Letter from Walter F. White to J. A. A. Burnquist, August 16, 1920.

Type of event: Lynchings

Location: Minnesota; United States

Addressee: J. A. A. Burnquist

Addressor: Walter F. White

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Document type: Correspondence

Documents: Letter from Walter F. White to J. A. A. Burnquist, August 16, 1920.

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Minnesota. Governor (1915-1921: Burnquist).
Records.
Subject Files (File 648c): Duluth Lynchings, 1920.
Letter from Walter F. White to J. A. A. Burnquist, August 16, 1920.

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Walter F. White,
Assistant Secretary

August 16, 1920.


Honorable J.A.A. Burnquist,
State of Minnesota,
Executive Department
St. Paul, Minn.


My dear Governor Burnquist:

Thank you very much for your letter of the 12th., telling of the action of the Grand Jury in the Duluth lynching cases.

We shall watch very closely the results of the trials and I shall take up with you the matter of a statement to the press after the trials are completed.

I need hardly tell you how pleased we are with what has been done already and especially are we gratified at the manifestation of you genuine interest in these cases.

Very truly yours,
Walter White
Assistant Secretary.