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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
CF" THE

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON
ADDRESS OF"F"ICIAL CORRESPONDENCE

January 11, 1938.
SUBJECT:

TO THE BOARD

The Theft of Two $500
Federal Reserve Notes.

Dear Sir:
There are attached a copy of a letter, dated December
22, 1957, from Mr. John E. Osborn, Agent in Charge, to Mr. Frank
J. Wilson, Chief, United States Secret Service, and a copy of a
letter, dated January 6, 1938, from Mr. Frank J. Wilson, Chief
of the Secret Service, to Mr. Morrill, Secretary of tho Board,
with regard to

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theft of two

~500

Federal Reserve notes,

serial numbers G00088970A and J00013101A.
In accordance with Mr. Wilson's request, it will be appreciated if you will bring this information to the attention
of the appropriate officers and employees of your bank and
branches, with the request that they notify the nearest field
office of tbe United States Secrot Service at once should either
or both of those notes be received.

L. P. Bethea,
Assistant Secretary.
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Inclosures.

 TO PRESIDENTS


OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Field Force
Secret Service Division
:B,ile 11-4'?/OC
Oklahoma City, Oklahuma
December 22, 195'1

Mr. Frank J. Wilson,
Chief, Unitod States Secret Service,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
For tho purpose of cooperating with local police,
it will be appreciated if the Treasurer and all of tho
Federal Reserve Banks be requested to give not:ice upon
their receipt of .either or both of two $500 FR notes
Nos. G00088970A and J00015101A.
These two nc,tes wore includ9d in the loss of ~Jill75
suffered by Mrs. M. Pannill, 425~ West Main Street,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in a hold-up that occurred
in this city on December 17, 1957.
Respectfully,
(Signed)

John E. Osborn

John E. Osborn,
Agent in Charge.
Approved;
(Signed) Wm. H. Davenport,
Wm. H. Davenport,
Acting Suporvlsing Agent.




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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Washington, D. C.
January 6, 1958 •

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Mr. Chester Morrill, Secretar,y,
Board Of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
We enclose letter under date of December 22,
1937, received from our Agent in Charge at Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, which concerns two $500 Federal Reserve
notes, serial numbers G00088970A and J00015101A, these
notes having been recently stolon from Mrs. M. Pannill
of 425} West Main Street, Oklahoma City.
May we please be notified if either or both of
these notes arc received by any of tho Federal Reserve
Banks?




Yours vary truly,
(Signed)

Fra~

J. Wilson

Chief, Sccrut Service