Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley n.d
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Letter to Eugene V. Debs, ??/??/1915. Says that she received Eugene V. Debss appeal and is trying to get it published in the NEW YORK CALL. Mentions that Judge G. W. Hilton, Joe Hills lawyer, is going to be bringing Hills case before the Board of Pardons. Writes that she continues to have people sign petitions and write the governor in hopes of a favorable effect.Letter to Eugene V. Debs, ??/??/1915. Asks that Eugene V. Debs write a few lines on Joe Hills behalf for the socialist press urging financial and moral support.Letter to Eugene V. Debs, ??/??/1915. Says that Joe Hill, the song writer of the Industrial Workers of the World has been given the death sentence for murder. Writes that Hill is a victim of cruel circumstantial evidence and the very apparent prejudice against as an agitator in recent local strikes. Also writes that Hills lawyers are trying to get an appeal for which there is a need of sufficient funds. Includes a copy of a form letter to Governor William Spry asking for a pardon for Joe Hill. |
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| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/evdc/id/10270 |
| Collection: |
Eugene V. Debs Correspondence |
| Subjects: |
New York Call Pardon Petitions Socialists Law & legal affairs Famous Hoosiers Labor |
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