Letter from Frank Carter in Flomaton, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller, and the response written by John H. Peach, Governor Miller's legal advisor.
In the first letter, written March 21, 1934, Carter explains that he is a sixty-four-year-old blind African American with no family or means of support. His home was recently sold to pay back taxes, and he asks the governor for advice and financial assistance. In the second letter, written March 22,...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the first letter, written March 21, 1934, Carter explains that he is a sixty-four-year-old blind African American with no family or means of support. His home was recently sold to pay back taxes, and he asks the governor for advice and financial assistance. In the second letter, written March 22, 1934, Peach explains that state does not make relief payments; he suggests that Carter contact organizations in his county. |
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