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    "title": "Letter from Bess W. Truman to Harry S. Truman",
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        "Bess W. Truman Papers",
        "Harry S. Truman Correspondence Files"
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        "Wallace, Madge Gates, 1862-1952",
        "Truman, Martha Ellen, 1852-1947",
        "Wallace, George Porterfield, 1892-1963",
        "Sermon, Roger T., 1891-1950",
        "Wallace, Christine Marion, 1908-1998",
        "Sachs, Alexander, 1893-1973",
        "Wallace, May (Mary Frances), 1894-",
        "Truman, Mary Jane, 1889-1978",
        "Funeral rites and ceremonies",
        "Mayors"
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    "ocrText": "Mond ar.\n219 NORTH DELAWARE STREET\nINDEPENDENCE, missouri\nDear Harry-\nHada big Their\nthis Morning- two litters I\nI am all dressed-\nready togo To Me Dudley's\nfuneral- for you - Ixent\nthe is going mith the\nflowers ofcourse- Durely am\nglas you took hose few\nMinittex togo see him mi Jah.\nnoon V she said your\nTalker to Mary about mother\nThat she kat up quite awhile\nwas having lunch m The kitchen /\nyesterday d ms at tired.\nyeaterday it makes the Sundays\nDurely was plad you called\na little sharter\nJust fat back pom the feveral\nof frund your Dunday letter here the\nare glad it Cooled 78 over note\nfrom MoHaloted of she ons having\n- That just heda\nabout the heat earlier in the week\nThere ms a pretty good turn out\naft the Derrias - but it much have been\na mess mithout the Masourie and\nfit- - the preacher ms sucha\ndumb burny. Isan alex Sachs There,\nShale write checks for Brudsch\n1713 - Carris 408 Hazfeld ,38 - White\nRose - 545 Jaccard's 31 67 thats for three\nfive madding presents m had & send\nlast month) or shall Isend the\nfills on to\nStartsing you'terain for abittle change\n+ a really chilly breeze has started\nup. am glad you knew where The\nblankets mre.\nThe says a\nrated In in the Dem. primary- - to That up\nplain some f Baca Serman's success\n4\n219 NORTH DELAWARE STREET\nINDEPENDENCE\nmissouri\ntrading mith the skunk after WE\ndon't you There thath can quit\nleave? Ahe & C. would like to do\nmost their trading ata Chain sore.\nIt is surely much cheaper.\nwhy, now,\nshould he jet 100 amount outopour\nfamily?\ngno. May are having Their house\npainted - Is Geo. apt to lose his job\nin Juny? ? Invish 1 Hh's mr Could elect\nIt. Stranges - He would he more agreess\nthan that writch Amtgancy.\nTharried on July June the\nHarr Stree your Lorene Grans\nJoing with th. Martin fifteen years\ndid about as will as we did\nwouldn't you say\n124\nJune toget this a The\nfo-\nLeve\nDEAD\nthe\nINDECT INVEPENDENCE 30PM\n1942\nAIR 6 MAIL\nMO.\nCENTS\nUNITED STATES OFAME\nYou Harry P. Truman\nMAIL\n240 Senate Office Bldg\nWashing tax\nDCC\n219 north delaware street\nINDEPENDENCE, missouri"
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