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Atlantic City, Oct 13,1913.

Hon. Woodrow Wilson
President of U.S.

[stamp]
THE WHITE HOUSE
OCT 14 1913
RECEIVED

Dear Sir,

I am glad to announce to you, that the Emancipation Pro-
clamation for which you signed a bill
for, in 1912, has been a great success
to the colored people of New Jersey. It has
deepened and emphasized, the progress of
the colored people of this State, to the satis-
faction of our sympathetic and helpful
white citizens. I was sure at the time the
bill was before the Legislature, that this
would the result, in the event of its
passage and signed by you.

On the behalf of the colored people of the

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