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Wilson, J. Alex, fl. 1943 to Clarence W. Slocum

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10151.03 Author/Creator: Wilson, J. Alex, fl. 1943 Place Written: Newark, New Jersey Type: V-Mail Date: May 21, 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : V-Mail ; Height: 13 cm, Width: 10.6 cm Order a Copy

One V-Mail from J. Alex Wilson to Clarence W. Slocum dated May 21, 1943. Contains well wishes and a update on the production of a steel wool substitute. He also mentions a friend who is based in the same area that Solcum is that Solcum should introduce himself to if they run into each other.

Wilson, J. Alex, fl. 1943
Slocum, Clarence W., fl. 1943

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