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Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 to Donna Lawyer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09908.46 Author/Creator: Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 Place Written: Da Nang, Vietnam Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 October 1969 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated October 25, 1969. He writes in an explicit letter how much he loves her. He hopes she is feeling better and wonders what she was sick from. He also mentions that there is only another 37 days until he comes home and he can't wait to see her. He addresses the letter to Donna Handy despite their not being married.

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

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