Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to an unidentified friend, 1918 Apr. 20.

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Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to an unidentified friend, 1918 Apr. 20.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270844985

1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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