STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ALBANY

NEW YORK OFFICE, 17 BATTERY PLACE

CHARLES S. WILSON
COMMISSIONER

C. W. ANDERSON
SUPERVISORY AGENT

NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 1915.

Hon. James W. Johnson,
#138 Lee Street,
Jacksonville, Florida.

My dear Jim:

Your favor of the 26th instant is before me. I envy you your Florida trip, for to-day it is raining and snowing alternately here, and the weather is as full of chaotic intentions as a page of Chaucer.

There is nothing absolutely new in the political situation except that the various campaign managers are beginning to get busy. Ormsby McHarg is sending out tons of literature on the virtues of Henry D. Eastabrook. Much of this literature is being sent to "the bretheren". I have known Eastabrook for years and know him to be absolutely solid on our question, but fear he is not well enough known to be considered for the nomination. He is, I believe, a brother-in-law of Mr. Cowry, former President of the Western Union Telegraph Co., and very rich. The Burton people are beginning to stir some also, but up to date, neither the Whitman nor the Root people have made a move. When you return to the city we will go over the matter more in detail.

"By the by, while you are in that neck of the woods, try and ascertain the sentiment of the Republican hosts.

With warmest regards to the family and friends, and wishing you many happy returns for the New Year, I remain

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
COLORED ADVISORY COMMITTEE

CHARLES W. ANDERSON,
DIRECTOR

511 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK CITY

Oct. 19, 1916.

Hon. James W. Johnson,

2311 - Seventh Ave.,

New York, N. Y.

My dear Jim:

Congratulations, pressed down and running over,
on your prize-winning editorial in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger of yesterday. Rarely have I come upon a political
editorial in which so much was said, and so well said, in
such few words. It was what that fine old Elizabethan
dramatist calls

"Infinite riches in a little room,"
and every man and woman classed as colored should be proud of
it, for by it you have added fresh distinction to a name al-
ready eminent among living members of the race.

September 27, 1926.

Honorable Charles W. Anderson,
Collector of Internal Revenue,
Fisk Building,
57th Street & Broadway,
New York City.

My dear Charlie:

I want some help in a matter and
you can give it to me better than anybody
else I know. I am writing the history of
the Negro in New York City, and of course
I need to collect as many odd and striking
facts as possible about colored men and
women, their activities and their status,
economic, social, civic, etc., as possible.
I am especially anxious to get information
regarding New York Negroes from before the
Civil War on back to Colonial days. A
great deal of this information you have,
for instance, you spoke of some extremely
interesting facts at the dinner which was
given to Dr. Bishop last year. Of course,
you will understand that I want only facts
that are established or can be verified.

Have you any books containing
this sort of information that I could have
access to for a while? But even more val-

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usable than what may be down in books would be
the true stories that have come down by word
of mouth. I wonder if you would be good e-
nough to call in one of your secretaries at
some time, and dictate to her some of the
curious facts that you have in your mind. If
you cannot spare the time to do it at one sit-
ting, would you do it from time to time as
soon as you might be able to get at it? I
shall, of course, in my foreword to the book
give credit regarding my source of information,
and I should be very glad to give you special
credit.

I hope you are in good health and
that Emma is well. My kindest regards to
both of you.

Yours sincerely,

JWJ/NOS

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