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Weiner, Morris "Moe" (1909-1988) to Sylvia Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1128 Author/Creator: Weiner, Morris "Moe" (1909-1988) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 July 1944 Pagination: 5 p. : envelope ; 19 x 28 cm. Order a Copy

Moe searched for a place to take a real shower as they had not bathed in two weeks and found a kind of outdoor shower arrangement. He was so happy to be clean. Then they looked for someone to do their laundry. He enjoyed Sylvia's description of the new Russian restaurant.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988

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