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Cartagua, G. Battista (fl. 1919) to the Captain of Company H, 309th, Infantry, 78th Division

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.007 Author/Creator: Cartagua, G. Battista (fl. 1919) Place Written: Palermo, Sicily Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 March 1919 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 17.5 x 11 cm. Order a Copy

Requests leave for her son, Antonio Cartagua, so she may see him for the first time in eight years. Offers to search for him herself.

Cartagua, G. Battista, fl. 1919

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