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Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 to Morris "Moe" Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0117 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 September 1943 Pagination: 4 p. ; 19.2 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Written at 11:00 PM at home. Sylvia tells Moe how much she misses him. Went to work and spent a half day in the administrator's office in regard to the Union's Grievance Committee. Stood on line for stamps, cake and gas. Just finished reading "The Siege of Sebastopul."

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

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