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In this letter, dated April 16, 1918, from Kersey Gowin to North Dakota (ND) Attorney General William Langer, Gowin informs Langer of rising prices for bootlegged alcohol and asks him to contact Internal Revenue Collector J. A. Coffee in Aberdeen, South Dakota and ask him for a list of people who have paid for government licenses, and to suggest that the two offices might cooperate with mutual benefits to both.
See also:
Letter from Attorney General Langer to Kersey Gowin Regarding Langer's Stay in Fargo, Judge Coffee, April 18, 1918
Date of Work
4-16-1918
Keywords
Prohibition, Alcohol, Investigation, Bootlegger, Kersey Gowin, Minot, J. A. Coffer
Organizations Referenced
Internal Revenue Service
People Referenced
J. A. Coffee, J. A. Coffer, Kersey E. Gowin, William Langer, F. L. W.
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Gowin, Kersey E., "Letter from Kersey Gowin to Attorney General Langer Reporting on Situation in Minot and Requesting that Langer contact IRS Official J. A. Coffee, April 16, 1918" (1918). William Langer Papers. 282.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/282