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Burton Jay Smith and Willametta Turnepseed letters, August-October, 1943
1943-10-18 Page 1
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[October 18, 1943] Monday night late, Dearest: I am sending you a box of chocolates for your birthday (a sweet morsel for the sweet tooth of a sweet girl). They're the best I could get here, though not nice enough for you. I'll also send you (come next payday) something a little more substantial. But somehow I wanted to send you something I picked out and packed and mailed myself. Also I'm sending you a couple of books (not for your birthday) one "The House of Exile" is a story of China ... in part, at least, it depicts a way of life which
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[October 18, 1943] Monday night late, Dearest: I am sending you a box of chocolates for your birthday (a sweet morsel for the sweet tooth of a sweet girl). They're the best I could get here, though not nice enough for you. I'll also send you (come next payday) something a little more substantial. But somehow I wanted to send you something I picked out and packed and mailed myself. Also I'm sending you a couple of books (not for your birthday) one "The House of Exile" is a story of China ... in part, at least, it depicts a way of life which
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