Letter from D. H. Turner, Governor Benjamin Miller's secretary, to Mrs. A. J. Allen, and Mrs. Allen's response to the governor.
In the first letter, written December 1, Turner informs Mrs. Allen that a letter she sent has been referred to the director of the Alabama Relief Administration. In the second letter, written December 18, Mrs. Allen explains that she has not heard from the administration, and she asks the governor d...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3906 |
Summary: | In the first letter, written December 1, Turner informs Mrs. Allen that a letter she sent has been referred to the director of the Alabama Relief Administration. In the second letter, written December 18, Mrs. Allen explains that she has not heard from the administration, and she asks the governor directly for help. She gives the clothing sizes of her family (mentioning that she will "be come a mother about Feb 22nd") and urges him to "think of this little forgotten home": "...it seems no help will we get unless you help us a bit, other wise we will have to experience a tough Xmas." |
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