L: July-Aug. 1914; May-Sept. 1915

No 1

Galesburg Illa Sept 27th 1915 To The Governer of Utah Salt Lake City Utah Dear Sir I as an American Citizen Demand a fair tryal for Joseph hillstrom and iff he Dont get it i am no more a Democrat and will work hard against the Party from this time on these Politacal murders just because a man happens to be of another belief is not wright and i will not stay with any Party that will

tolerate any sutch work and while i Dont upholde that man in his views yet i Dont believe in murdering him because he Differs in his opnion from me but i guess thare is some States in the union that wee cannot expect anything better of

Resp Rev Wm Lathrop

Cleveland, O., Sept., 27, 1915.

To His Excellency the Governor-

Dear Sir: Having read the papers of Salt Lake City for the last thirty days, I have come to the conclusion that Josepf Hillstrom, convicted to be shot was in reality not prosecuted, but persecuted, and I therefore appeal to your sense of justice to either to pardon the man or to give him a new trial. Yours respectfully, Leo Lippa

Sleepy Eye Minn Sept 27 1915

To the governor of Utah I write you thease lines in the interest of Joe Hill or Joseph Hillstrom who is marked for slaughter Oct 1.1915 are you as govenor of Utah going to sit with folded hands and allow an innocent man to be shot? a man who has had no chance to defend himself Joe Hill has protested his innocence but has hand no chance to prove it, I as an american who loves fair play and a square Deal Demand a new trial for Joseph Hillstrom

Respectfully

J. A. Larson

Sleepy Eye Minn

J P Lake

Eustone Sept 27-15

governor Utah Dear Sir for Demcarative Sake Please give Joseph Hillstrom his Liberty REsp J P Lake Eustone, Tx