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Letter from Peter Taylor, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated December 13, 1941. He hopes the war will not impact Nadine. "We are a race of fools (I mean the human race is) and grief and pity are wasted on us as a race." Referring to Nadine's pregnancy, he writes: "Tell Rogers that if things are delayed it's only because the Gods want me to be there to hold his hand and receive the first cigar."

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sc.0273.001_001.006

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1941 December 13

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Taylor, Peter, 1917-1994.

Letter: Peter Taylor to Nadine Parker, 1941

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