es in this plase all kinds they have some real
colored churches I have been on the Allegany Mts twice seem like
I was on Baal Tower. Lisen Hayes I am here & I am going to stay
ontell fall if I dont get sick its largest city I ever saw 45
miles long & equal in breath & a smoky city so many mines of all
kind some places look like torment or how they say it look & some
places look like Paradise in this great city my sister in law
goes too far I stop here I will visit her this summer if I get a
pass I cant spend no more money going further from Home I am 26
miles from my son Be sweet Excuse me for writeing on both sides I
have so much to say I want to save ever line with a word and that
aint the half but I have told you real facts what I have said I
keps well so far & I am praying to contenure & I hope you & your
dear sweet wife will pray for me & all of my sisters & Bros &
give Mrs. C. my love & sis Jennie & all the rest & except a
barrel ful for you and Hayes Pleas send me a letter of
recommendation tell Dr., to sign & Mr. Oliver. I remain your
friend.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, Aug. 28, 1917.

hollow Dr. my old friend how are you to day i am well and is
doing fine plenty to eat and drink and is making good money in
fact i am not in the best of health i have not had good health
sence i ben here, i thought once i would hefter be operrated on
But i dont no. i were indeed glad to recieve that paper from
Union Springs, i saw in this a peas swhare I wrote to ellesfore a
2 horse farm, i have seval nochants of coming back, yet i am
doing well no trouble what ever except i can not raise my
children here like they should be this is one of the worst places
in principle you ever look on in your life but it is a fine place
to make money all nattions is here, and let me tell you this
place is crowded with the lowest negroes you ever meet, when i
first come here i cold hardly ever see a Negro but no this is as
meny here is they is thir all kinds of loffers. gamblers pockit
pickers you are not safe here to walk on the streets at night you
are libble to get kill at eny time thir have ben men kill her
jest because he want allow stragglers in his family, yet i have
not had no trouble no way. and we are making good money here, i
have