Letter, 1933 June 21, New York, to Perry Walton, Boston.

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Letter, 1933 June 21, New York, to Perry Walton, Boston.

An appeal for funds, recounting the growth of Socialist Party membership and the cost to maintain organizers in the field.

1 p., in folder ; 26 cm.

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