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Becker, Samuel, fl. 1943 to Sylvia Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1529 Author/Creator: Becker, Samuel, fl. 1943 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 14, 1943 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 28 cm Order a Copy

Sam writes that he received Sylvia's package of salami and halvah. He shared it with the boys, and tried to get some mustard from the Px, but they said it was against regulations.

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Becker, Samuel, fl. 1943

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