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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.149 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: Northern Mariana Islands Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 December 1944 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 27.5 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document

Addressed to "Dad." He mailed a Christmas present for Bee to his father's office so she wouldn't see it. He sent six colorful guest towels and a "lovely cover for her bed tray." As it's hard to find nice things, he's been buying gifts as he sees them.

The letter is not dated. "Letters in a Box" dates the letter as December 17, 1944.

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

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