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York, Alvin C. (1887-1964) VFW petition for payment adjusted compensation

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06651.01 Author/Creator: York, Alvin C. (1887-1964) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: circa January 1935 Pagination: 2 p. : clipping ; 37.4 x 23.8 cm. Order a Copy

Petition from the Veterans of Foreign Wars signed by approximately thirty veterans. Includes clipping and brief handwritten description.

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