Authors

Kersey E. Gowin

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Letter dated April 16, 1918 from Kersey Gowin to Attorney General William Langer informing Langer of rising prices for bootlegged alcohol and asking him to contact J. A. Coffee at the Internal Revenue Collector office in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Gowin hopes that Coffer will work with Langer and him, providing them with a list of Minot residents who have applied for a government license.

See also:

1162

Publication Date

4-16-1918

Keywords

Prohibition, Alcohol, Investigation, Bootlegger, Kersey Gowin, Minot, J. A. Coffer

Organizations Referenced

Internal Revenue Collector

People Referenced

J. A. Coffee, J. A Coffer, Kersey Gowin, William Langer, F. L. W.

Disciplines

Political History | United States History

Letter from Gowin to Langer Requesting that Langer contact IRS Official J. A. Coffee, 1918

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