Letter from Alfred M. Zucker to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone; April 12, 1879

ALFRED J. R. E. ZUCKER, Architect and Superintendent. Consulting Architect, Vicksburg & Meridian R. R. P. O. Box 333. Vicksburg. Miss.

A & M College

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To his Excellency the Governor of Mississippi J. Stone. Jackson. Miss.

Vicksburg. Miss. April 12^th 79.

To his Excellency the Governor J. Stone of Mississippi. Jackson. Miss.

Dear Sir; I met last Monday at Jackson Messrs. Caussey from M^cComb city and Mr. Gilmore. Both Gentlemen informed me in the most obligeing manner of the late proceedings at the meeting of the Board of Trustees: Since that I wrote to Dr. Phares, Woodville, and have been invited to be present at the next meeting at Jackson (19^th inst.) If it is not asking you too much, I like to sollicit your kindness to write a letter of recommandation to Dr. Phares, if so you feel justified in

After I have been working since last July, in order to secure the work for our office, it would be sad disappointment for me to fail, Genl. West at the time gave me wellfounded hope for success, as you probably remember from that meeting at Meridian July 24^th 78.

A. Z.

[fold] our capacities as architects. I know fully well enough, that I have been asking you favor after favor in regard to that A. and M. College, but if I tell you that it is more so a matter of professional am-bition for us than any other motive, to obtain the pre ordre for prepairing the designs for such a building, you may find my persistency somewhat excuseable. We live in the persuasion that our professional experience and capabilities are if anything at least as good as the one of any archi-tect in this country and to impress the public, whom we do business with, of it, is our aim and our rule in our business transactions. I hope you will do what you deem right in advocating the admittance of our services to Dr. Phares, and sign, waiting for a reply

very thankfully Yours— Alfred Zucker. Archt.