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Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988 to Mr. H. D. Wetmore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09573.01.10 Author/Creator: Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988 Place Written: Cairo, Egypt Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 July 1963 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 14.8 x 12 cm. Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Davis from Nellie Joe Wetmore dated July 8, 1963. Pertains to travelling in Rome, getting sick and taking antihistamines and that she has since arrived in Egypt. Mentions trying to contact her uncle Rod who left for Munich.

Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988
Wetmore, Harry Davis, Jr., 1907-1995

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