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Letter from Sallie Southall Cotten to Gertrude Weil, May 12,1912, page 1

Letter from Sallie Southall Cotten to Gertrude Weil, May 12,1912, page 1
Letter from Sallie Southall Cotten to Gertrude Weil, May 12,1912, page 1.
Courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History.
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12 May 1912
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North Carolina Office of Archives and History
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Cotten, Sallie S.
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In this letter, Sallie Cotten, founder of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs, uses Gertrude's apt nickname.
425 North Blount Street
Raleigh, North Carolina May 12,1912
My dear Gertrude: -
This is an official notification that what you have heard is true, and you are indeed and in truth "Federation Gertie", and Sally Kirby's nickname was a prophecy. I do most sincerely congratulate myself on my new Recording Secretary and please write to me promptly and tell me you are going to do all you can to help me make

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Letter from Sallie Southall Cotten to Gertrude Weil, May 12,1912, page 1." (Viewed on December 25, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/letter-from-sallie-southall-cotten-to-gertrude-weil-3>.