which I sat out to write.

What I would like best to know is can you secure me a position
there? I will not say that I am capable of doing any kind of
labor as I am not. Have had an accidental injury to my right
foot; hence I am incapable of running up and down stairs, but can
go up and down by taking my time. I can perform janitors duties,
tend bar, or grocery store, as clerk. I am also a graduate of the
Law Department, Howard University, Washington, D. C. Class of '85
but this fact has not swelled my head. I am willing to do almost
any thing that I can do that there is a dollar to it. I am a man
of 63 years of age. Lived here all of my life, barring 5 or 6
years spent in Washington and the East. Am a christian, Bapitst
by affiliation.

Have been a teacher, clerk in the government department, Law and
Pension offices, for 5 years, also a watchman in the War Dept.
also collector and rental agent for the late R. R. Church, Esq.
Member of Canaan Baptist Church, Covington, Tenn. Now this is the
indictment I plead to.

_Sir_, If you can place me I will be willing to pay anything in
reason for the service. I have selected a place to stop with a
friend of earlier days at ----, whenever I can get placed there.
An early reply will be appreciated by yours respectfully.

PASCOQOULA, MISS., April 8 17,

_Dear Sir:_ As you have charge of the Urban League, I want to
know if the League can locate work for about 8 or 10 men. We are
all middle-aged men and would like to have our faires paid and
deducted from our wages.

We will work in any small town in Illinois. All of these men are
property owners and have large families. We'll _leave_ families
'till later on.

Any good you can do for us Will be highly appreciated.

P.S. Some of these men have trades and are capable of working in
railroad shops.

HAMLET, N. C., May 29, 1917.

_Gentlemen:_ I am very desirous of changing my location and am
writing to know whether or not you can find a lucrative opening
for me somewhere in the North.

I am 42 years old, married, wife and four children and a public
school teacher and printer by profession and trade. Will accept
any kind of work with living wages, on tobacco farm or factor