The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.11, page 14, Mar. 1911, U. of Illinois Press

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The BOO KER T. WAS HINGTO N Papers From Mervin Jack Chisum Hare Valley, Va. Mch 2 ~ st, ~ 9 Dear Dr Washington: Accept my and my wife's sincerest sympathy. We have only been able to get the Baltimore papers thus far and they contain a miserably garbled report, but we know there Is a hornble mistake some where made. In any event, we know you have been pounced upon by some malicious brute and are being terribly misrepresented by the Southern Press. Yours always faithfully and yours to command (any where any minute) Chisum ALS Con. 434 BTW Papers DLC. Written on stationery of the Brickhouse Banking Co., of which Chisum was president. From Edgar B. Haymond New York March 2 I, 19 Dear Sir: A white Virginian, who has spent most of his life in Bedford County, desires to express to you his sympathy, his condolence and entire confidence of your innocence. As the horrible thing was predestined, each of us is glad it did not happen south of the Potomac. Truly yours, Edgar B. Haymond ALS Con. 434 BTW Papers DLC. I4