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Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997 to Mamma

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09954.199 Author/Creator: Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997 Place Written: Indonesia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 January 1944 Pagination: 2 p. ; envelope Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated Netherlands East Indies, January 18, 1944. Pertains to life while stationed in Indonesia. Relays that he may be catching a cold. Responds to news of friends and family, news of the farm, critique of the local chaplain's sermon and listening to a radio broadcast of a scary story.

Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997
Benson, Anna Petty, 1884-1974

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