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Holbrooke, Lenore, fl. 1943-1944 to Richard Jerome Silbiger

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09684.14 Author/Creator: Holbrooke, Lenore, fl. 1943-1944 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 September 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 19.6 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Lenore Holbrooke to Richard Jerome Silbiger, dated September 9, 1943. Lenore writes to her nephew that she bought and sent a box of cookies that his father said he likes. She hopes all is well, and that the heat in Florida wasn't too bad for him this last summer.

Holbrooke, Lenore, fl. 1943-1944
Silbiger, Richard Jerome, 1922-1999

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