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Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997 to Mamma

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09954.105 Author/Creator: Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997 Place Written: Camp Shelby, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 February 1943 Pagination: 1 p. ; envelope Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated February 26, 1943. Pertains to Hitler claiming that Jesus Christ would be returning. Benson refers to it as a "false belief."

Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997
Benson, Anna Petty, 1884-1974
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

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