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MAY . I 897 that we have prevented to some extent the success of some fraudulent schemes. Very sincerely yours, Edward T. Devine TLS Con. ~7 BTW Papers DLC. ~ Edward Thomas Devine ~ ~ 867- ~ 948 ) was born in Union, Iowa. He received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1893 and became active as a teacher, author, and civic leader. At the time of this letter Devine was general secretary of the Charity Organization Society of the City of New York, and later he headed many kinds of disaster relief work, edited Survey (~897-~9~), and wrote several books. 2 Attached to the letter is a list, not in BTW's hand, of schools in Alabama (Mt. Meigs Institute, People's Village School in Mt. Meigs, Snow Hill Institute, and Talladega College) and Georgia (Atlanta University, Spelman Seminary, Clark College, Morris Brown College, and Clay Street Normal and Industrial School in Thomasv~lle). The list may have been part of a larger one. From Cornelius Nathaniel Dorsette Montgomery, Ala., Mend ~ 897 Dear Prof Washington Dr Mayo. Viz. That the State normal school here, was 25 yrs ahead of your school in its Academic Dept ! he is completely under Pats.' controlle & I thought might interfere in some way with your Peabody & Slater fund should he continue such a lie, when he goes North. So if you see the old cuss have him ''put on brakes.'' Hastily yours I have just learned of a remark from ''Old'' Dorsette ALS Con. Ale BTW Papers DLC. ~ William Burns Paterson. From Daniel Hale Williams Washington, May 2nd, 1897 My Dear Mr Washington: Your letter of 27th, was received and I was as usual pleased to hear from you. I can hardly share with you 277