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Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967 to Leonard Eugene Graeff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.001 Author/Creator: Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967 Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 August 1937 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 25.6 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated August 31, 1937. Susan details going to a reunion that had good attendance, singing, and speakers. She asks Leonard to thank Jessie for a waffle recipe and a photograph. She writes that the house in the photograph looks like a very nice home. She relays that Bobby came to see Leonard and Charley and Raymond asked about him. Throughout the letter Susan mentions how tired she is and that she does not feel well.

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Graeff, Raymond James, 1889-1963
Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967
Hollis, Jessie, fl. 1932-1945

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