Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) to Morris "Moe" Weiner
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0065 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 June 1943 Pagination: 6 p. ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy
Written at 10:30 PM. Sylvia comments on Moe's seeing Mount Ranier [Washington State] from the truck on the way to his new base. Recalls that he always said he wanted to see the West. Gives him the addresses of some friends in the Army. Notes he has become acquainted with 2 refugees. Is interrupted by a phone call. Reports back that it was his mother saying he is coming home.
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