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McCoy, H.L., fl. 1943 to Mrs Cordelia Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.036 Author/Creator: McCoy, H.L., fl. 1943 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed letter signed Date: 19 November 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Letter from H.L. McCoy, Director of Insurance at the Veterans Administration, informing Cordelia Williams how much she is entitled to as the beneficiary on the National Service Life Insurance Policy of her son "Le Roi" Shelton Williams.

Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

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