Letter fragment to Margaret Sharp
Letter fragment to Margaret Sharp, probably informing her of his death.
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CONTRIBUTOR
Kay Hodgson
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
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INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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