f Neb at
omaha he advise any one that wont to go north or west rite him &
send a too sent stamp withen your letter that i may not be
slighte and then when her and your he send a blank with the
letter to be fill an send him $1.50 one dollar an half which he
say it is all is required no more money i will hafter pay i wrote
hem for a pass & that what he told me to do & when i arrive i
would have a job all ready now when i seem what the Chicago
defender says about men get money that way it cause me to stop &
study would it a safe plan of me to go out on such terms an so i
ask you Gentlemen for all infermation that you can give me in the
regards of leaving the south let me here from you at once we
colored people havin a hard time down here now i have paper here
but I aint sind it yet

LETTERS ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF NEGROES IN THE SOUTH

MACON, GA., April 1, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ I am writing you for information I want to come north
east but I have not sufficient funds and I am writing you to see
if there is any way that you can help me by giving me the names
of some of the firms that will send me a transportation as we are
down here where we have to be shot down here like rabbits for
every little orfence as I seen an orcurince hapen down here this
after noon when three depties from the shrief office an one Negro
spotter come out and found some of our raice mens in a crap game
and it makes me want to leave the south worse than I ever did
when such things hapen right at my door, hopeing to have a reply
soon and will in close a stamp from the same.

SAVANNAH, GA., May 5, 1917.

_Dear sir:_ I rite you these few lines seeking information how
could I get up north and if you could do me any good I an five
more men would like to come but we have no money we would come to
any reasonable terms that you makes, and if you cannot do the
five no good please sir try and do some thing for me. I rite you
this mostly for my self I am in a bad shape. I am willing to do
most any kind of work labaring excuiseing hotel. You was
recomended to me by Bro -- -- ---- of Savannah Tribune, now in
plain words plese send for me or get some of the contractors to
send and I will willingly come to terms. I am willi