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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09908.30 Author/Creator: Handy, Gerald, (1949-2020) Place Written: Vietnam Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 May 1969 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated May 5, 1969. He writes in an explicit letter how much he loves her and only her. He requests a lock of hair from her. 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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