Check for $1.95 made out to the State of Alabama Treasurer
Title
Check for $1.95 made out to the State of Alabama Treasurer
Creator
Halliburton, Louise E. Herron, 1897-1991.
Description
Check enclosed with letter written to Alabama Governor James E. Folsom on 1958-08-23. Check made out to the State of Alabama Treasurer to cover the $1.95 theft by Jimmy Wilson committed on July 1957 that led to his conviction and death sentence in 1958.
Subject
Racism
Source
Halliburton Collection
Format
Digital image captured with an Epson 12000XL scanner. TIFF file created from a check scanned and resized to 1500x 639 pixels, 96 dpi.
Contributor
Nora Jimenez
Date Modified
2022-07-27
Rights Holder
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52091
Date
1958-08-23
Language
English
Medium
Paper (overall material)
Files
Collection
Citation
Halliburton, Louise E. Herron, 1897-1991. , “Check for $1.95 made out to the State of Alabama Treasurer,” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed December 21, 2024, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/7625.