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Western Union to Mr. and Mrs. H. Hamilton Williams and Family

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.102 Author/Creator: Western Union Place Written: Bluefield, West Virginia Type: Telegram Date: 19 October 1943 Pagination: 1 p. ; 14.7 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Telegram is from Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Gill to Mr. and Mrs. H. Hamilton Williams and family apologizing that they could not make it to LeRoi's funeral.

Williams, H. Hamilton (1911-1981)
Williams, LeRoi S. (1919-1943)

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