Rome, Miss.,
Jan. 11, 1929.

Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mrs. Hoover,

Many here appreciate Mr. Hoover, and I believe would have supported him, but for their loyalty to the other party.

I had always been loyal to the other party, too, but I considered Mr. Hoover and his principles superior to those on the other side and voted according to my conviction I have lost some local privileges for having "bolted," but time will take care of that.

I am asking a favor of you, if by chance you can grant it-not because I supported Mr. Hoover, for he did not need me. He nor you owe me nothing, I owed it to my self and to my country to vote as I did-but I need help and I hope you can put me in line to help my-self.

I need money to make this year's crop and to fix the houses on the land. My husband died 15-months ago and I have been very ill-my struggles have been severe for the past two years and I am 61 yrs. old with no children.

My land is involved, so I have been unable to borrow money from banks and no one seems to have any.

If I can find people interested in buying land in the South, I can find the land for them. Can you give me any names?

If there is anything here I can do for you or for your friends, let me know, and I shall do it.

Respectfully,

Mrs. W. O. Harris.

January 17th, 1929.

My dear Mrs. Harris:

Mrs. Hoover apprciates the spirit of your letter and wishes it were possible in some way to be of help in raising money for your famm [sic]. She does not know at the present time of any one wanting property in the South, and regrets that she has so many appeals that she finds it impossible to respond as she would like. She would like very much to aid you, and will ask some friend or acquaintance to stop and see you to consult about your affairs if you wish.

Yours sincerely,


Secretary.