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.
Date
1958-08-23
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.
Language
English
Contributor
Nora Jimenez
Date Modified
2022-07-27
Medium
Paper (overall material)
Rights Holder
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52091
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 March 27, 2023, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/7625.