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if you think you would like to help us out and would not like to do so with out knowing more a bout me or us, I mean the members of the Colord [sic] Church, why I will surply [sic] you with some prominent white people names and address that you may learn of me.

I am not asking for help for my personal surport [sic] that I will and am working for but am asking for help for my and others spiritual surport [sic],

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I too am working for that but it comes so slow.

I hope you will remmember [sic] that the strong ought to bear the infermities [sic] of the weak, so reads scriptur[e] so hopeing [sic] you will give us a few moments of your though [sic] and time and aid.

I am your humble servant. May I ask you to let me hear from you soon,

again your humble servant

Mrs Louella Thompson

Ardmore Ind. Ter. 102 Washington st

[preprinted] Form C. U. 127 6 21-01-50M.

CENTRAL UNION TELEPHONE COMPANY. [/preprinted]

Delaware O. 12 / 18 [preprinted] 190 [/preprinted] 1

Mrs: Jane L. Stanford: San Francisco Cal.

Dear Madam

No doubt you will be surprised to receive a communication from an Ohio boy, but I am triving to reach the summit as some of our great men of which this state is noted, I am desirous of obtaining an education and my circumstances will not permit of it as my daily earnings are used to secure the necessities of life for those who are depended upon me, my mother and sisters. I will not ask you for a stated amount as I am thankful for small favors and will gladly accept with many thanks in advance any thing you may contribute. No doubt you receive a large number of these same kind of communications and they quickly find their way to the waste basket. Hope this will receive your personal consideration.

I remain very truly yours ? hickenbell

[column one] and see my little boy four years old has the same name your husband had Leland, and I have four others, and I am left to take care of them so thought I would ask this favor of you to send me a little money to help make Christmas happy for them, if only a small amount as I know you [column one ends] [column two] would be rewarded for helping the poor when in need as we are.

I do hope you will help us and I will answer your letter soon as I recieve it

Respectfully Mae Thompson 803 Grove St Baltimore Md [column two ends]

803 Grove St. Baltimore Md

Dec 11th 1901

Mrs Jane L. Stanford,

San Francisco, Cala.

Dear Madam

You no doubt will think this letter a fake. But when I try to explain why I write it I hope you will not fail to reply to it.

In todays Baltimore Herald I seen this this clipping I send