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Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 to Donna Lawyer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09908.16 Author/Creator: Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 Place Written: Vietnam Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 February 1969 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated February 22, 1969. In an explicit letter he writes how much he loves her and can't wait to get home to her. He also mentions many mutual friends and who he has been getting letters from. He addresses the letter to Donna Handy despite their not being married.

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020
Lawyer, Donald, 1928-2017

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