colored race and can give you the very best or
reference as to my character and ability by prominent citizens of
my community by both white and colored people that knows me
although am native of Ohio whiles I am a northern desent were
reared in this state of Mississippi. Now I am a reader of your
paper the Chicago Defender. After reading your writing ever wek I
am compell & persuade to say that I know you are a real man of my
color you have I know heard of the south land & I need not tell
you any thing about it. I am going to ask you a favor and at the
same time beg you for your kind and best advice. I wants to come
to Chicago to live. I am a man of a family wife and 1 child I can
do just any kind of work in the line of common labor & I have for
the present sufficient means to support us till I can obtain a
position. Now should I come to your town, would you please to
assist me in getting a position I am willing to pay whatever you
charge I dont want you to loan me not 1 cent but _help_ me to
find an occupation there in your town now I has a present
position that will keep me employed till the first of Dec. 1917.
now please give me your best advice on this subject. I enclose
stamp for reply.

BEAUMONT, TEX., May 14, 1917.

_My dear Sir_: Please write me particulars concerning emigration
to the north. I am a skilled machinist and longshoreman.

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA., May 31, 1917.

_Dear Sir_: pleas inform me of the best place in the north for
the colored people of the South, I am coming north and I want to
know of a good town to stop in. I enclose stamp for reply.

SANFORD, FLA., April 27, 1917.

_Dear Sir_: I have seen through the Chicago Defender that you and
the people of Chicago are helping newcomers. I am asking you for
some information about conditions in some small town near
Chicago.

There are some families here thinking of moving up, and are
desirous of knowing what to expect before leaving. Please state
about treatment, work, rent and schools. Please answer at some
spare time.

NEW ORLEANS, LA., April 30, 1917.

_Dear Sir_: Seeing you ad in the defender I am writing you to
please give me