Miriam Van Waters Papers. Male Prisoner Correspondence, 1927-1971. Correspondence: A, 1965-1966. A-71, folder 594. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

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Dear Dr Van Waters —

Just thought I'd drop you a line to ask anouther favor of you.

My friend Lucille Ollis is going before the Parole Board at Framingham this month I think, that is I figured it out to be this month. I was wondering if you would see if she is granted a parole, I don't want to be a bother but it would mean a lot to me to know this. I would greatly appreciate

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it.

I trust you had a Merry Xmas and I wish you the best new year.

Please excuse this short letter, but at the present I don't have time to write any more.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Your's Truly David. J. Arrick

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Dear Dr Van Waters —

Thank you for your welcome letter which I received today.

I am so glad to hear Lucille is well and is geting on allright, I certainly hope that finding these things out is not a bother to you. I thought that she would see the Parole Board this month but I guess the system there is different from here.

The information you asked for I will be glad to tell you.

First of all either Lucille or I are married to anyone at the time and we were arrested to gether on the same charges also. I am serving 5 to 6 years

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and I am slated to see the Parole Board in September of this year. At the time of our arrest both Lucille and I lived in Hartford Conn. I am not sure where Lucille will go on parole, I was wondering if she will go to Htfd. She is a fine girl Mrs Van Waters, she had a problem like I did, (that is a drug problem) but I pray that she has overcome it as I am sure I have, and the one thing I hope for is for us to be together if possible when this is over, and lead a normal life.

I think I told you that I was denied permission to write her, I'm not sure but I think I did. It's been such

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long time since we've heard from each other I hope she hasn't forgotten me. I certainly wish you could speak to her but I can understand why you aerent allowed.

Anyway I thank you very much for every thing your doing for me, but I wish I could find out if Lucille's feeling's toward me have changed in any way, this is what I wonder about, and do you think it would be detremental to her parole to have contact with me. I guess that's all for now, so Ill close, and I hope to hear from you soon

The best to you. David Arrick