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Railroad Retirement Board to Cordelia Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.310 Author/Creator: Railroad Retirement Board Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Postcard Date: 31 December 1943 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 13.9 cm Order a Copy

Postcard from the Rairoad Retirement Board to Cordelia Williams sent to acknowledge the receipt of an application for death benefits of LeRoi Williams. It also asks that if her address has changed to send the postcard back with the new address.

Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

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