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Coburn Tom, (1948-) To Carlos J Moorhead

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.01.24 Author/Creator: Coburn Tom, (1948-) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Typed letter signed Date: 17 April 1996 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 28 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

A solicitation letter from Tom Coburn, the House representative for Oklahoma's second district, to Moorhead for his support for NOFAS, the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Coburn is asking for a $200 donation to the charity which is entirely funded by private funds. The organization was founded in 1990 in response to a need for coordinated efforts to combat alcohol related birth defects.This letter is on Coburn's House of Representative stationary.

Moorhead, Carlos J., 1922-2011
Coburn Tom, (1948-)

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