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Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997 to Daddy and Mamma

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09954.240 Author/Creator: Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997 Place Written: New Guinea Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 October 1944 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

One letter addressed to James Mervin and Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated October 16, 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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