grade at Knox
Academy School. But on account of not having money enough I had
to stop school. Sir I will thank you all with all my heart. May
God Bless you all. Please answer in return mail.

NATCHEZ, MISS., Oct. 5, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ Now I am writing you to oblige me to put my
application in the papers for me please. I am a body servant or
nice house maid. My hair is black and my eyes are black and
smooth skin and clear and brown, good teeth and strong and good
health and my weight is 136 lb.

CORINTH, MISS., April 30, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ I am a good cook age 35 years. I can bring my
recermendation with me my name is ---- ----. I am in good health
so I would like for you to send me a transportation I have got a
daughter and baby six months old so she can nurse so I would like
to come up there and get a job of some kind I can wait table
cook housegirl nurse or do any work I am ready to come just as
soon as you send the passes to us I want to bring a box of quilts
and a trunk of clothes so you please send us the passes for me
and daughter. Write me at once I am a negro woman. We will leave
her Sat. if you send the passes if you are not the man please
give me some infamation to whom to write to a negro friend.

BILOXI, MISS., April 27, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ I would like to get in touch with you a pece of
advise I am unable to under go hard work as I have a fracture
ancle but in the mene time I am able to help my selft a great
dele. I am a good cook and can give good recmendation can serve
in small famly that has light work, if I could get something in
that line I could work my daughters a long with me. She is 21
years and I have a husban all so and he is a fireman and want a
positions and too small boy need to be in school now if you all
see where there is some open for me that I may be able too better
my condission anser at once and we will com as we are in a land
of starvaten.

From a willen workin woman. I hope that you will healp me as I
want to get out of this land of sufring I no there is som thing
that I can do here there is nothing for me to do I may be able to
get in some furm where I dont have to stand on my feet all day I
dont