[Post Card to Harris Leon Kempner, August 12, 1946]

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Post card to Harris Leon Kempner requesting he help a French man named Lionel de Lille who is coming to Texas.

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1 card ; 8 x 13 cm.

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Post card to Harris Leon Kempner requesting he help a French man named Lionel de Lille who is coming to Texas.

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1 card ; 8 x 13 cm.

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Item text: "Dear Bush - There is a young French [illegible] - Lionel de Lille about 30 - (whom I met thru[sic] a guy at the store- they were in the army together)- enroute to Texas- He will probably call you for some advice about contacts etc- and asked if he could have his mail sent to the office since he could locate no French Consulate in Gal. or Houston - He speaks perfect English + seems like a nice guy - I know very little about him so don't get involved on my account but [illegible] if you have a minute - Hope the kids + Ruth are well - you too -
Love [illegible]"

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Harris and Eliza Kempner

One of Galveston’s most iconic families, the Kempner family influenced the social and philanthropic landscape of Galveston, and its members created an expansive economic empire. This collection includes both personal papers and documentation of the family's involvement in business and industry.

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[Post Card to Harris Leon Kempner, August 12, 1946], postcard, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1412708/: accessed June 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.

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