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Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 to Donna Lawyer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09908.25 Author/Creator: Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 Place Written: Vietnam Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 April 1969 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated April 8, 1969. He writes how much he loves her and wants to marry her. He comments that he will change her mind on beauty school as she will be his wife. Handy also updates her on friends and promises to watch what he writes her. He also insists on getting married as soon as he returns and not waiting till 1970. He addresses the letter to Donna Handy despite their not being married.

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020
Lawyer, Donald, 1928-2017

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