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Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 to Sylvia Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0793 Author/Creator: Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 October 1943 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Moe says the boys are playing Gin Rummy to pass the time, and that he has been reading a lot of poetry lately. He says he met a man named Johnny Gaunt. This letter is written from aboard the ship that is taking him overseas.

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

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