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Title |
Letter written by Bill Sell Sr. in response to Al Capone's 12/13/1929 inquiry about property for sale. 12/18/1929 |
Scope & Content |
Sell informs Capone that the Trostel property he was interested in was not for sale. Sell suggested a different large, private tract by Oak and Forest Lakes near Mercer. (This would be near today's Iron County Highway G). Bill and wife, Lowrene, owned Sell Improvement Company, a realty and insurance company. Sell had previously worked for Albert Trostel & Sons, a Milwaukee tannery; he was a timber and lands manager. Capone and Sell were close friends. |
Date |
12/18/1929 |
Relation |
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Source |
Hawkinson, Mitch & Babe |
Collection |
Prohibition |
Catalog Number |
2022.022.004 |
Object Name |
Correspondence |
Notes |
Donated by Mitch and Babe Hawkinson and Mike and Paula Scott on behalf of Dale and Joan Halliburton in loving memory of Bill and Lowrene Sell. |
Search Terms |
1920s Letter Prisoner Real Estate Office Real Estate transfers Realtor Property 1850s Mercer Oak Lake Forest Lake Highway G (Iron County) Winchester Trostel property 1890s Albert Trostel & Sons tannery Crime |
People |
Capone, Alphonse "Al" Sell, William F. "Bill" Sell, Lowrene |
Subjects |
Correspondence Gangsters Property ownership & transfers Prisoners Prisons |