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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09954.041 Author/Creator: Place Written: Mobile, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1942 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Anna Petty Benson from a sender that signs their name as "D.S." dated November 28, 1942. Inquires about family members and mentions having a cold.

Benson, T. Wade, 1915-2006
Benson, Anna Petty, 1884-1974

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