Memorandum Prepared by Mr. Mitchell's Secretary Giving Content of Letter Written by Mr. Coffin
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Memorandum Prepared by Mr. Mitchell's Secretary Giving Content of Letter Written by Lyman G. Coffin of Kansas City, Missouri. The document recounts Coffin's part in a voter fraud incident on March 6, 1934. In attempt to get employment, Coffin took orders from a Pendergast precinct captain to "ghost" vote. After being exposed of voter fraud, he was severely injured by an anti-Pendergast gang. He requests that the Pendergast headquarters provide for his medical bills and for his wife until he is able to get a job.
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June 1934
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2706 Bales Avenue
Kansas City, MO
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Society of Missouri-Columbia. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to
the State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia.
Collection Title, Call or Box Number:
Mitchell, Ewing Young, Jr. (1873-1954), Papers, 1840-1949, Folder 2954
Digital Object Identifier:
SHSMO-C1041-F02954-0001
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