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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1152 Author/Creator: Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 Place Written: France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 July 1944 Pagination: 6 p. : envelope Height: 19 cm, Width: 28 cm Order a Copy

Moe played baseball, and heard from Marge who told him the family knew of his whereabouts. He instructs Sylvia to tell Bess he'll write a real letter soon. He jokes that she is becoming quite the beer critic. He briefly discusses why they went to war and he says if they hadn't all hope for future generations would have been lost.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988

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