Christmas letters to Santa from Decatur children
A collection of handwritten notes from Alabama children dated 1932 addressed to Santa Claus. Each child requests toys such as bicycles trains dolls skates and a variety of fruits nuts and candy while mentioning family members. Names include Billy Ray Love Leonard Lee Love Melvin Norton Kathleen Garner Alma Shelton Barlean Shelton Mary Fay Nelson and Waymon Russell Coz.
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Leonard Lee
Decatur
Ala
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