The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-04-30
NO COLOR LINE IN HIS.
That San Francisco Man Who Wants
to Marry a Negro Girl.

III the Atlanta constitution Il LETT
ter from one James S. Moore, of
San Francisco, CAL, to Sheriff
Thomas, Of Atlanta, asking the
name Of the Georgia colored man
who would pay SIS, 900 to any
white man who would marry his
daughter.
Seeing this letter. Mr.. Lake
Holt, of the firm of Holt & Bro,
in this place, decided to ascertain il
Moore really was in earnest about
the matter. He wrote to him,
signing the name of Richard
Knox, a colored man in this place,
who allowed his name to be used,
saying that Knox had daughter
named Susie whom he would give
to Moore in marriage and $4,000
''to boot; that he could not give
$4,000.
In answer to this came the fol-,
lowing letter:
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Febru-
airy Is, 1890 Uncle Richard
Knox, Esq, Sandersville, Ga.
Dear Sir-Yours of the 7th to
hand, and would say that | would
like to communicate with you, pro-
yided you are the parent of the
young lady in question, ard
would like to also communicate
with the young lady, and also to
obtain her photo. | will also get
photos Of myself, also send you
enc, would also like to know the
age OF the lady. 1 am going on
my thirty>seventh year, AID l
would also say that l should like
to know whether or not | am
writing to tie girls parent, Or
whether this is something gotten
up for a sensation. As you say in
your letter of the 9TH you mean
business. ! also mean business,
and as far as my honesty is con-
cerned | will leave that to the peo>
pie here that know me. As to my
treatment of your daughter, there
will be no difficulty on that score,
Has the young lady got any edu>
cation l suppose, though, she
has.
This is a fine, healthy country,
and I hope your daughter would
have no objections to living here.
The climate is fine, and with mon,
ey, money can be made. White
men out here marry Indians aud
live happily together. | don't see
why white and colored can't dc
the same. Hoping soon to hear
from you and the lady, l remain
as ever your friend and well wish
err. j. S. MOORE.
500 Folsom street.
Mr.. Holt replied for Knox, tell
Ing Moore to send his photograph.
The photograph was received, and
Moore is represented as a medium,
Sid man, II little stoop>shouldercd
and wearing a close cut black
mustache and Ghiskers. Accom-
panying the picture was this, the
second letter:
SAN FRANcIyco, April 3.-Mf.
Richard Knox Dear Sir: Yours
of the 9th is at hand and con-
tents noted, And your delay is
excused by you saying that you
have been trying to investigate
my standing. That is good, and |
am glad you have. You say you
would like to cone west, hut that
the people out here would not treat
a colored man as good as he is
treated in your own state. That
is one grand mistake you have
made. There are lots of colored
people out here and they are treat
ed very nicely. There is no dis
tinction in churches, or theaters,
or eating houses, and the climate
is very much the same all the year
around, no frost or snow. /
think you would live greet deal
longer ont here than where you are,
and it is Il good place to make
money with money. l hope this
will meet with Miss Susie's APP
proval, for l know she would like
the place. am we'll versed Oh
marrying laws in your state IL
Miss Susie is willing, we can marry
out here and | will prove all that
have said. / send you my pho
to and in exchange l should liKe-to
get Susie's. Give my kindest re-
CARDS to Susie and ask her to
write 10 me. shall now await