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Deane, Marion C. (fl. 1943) to Cordelia Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.024 Author/Creator: Deane, Marion C. (fl. 1943) Place Written: Hampton, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: 18 October 1943 Pagination: 1 p. ; 26.9 x 21.7 cm. Order a Copy

This letter is from Marion C. Deane, Secretary of Records and Placements in the Hampton Institute. She sends her sympathies on the news of "Leroy's" death. She says that all of the Williams children are good kids and offers a photo she has of "Leroy."

Williams, Cordelia Shelton (1884-1978)
Williams, LeRoi S. (1919-1943)

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