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Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016 to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.354 Author/Creator: Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016 Place Written: Hawaii Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 August 1944 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated August 16, 1944. He updates them on his day, and letters and birthday cards he received for his birthday. He thought the one they sent was very nice. He also mentions that Bertha Hutton wrote him and sent a church anniversary photo. He also writes that he saw President Roosevelt when he visited Hawaii on the 29th of July. He inspected the shop next to where he works and was about twenty-five feet from where he stepped out. He inquires about Joe Fortenbaugh.

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Graeff, Raymond James, 1889-1963
Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945
Hutton, Bertha, fl. 1943-1945
Hutton, Edith, fl. 1943-1945
Fortenbaugh, Joe, fl. 1944

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