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Diamond, Sidney (1925-1944) to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.477 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney (1925-1944) Place Written: Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 August 1944 Pagination: 9 p. ; 21.5 x 28 cm. Order a Copy

Diamond informs Estelle that, even though he was jealous of "Stan", he is unable to "stay sore" at her. He mentions the fact that they seldom have political discussions in his company, continuing to discuss the one Southerner's attitudes towards "negroes". He then quotes an excerpt from a letter that Abraham Lincoln wrote to Joshua F. Speed. Diamond also writes about the "Russian-Polish question".

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