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and can hardly earn a living. I have a wife and one child and can
hardly feed them. I thought to write and ask you for some
information concerning how to get a pass for myself and family. I
dont want to leave my family behind as I cant hardly make a
living for them right here with them and I know they would fare
hard if I would leave them. If there are any agents in the south
there havent been any of them to Lutcher if they would come here
they would get at least fifty men. Please sir let me hear from
you as quick as possible. Now this is all. Please dont publish my
letter, I was out in town today talking to some of the men and
they say if they could get passes that 30 or 40 of them would
come. But they havent got the money and they dont know how to
come. But they are good strong and able working men. If you will
instruct me I will instruct the other men how to come as they all
want to work. Please dont publish this because we have to whisper
this around among our selves because the white folks are angry
now because the negroes are going north.

WINSTON, N. C., May 17, 1917.

_Dear Friend:_ a little information i am asking concerning work i
am a stranger to you and you is one to me but i saw your optunity
to the colorred people of the south as i am a reader of the
Defender and all so the new York age to i seen Sunday that you is
wanting labers i wants to come up there i am working eavery day
but wedges is cheap don her i am a firman and cannot make a
living hardly and am married man too. if you can secure me a job
and send me past for me and a nother friend he is married no
children i would like to lern how to do molding as the colorred
man is bared of from that kind of work in the south.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA., May 18, 1917.

_Sir:_ this is John ----. will you please get me a job as I have
had bad luck an it left me in pour shape I am a molder and
machinists but I will work as helpe a while jest I an wife sen
transpertation for two I an wife.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA., May 5, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ Kindly inform me by return mail are there any
factories or concerns employing colored laborers, skilled or
unskilled, the south is ringing with news f