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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0151 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 February 1944 Pagination: 5 p. ; 23 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Sylvia recounts her lazy day, and reports on friends. Says her Dad received a telegram from her brother Alvin [in Air Force training], that says he has soloed. Her sister Mad is finally getting her divorce. Discusses the ability of the soldiers to vote and arguments in Congress.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Rankin, John E. (John Elliott), 1882-1960
Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972
Dewey, Thomas Edmund, 1902-1971
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945

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