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Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998 to Jack Kershaw

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09759 Author/Creator: Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 June 1977 Pagination: 3 p. 24 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

One letter to Jack Kershaw dated June 14, 1977 from James Earl Ray. Ray writes from prison pertainng to a transfer between prisons. He was opposed to transferring to a federal prison believing that he would be assaulted or murdered. Relays statutes and laws that would be in his favor to prevent a transfer.

Kershaw, Jack, 1913-2010
Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998

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