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Farrow, Joel L., 1937-1995 to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09910.23 Author/Creator: Farrow, Joel L., 1937-1995 Place Written: Evreux, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1959 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Joel L. Farrow to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow dated May 3, 1959. Joel updates his family his service and the weather. He mentions sending home some of his records and a scrapbook full of photographs. He also mentions taking the G.E.D. (General Education Development) tests and passing them. He has been encouraged to take college tests next and is thinking about it.

Farrow, Doris Kitchens, 1913-1994
Farrow, Glover M., 1905-1960
Farrow, Joel L., 1937-1995
Farrow, Wayne, fl. 1956-1960

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