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Winemiller, Robert A., (fl. 1921-1947) to Leonard Eugene Graeff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.022 Author/Creator: Winemiller, Robert A., (fl. 1921-1947) Place Written: Camp Forest, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 November 1942 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 26.6 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy

One letter from Robert A. Winemiller to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated November 14, 1942. Robert asks why Leonard is going to Chicago, and how he is getting there. He mentions that candy on base is four cents a bar. "I read Hershey on the candy bar & old memories come back - oh yeah - I wish it was summer again & I was home." Signed as "Fuzz."

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Winemiller, Robert A., fl. 1921-1947

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