ing from you as soon as it would be
convenient for you to reply. There are also many of my friends
that would be glad to get a situation. I am willing to do most
eny kind of earnest work. I am 36 years of age and can read and
wright the english language. and have good experance in busness.
Any communication whitch you may be pleased to make addressed as
above will receive prompt attention.

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA., May 1, 1917.

_Dear sir:_ I am in receipt of your letter of the 16th of April
in reply to a letter I written to you. I will say at this
junction that there are more than 250 men desire to come north
but is not able to come if your manufacture men would like to
have 75 men labores from the south why he can get them for the
fair from here to New York is only 19.00 nineteen dollars and I
do not think that is a high transportation cost to get good
labor. Now there are men here that will work that can and have
10.00 ten dollars on there fair and for a little assistance they
will come at once for the condishion there is terrible the low
wage and high cost of living and bad treatment is causing all to
want to come north. Now I have a family of 8 only, one boy that
can work in the north for he is 18 years the others is school
children and I would like to get them up there with me for I was
raise in the eastern state Massachusett Cambridge and pass as a
master workman in Denver Colorader making brick. Now if there is
any way to assist why do so now if you can only assist me why
just do it as a brother & friend I have 5 to pay for but I have a
little moeny but not enough to pay all way 3 full and 2 half fair
so you can readily see just where Im at but I got my fare but
rather bring my family with me.

ASHFORD, ALA., Dec. 8, 1916.

_Dear sir_: I take great pleasure in writing you and replying to
your advertiser that you all wanted colored laborers and I want
to come up north and could get you 75 more responsible hands if
you want them so if you please send me 3 passes are as manny as
you like and I garontee you that I will fill them out with
responsible hands and good ones so please let me here from you at
once.

ORANGEBURG, S. C., June 14, 1