Comeing to
your great City, I have a famile and Can give you good Referns
about my Self. I am a Working man and will Prove up to what I say
and would be very glad to Know from you, about a Job Allthough I
am at work But, If I Could get Something to do I would be very
glad to leave the South, as I Read in the Chicago Defender about
Some of my Race going north and makeing good.--well I would like
to be on the List not with Standing my reputation is all O.K.

I thank you.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA., May 22, 1917.

_Chicago Defender:_ I wish to go North haven got money enuff to
come I can do any kind of housework laundress nurse good cook has
cook for northen people I am 27 years of age just my self would
you kindly inderseed for me a job with some rich white people who
would send me a ticket and I pay them back please help me. I am
brown skin just meaden size.

NEW ORLEANS, LA., August 27, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ i am wrighting you for help i haird of you by telling
my troble i was told to right you. I wont to come there and work
i have ben looking for work here for three month and cand find
any i once found a place $1 a week for a 15 year old girl and i
did not take that, now you may say how can that be but New
Orleans is so haird tell some have to work for food and the only
help i have is my mother and she have work 2 week now and she
have four children young then me and i am 15teen and she have
such a hard time tell she is willing for me to go and if you will
sin me a pass you will not be sorry i am not no lazy girl i am
smart i have got very much learning but i can do any work that
come to my hand to do i am set here to day worry i could explane
it to you i have ben out three time to day and it only 12 oclock.
and if you please sire sine me a pass, it more thin i am able to
tell you how i will thank you i have clothes to bring wenter
dress to ware, my grand mama dress me but now she is dead and all
i have is my mother now please sire sin me a pass and you wont be
sorry of it and if you right and speake mean please ancer i will
be glad of that but if you would sin a pass i would be so much
glader i will work and pay for my pass if you sin it i am so
sorry tell i cant talk like i wo