Item Information
Title
5 May 1973: Letter from Thomas Smith, Hudson, N.C., to Senator Sam Ervin
Description
Mr. Smith takes the position on capital punishment opposite Ms. O'Bryant's, arguing that the death penalty should be imposed as a deterrent and "that some national, uniform bill concerning capital punishment should be enacted." Ervin responded substantially as he did to Ms. O'Bryant.
Source
Sam Ervin Jr. Papers, #3847, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Date
May 5, 1973