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Handy, Gerald, (1949-2020) to Donna Lawyer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09908.23 Author/Creator: Handy, Gerald, (1949-2020) Place Written: Vietnam Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 March 1969 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated March 15, 1969. In an explicit letter he writes how much he loves her and wants to marry her as soon as he can. Mentions two couples they know who got married because, "they had to." He also admonishes her that she is pretty and doesn't want her to say anything else about it. He addresses the letter to Donna Handy despite their not being married.

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020
Lawyer, Donna, fl. 1951-1969

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