W ORLEANS, LA., May 1, 1917.

_Sur:_ in reding the defender i saw they advurtise that you sen
transportation at advanced from Chicago now dear sur please let
me know i am a maride man an hav a famly off 5 now if you cant
sen for all send 2 one for me and my brother he live with me he
is 18 yers old then i can arang for the rest after i get out
there now pleas tri and do sumthing for me i am working her for
nothing i will bee to glad to get a way from here so pleas sen me
a pas for me an my brother and we will sen for the res of the
famly after i get there ancer this letter soon as you get it try
to get us work in the ware house or yard work i am a cook an utly
man have to cook serv drink and short ordes an work al nite.

MEMPHIS, TENN., April 29, 1917.

_Sir:_ Seeing the wonderful opportunity that is being offered the
colored man of the south by the northern industries and the aid
in which your organization is giveing them it aroused within me
the ambition that prompts every man to long for liberty. What I
want to say is I am coming north and seeing your call for me
thought I would write you and list a few things I can do and see
if you can find a place for me any where north of the Mason and
Dixon line and I will present myself in person at your office as
soon as I hear from you. I am now employed in the R. R. shop in
Memphis. I am a engine watchman, hostler, red cup man, pipe
fitter, oil house man, shipping clerk, telephone lineman, freight
caller, an expert soaking vat man that is one who make dope for
packing hot boxes on engines. I am a capable of giving
satisfaction in either of the above name positions. I bought a
Chicago Defender and after reading it and seeing the golden
opportunity I have decided to leave this place at once.

NEW ORLEANS, LA., April 29, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ I am writeing you the third time because i am anxious
to leave the south and come north but up to this writeing i have
fail to hear from you i notice in the defender that you are still
calling for men i am engineer and all round machine man i am and
would be very glad if you could locate me a position in the
Molders Manufacturing or any thing pertaining to machine work. I
am not in a position to pay