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Williams, Cordelia Shelton (1889-1978) to Children

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.357 Author/Creator: Williams, Cordelia Shelton (1889-1978) Place Written: Roanoke, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 October 1976 Pagination: 1 p. ; 26.5 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. She writes that she trusts everything is going well. She asks how someone's sinus trouble has been and says the weather has been nice. Also, six people died from a swine shot, but three people already had prior heart conditions. She is looking forward to the next presidential debate and the vice nominee debate. She did not like that there was a baseball game on T.V. during "edge of night" time. She sends love and blessings.

Williams, Cordelia Shelton (1884-1978)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

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