteen to twenty letters. He was disappointed when he didn't have one from Pam, but found out that she had a "brain concussion" and can't write quite yet. He was able to call her and she's hoping to write soon. He asks his parents to keep an eye on her until she can write again.

The letter is dated as "July 22nd." "Letters in a Box" dates the letter as July 22, 1944.

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

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