e graduate and understand
Bookkeeping. But I am not above doing hard labor in a foundry or
other industrial establishment. Please let me know if you can
place me.

NATCHEZ, MISS., Sept. 22-17.

MR. R. S. ABBOTT, _Editor_.

_Dear Sir_: I thought that you might help me in Some way either
personally or through your influence, is why I am worrying you
for which I beg pardon.

I am a married man having wife and mother to support, (I mention
this in order to properly convey my plight) conditions here are
not altogether good and living expenses growing while wages are
small. My greatest desire is to leave for a better place but am
unable to raise the money.

I can write short stories all of which potray negro characters
but no burlesque can also write poems, have a gift for cartooning
but have never learned the technicalities of comic drawing, these
things will never profit me anything here in Natchez. Would like
to know if you could use one or two of my short stories in serial
form in your great paper they are very interesting and would
furnish good reading matter. By this means I could probably leave
here in short and thus come in possession of better employment
enabling me to take up my drawing which I like best.

Kindly let me hear from you and if you cannot favor me could you
refer me to any Negro publication buying fiction from their race.

BATON ROUGE, LA., 4/26/17.

_Dear Sir_: I saw your advertisement in the Chicago Defender. I
am planning to move North this summer. I am one of the R. F. D.
Mail Carriers of Baton Rouge. As you are in the business of
securing Jobs for the newcomers, I thought possibly you could
give some information concerning a transfer or a vacancy, in the
government service, such, as city carrier, Janitor, or something
similar that requires an ordinary common school education.
Possibly you could give me information about some good firm, that
pays from, $3.50 upwards. If I could get a Job with a good
reliable firm I would not mind quitting the government service, I
have been a Mail carrier for 11 years.

I want to buy property and locate in Chicago permently with my
family.

Please let me know what are your charges for securing positi