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Williams, Cordelia Shelton (1889-1978) to Children

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.348 Author/Creator: Williams, Cordelia Shelton (1889-1978) Place Written: Roanoke, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 July 1976 Pagination: 2 p. ; 26.5 x 20 cm.

Summary of Content: Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. Cordelia writes that she hopes they had a good vacation in Hampton, she does not specify who "they" are. She is also happy that Geraldine's twin girls met a friend they liked. She said that her plants are not doing very well but her watermelon vine is outgrowing everything else. She wonders if Virginia told them about the increase in real estate tax. She received an invitation to Mary Curtice's daughter's wedding and so did Virginia. She sends love and blessings.

People: Williams, Cordelia Shelton (1884-1978)
Kent, Virginia Williams, 1918-1987
Twitty, Andrea, fl. 1975
Twitty, Angela, fl. 1975

Historical Era: 1945 to the Present

Subjects: African American HistoryChildren and Family

Sub Era: The Seventies

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