Little Rock, Arkansas - April 1, 1917

Little Rock, Arkansas

April 1, 1917

Little Rock, AR April 1, 1917

LIttle Rock, AR April 1, 1917

Olivet Baptist Church
Chicago Ill

Gentleman:

I Read in the Defender where you could furnish information Regarding work on employment. if you can secure two Passes or transportation I will come up here at once any kind of work we are able Bodied it don’t make any difference from a Railroad to a waterBoy if you can’t scure them for us. Please tell me in your letter who to write to. We have not choice who to work for.

I Remain yours truly

Sam Hayes

1308 East 12th St.

Little Rock, Ark.

From Library of Congress, Manuscripts Archives, Carter G. Woodson Collection, I.10 Reel 7, Olivert Baptist Church, Chicago IL. Correspondence 1917, Migrant Letters

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