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Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) to Morris "Moe" Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0137 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 January 1944 Pagination: 4 p. ; 23 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Written at home. Sylvia has just returned from the Draft Board, and has received an allotment check for two months for $60. This made her feel rich; and she is sending him $10. Says she is doing "okay" financially, not to worry. Says she is going to send him a Ronson lighter and some film for his camera.

Ronson-Produced high quality cigar and cigarette lighters. The Company was created by Louis V. Aronson in 1886.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

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