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Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 to Donna Lawyer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09908.39 Author/Creator: Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 Place Written: Vietnam Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 August 1969 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated August 15, 1969. He writes in an explicit letter how much he loves her and can't wait to see her. He can't wait until they are married and he is home. He doesn't understand why Donna and Dianne are no longer friends. He wants her to be friends with his sister and isn't sure why or how that changed. He addresses the letter to Donna Handy despite their not being married.

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020
Lawyer, Donald, 1928-2017
Handy, Dianne, fl. 1969

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