[Letter From E. J. Murret to Lee Harvey Oswald, August 22, 1963] Page: 1 of 4
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of both capitalism and society but again, when
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Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. [Letter From E. J. Murret to Lee Harvey Oswald, August 22, 1963], letter, August 22, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth339881/m1/1/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.