Unnamed Revenue Officers and Deputies

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-07-15 08:28
Text: 
"A Point of Law"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Revenue Officers and Deputies
Display Name: 
Unnamed Revenue Officers and Deputies
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Revenue Officers and Deputies
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Lower Class
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Administrative
Specific Job: 
Federal Revenue Agents
First Mentioned: 
Lucas Beauchamp's Cabin in "A Point of Law" (Location)
Other Texts: 
Go Down, Moses
Biography: 

The "revenue officers" whom Lucas imagines taking George Wilkins into custody would have worked for the U.S. government (215). Selling or buying alcohol was illegal by Mississippi state law, but in general the moonshiners who made and sold whiskey were prosecuted for evading federal tax regulations.

Individual or Group: 
Group
Character changes class in this text: 

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