Letters To Santa Claus From Maryland Children
A collection of Christmas wish letters from Hillsboro and nearby towns dated December 9, 1932. The children request pens, balls, skates, a blackboard, dresses, shoes, stockings, candy, nuts, oranges, a bicycle, dolls, a wristwatch, a small piano, a ball bearing skate, a washing set, and a rifle. They ask Santa to remember the sick, the poor, Mrs Sparks, teachers, parents, and siblings.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Mrs. Sparks
Norma Hicks
Mrs. Blades
James Wright
Dear Santa Claus Letter From Hillsboro Children
A fragmented 1932 letter asks Santa to bring gifts for Christmas including a blue silk dress, trains, bicycles, an Erector set, oranges, candy, and Brazil nuts. It emphasizes remembering Mrs Sparks the sick and poor children and asks to help the old and needy. Signed by Helen Lee Short and Ray Baker with date December 9, 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Mrs. Sparks
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