[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Colonel Lewis C. Perry - January 16, 1924]
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A letter written to Col. Lewis C. Perry, Terrell, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated January 16, 1924. Carswell explains concerning the District Governorship election and the intention of the Abilene club to propose Lion Green for the Governorship. Carswell writes, "We of the Abilene club are of the opinion, Col. Perry, that Lionism can be best served by your re-election — if you elect not to serve we will push Lion Green's candidacy".
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A letter written to Col. Lewis C. Perry, Terrell, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated January 16, 1924. Carswell explains concerning the District Governorship election and the intention of the Abilene club to propose Lion Green for the Governorship. Carswell writes, "We of the Abilene club are of the opinion, Col. Perry, that Lionism can be best served by your re-election — if you elect not to serve we will push Lion Green's candidacy".
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T. N. Carswell Collection
This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.
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Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood).[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Colonel Lewis C. Perry - January 16, 1924],
letter,
January 16, 1924;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1397542/:
accessed June 5, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.