I would say, if there aren't any secrets that shouldn't be disclosed (and it doesn't sound like there is), I would keep them and specify for the grands, if they want to read them. I have a few letters that my mamma saved, that I wrote to them from various camps or visiting friends/family, but my favorite is the letter that my maternal grandfather wrote to my grandmothers brother (their parents were deceased early on), requesting is blessing to marry my grandmother, and explaining his feelings about my granny and his plans for making sure he was able to care for her always! (and he did, until he died). I still have that letter and love reading it. To give you an idea of how long ago that was, my mother would be 100 this year, and Granny would be 132 (born 31Dec 1887) Decided to go pull the letter. It was written Nov 17, 1917!! SO, yes!! Keep them. I was a grandchild that LOVE having this letter!
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