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Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997 to Will

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09954.218 Author/Creator: Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997 Place Written: San Francisco, California Type: V-Mail Date: 19 June 1944 Pagination: 1 V-mail ; envelope Order a Copy

One v-mail addressed to Willie Hughey from Eris B. Benson dated San Francisco, California, June 19, 1944. Responds to details of a letter sent earlier by her and inquires about the farm.

Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997
Hughey, Willie Fay, 1917-2010

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