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[Letter] 1918 January 16, Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of Free and Accepting Masons, Washington State, Spokane, Washington, to Senator Miles Poindexter.

Title	[Letter] 1918 January 16, Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of Free and Accepting Masons, Washington State, Spokane, Washington, to Senator Miles Poindexter.
Creator	United States. War Dept. Office of the Judge Advocate General.
Publisher	[Washington, D.C. : United States War Dept.], 1917-1918.
Date	1918-01-16
Description	Letter from E.H. Holmes, Grand Master of the Colored Masons in Spokane, Washington, to Senator Miles Poindexter regarding clemency for the Houston rioters. The Senator forwarded the letter to President Wilson.
Subject	African American soldiers; Camp Logan (Tex.) -- History; Houston (Tex.) -- race relations; Courts martial and courts of inquiry; Military Offenses; Trials (Military offenses); United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 24th; Poindexter, Miles; Holmes, E. H.
Type	Correspondence, clemency
Format	2 pp.
Identifier	letter re clemency from Masons.pdf
Source	Original records found in Record Groups 153 and 393, Modern Military Records Branch, Textual Archives Services Division, National Archives Services Division, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland. This digital reproduction is found on reel 11 images 526-527.
Rights	User assumes all responsibility for obtaining the necessary permission to publish (including in digital format) from the copyright holder.

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