Letter from George B. Cortelyou to E. A. Hitchcock

This item is a letter regarding the Receivership of Public Moneys at Little Rock, Arkansas. Also included are letters from Booker T. Washington to E. A. Hitchcock and from W. W. Gibbs to George B. Cortelyou.

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BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. TUSKEGEE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE. Private and Confidential. INCORPORATED. TUSKEGEE,ALABAMA February 10, 1902. Secretary E. A. Hitchcock, Washington, D. C. My dear Sir:- I have heard very excellend reports concerning the character and standing of Mr. Bush, a colored man who is at present in the Tand Office at Little Rock, Arkansas, as Register, or Receiver of Public Moneys. Judging from what I hear I do not believe you will make any mistake in reappointing him. Of course I do not know in what condition his office is. Yours truly, Bookm re Washythin