Vol.1: Autobiog. Vol.2: 1860-1889 Vol.3: 1889-1895 Vol.4: 1895-1898 Vol.5: 1899-1900 Vol.6: 1901-1902 Vol.7: 1903-1904 Vol.8: 1904-1906 Vol.9: 1906-1908 Vol.10: 1909-11 Vol.11: 1911-12 Vol.12: 1912-14 Vol.13: 1914-15 Vol.14: Index           All Writings Vol.1: Autobiog. Vol.2: 1860-1889 Vol.3: 1889-1895 Vol.4: 1895-1898 Vol.5: 1899-1900 Vol.6: 1901-1902 Vol.7: 1903-1904 Vol.8: 1904-1906 Vol.9: 1906-1908 Vol.10: 1909-11 Vol.11: 1911-12 Vol.12: 1912-14 Vol.13: 1914-15
Volume 1: Autobiographical Writings Volume 2: 1860-1889 Volume 3: 1889-1895 Volume 4: 1895-1898 Volume 5: 1899-1900 Volume 6: 1901-1902 Volume 7: 1903-1904 Volume 8: 1904-1906 Volume 9: 1906-8 Volume 10: 1909-11 Volume 11: 1911-12 Volume 12: 1912-14 Volume 13: 1914-15 Volume 14: Cumulative Index   BTWP Vol.12 Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-vi Contents, pp. vii-xvi Introduction, pp. xvii-xx Errata, pp. xxi-xxii Symbols and Abbreviations, pp. xxiii-xxiv Documents, 1912-14, pp. 1-2 Sept. 1912, pp. 3-30 Oct. 1912, pp. 30-44 Nov. 1912, pp. 44-82 Dec. 1912, pp. 82-96 1912, pp. 96-98 Jan. 1913, pp. 99-110 Feb. 1913, pp. 110-128 Mar. 1913, pp. 128-153 Apr. 1913, pp. 153-173 May 1913, pp. 173-193 June 1913, pp. 194-226 July 1913, pp. 226-244 Aug. 1913, pp. 244-269 Sept. 1913, pp. 269-302 Oct. 1913, pp. 303-327 Nov. 1913, pp. 327-363 Dec. 1913, pp. 363-388 Jan. 1914, pp. 388-432 Feb. 1914, pp. 432-462 Mar. 1914, pp. 462-490 Bibliography, pp. 491-492 The page presentation framework of the Booker T. Washington papers is designed to provide researchers worldwide with searchable access to the thousands of pages comprising the fourteen volumes, most of which are out of print. Adapted from the National Academy Press's Open Book framework, this framework allows searching down to the page level, provides sorting of search results chronologically, enables easy navigation across multiple volumes, and allows page-by-page local printing (via PDF) of every page.

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SEPTEMBER · I 9 I 3 To be plain about the matter, Cy Ferguson had a number of children by one of his slaves. Some of these children are now living at or near Charleston, W. Virginia and doing wed, and one of them, a daughter, is mazier and living in Birmingham, Ala. Very truly, t John H. Washington] TLc Con. 934 BTW Papers DLC. ~ lthe Blackwater River, about five miles south of the Burroughs plantation. From Edmund Hext Dryers Birmingham, Ala. September I, 19~3 My dear Doctor: In order to believe my sincerity, it Is, perhaps, unnecessary that I thank you again for your kindness in commending me to Mr. Taft when the time seemed propitious for my appointment to the position of a district judge. But now, since it Is apparent that I shall never attain my ambition to become a Federal judge the only public office to which, I explained to you, ~ should ever aspire—I wish you to know that I appreciate very greatly your efforts in my behalf; and am as sincerely grateful for them as ~ should have been had my appointment been secured. Your friend, sincerely Edmund H Dryer ALS Con. 9~5 BTW Papers DLC. ~ Edmund Hext Dryer, born in Tuskegee in 1863, practiced law in Talladega, Ala. (~888-~907) and in Birmingham after 1907. He was mayor of Talladega from 18 to 1893. From Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback Washington, D.C. Sept. 4, 19~3 My dear Doctor Washington: It has been some time since I wrote you. There are several reasons why I have not written. The first and best is that I did not have anything of special interest to write about. Second I hoped to meet you in New York and have a talk with you. 269