August Spies letter to Cook County Sheriff Canute Matson, 1887 Feb. 23. Holograph letter, signed by Spies, from County Jail requests permission from Sheriff Matson for Spies' wife to visit him in jail. Sheriff Matson Dear Sir: - My wife is ill. Will you kindly give her permission to visit me? If you fear another newspaper sensation - she might veil herself so that nobody would know her. By granting the above request you will greatly oblige yours most respectfully A. Spies County Jail
Spies, August Vincent Theodore, 1855-1887.
1 item (1 p.); 11 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.
Gift of Isabelle Matson Hofmann (Mrs. Frank P. Hofmann) in 1964. (CHS ICHi 31362)
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