917.

_Dear Sir_: your addess was gave to me this after noon by a young
man by the name of Mr. ---- who is now in Conn. and I write him
to see if he could get me a good job so he said to me on his card
that he was listening for a vacan place to apply for but hesen
found any thing not as yet but he said he wood do his very best
for me. This time of the year most people are now goeing north so
much I thought I wood come two so he told me to write you and see
if I could get you to get me a good job and have the people to
write me and advance me a transportation from Orangeburg to New
York. He said you are the best man in New York to assist good
fellow in to good paying jobs. I will look two here from you very
soon.

GRAHAM, LA., May 18, 1917.

_Dear sir_: a word of infermation and a ancer from you please
there are about 12 or 15 of us with our famlys leaving the south
and we can hear of collored peples leaving the south but we are
not luckey enough to leave hear. Dr. ---- clame to be an agent to
sind peples off and we has bin to him so minnie times and has
fail to get off untill we dont no what to do so if you will place
us about 15 tickets or get some one else to do so we are honest
enough to come at once and labor for you or the one that sind
them untill we pay you if so requir. If we war able we wood sur
leave this torminting place but the job we as got and what we get
it we do well to feed our family so please let me here from you
at once giveing full detale of my requess.

SAVANNAH, GA., May 3, 1917.

_Dare sier:_ I understand that you wont some mens and if you wood
sen me transportation for ten mens wood bee turly glad and please
write to me at wonce and lete me hir form you.

MEMPHIS, TENN., May 3, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ Seeing you add in the Chicago definder that you are
in need of labor I write you for full information at once hope
you will please give me. I am willing to come & if you kneed any
more labor I am sufficient to bring them.

Now my dear sir if you can give me a steady job please send me a
pass hope you will write me at once.

SAVANNAH, GA., 4-30-17.

_Dear sir:_ in reply to the labo