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Benson, Edna, fl. 1944 to Dorothy K. Landau

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09993.497.01 Author/Creator: Benson, Edna, fl. 1944 Place Written: Hannibal, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 August 1944 Pagination: 2 p. ; envelope Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Dorothy Landau from Edna Benson dated August 29, 1944. Asks for help after she is placed in a wheelchair. Mentions visitors she's had at the hospital.

Benson, Edna, fl. 1944
Landau, Dorothy K., 1908-1992

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