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Shoemaker, Mable, fl. 1944 to Brother Benson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09954.238 Author/Creator: Shoemaker, Mable, fl. 1944 Place Written: Gale, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 September 1944 Pagination: 2 p. ; envelope Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Brother Benson from Mable Shoemaker dated September 23, 1944. Pertains to finances, news from home of family and friends, war bonds, and about the church.

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

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