_Kind Sir_: I saw your ad., in the Chicago Defender. Where you wonted 15 or 20 good men. So I am Writing you asking you do you still wont them. Also you said that you would send transportation for them. If you still wont them I can get good steady working men that wount to work and not gambling no rounders but working men. I am working man can work at anything not a left hand man but work both right and left. So please let me hear from you at once. For I wont to work and wont to work now. So if you Can not send transportation for all send me one. Please Oblige me. P.S. Please let me hear from you at once. MEMPHIS, TENN., May 22nd, 1917. _Sir:_ As you will see from the above that I am working in an office somewhat similar to the one I am addressing, but that is not the purpose with which I sat out to write. What I would like best to know is can you secure me a position there? I will not say that I am capable of doing any kind of labor as I am not. Have had an accidental injury to my right foot; hence I am incapable of running up and down stairs, but can go up and down by taking my time. I can perform janitors duties, tend bar, or grocery store, as clerk. I am also a graduate of the Law Department, Howard University, Washington, D. C. Class of '85 but this fact has not swelled my head. I am willing to do almost any thing that I can do that there is a dollar to it. I am a man of 63 years of age. Lived here all of my life, barring 5 or 6 years spent in Washington and the East. Am a christian, Bapitst by affiliation. Have been a teacher, clerk in the government department, Law and Pension offices, for 5 years, also a watchman in the War Dept. also collector and rental agent for the late R. R. Church, Esq. Member of Canaan Baptist Church, Covington, Tenn. Now this is the indictment I plead to. _Sir_, If you can place me I will be willing to pay anything in reason for the service. I have selected a place to stop with a friend of earlier days at ----, whenever I can get placed there. An early reply will be appreciated by yours respectfully. PASCOQOULA, MISS., April 8 17, _Dear Sir:_ As you have charge of the Urban League, I want to know if the League can locate work for about 8 or 10 men. We are all middle-aged men and would like to have our faires paid and deducted from our wages. We will work in any small town in Illinois. All of these men are property owners and have large families. We'll _leave_ families 'till later on. Any good you can do for us Will be highly appreciated. P.S. Some of these men have trades and are capable of working in railroad shops. HAMLET, N. C., May 29, 1917.