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Hylan, John, 1868-1936 to Perriton Maxwell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.144 Author/Creator: Hylan, John, 1868-1936 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 3 June 1918 Pagination: 2 p. 25.4 x 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Hylan writes to the editor of the "Nation War Record and Review," as Mayor of New York. He responds to the question: "After Death - What?" Hylan writes that death is like birth, and man passes into a larger world than the one in which he lives. He uses this theme as a comfort for the high casualty rate of World War I.

Hylan, John Francis, 1868-1936
Maxwell, Perriton, 1868-1947

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