The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.4, page 415, May 1898, U. of Illinois Press

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MAY · I 898 From Willis Brewers Washington, D.C. 9 May ~ 898 Sir Yrs of the 8th came today. You tell me I ''don't know that some time ago a bill was introduced in Congress'' to give your school public land, and that ''all the Alabama delegation seems to be in favor of it.'' When you become impertinent I prefer you would exercise yr talent on some one who likes it better than I do.2 W Brewer ALS Con. :38 BTW Papers DLC. Written on stationery of the U.S. House of Representatives. ~ Willis Brewer ( ~ 844-~ 9 ~ ~ ), a Confederate veteran and Democratic politician of Montgomery, Ala., served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1897 to got, and afterward returned to Montgomery to practice law. 2 Emmett Jay Scott wrote to Brewer in BTW's absence explaining that Brewer must have misinterpreted BTW's meaning and no impertinence was intended. (Scott to Brewer, May ~a, 1898, Con. ~45, BTW Papers, DLC.) H. C. Reynolds wrote to BTW that Brewer was opposed to all appropriations and had opposed the Tuskegee bill the year before. Reynolds believed that Brewer's opposition was not a serious matter and that ''if we have Messrs. Reed and Lacey on our side the bill will doubtless pass.'' (Reynolds to BTW, May 24, 1898, Con. ~45, BTW Papers, DLC. ) From Frederick Taylor Gayest New York May gth., 1898 My dear sir: I duly received your esteemed favor giving synopsis of your address. ~ now desire to become thoroughly acquainted with your whole financial system. This would involve the annual report of your Treasurer, pretty fully itemized and showing in detail your annual receipts and expenditures. You will remember that in our little conversation at Montclair I specially invited a list of the principal annual donors, with their contributions. This is something that Mr. Rockefeller almost always requires but is held confidential with this office. In many cases these lists are published as a part of the Treasurer's report. Where not published we always make it a matter of special inquiry. I should be glad if you could furnish me such a list. Your 4~53