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Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 to Donna Lawyer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09908.35 Author/Creator: Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020 Place Written: Vietnam Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 July 1969 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated July 23, 1969. He writes in an explicit letter how much he loves her and can't wait to see her. He also inquires who put her name in the paper which caused her to receive a lot of letters. He is glad to hear that she and Dianne are good friends now. He addresses the letter to Donna Handy despite their not being married.

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020
Lawyer, Donald, 1928-2017
Handy, Dianne, fl. 1969

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