Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 2 May 1923 Emmett J. Scott Stephanie Browner Kenneth M. Price Matt Cohen Transcription, encoding Swift, Bianca Anderson, Antje Weakly, Laura K. McMullen, Kevin Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School 2022 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 2 May 1923 May 2, 1923 Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932 MS 3370 1, Image 381 1 Correspondence typed letter signed Scott, Emmett J. Washington, D.C. Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Cleveland, Ohio Unknown Kevin McMullencorrected, proofed Laura K. Weaklyproofed Antje Andersonannotated, peer-reviewed Bianca Swifttranscribed and encoded
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, D. C. FOUNDED BY GENERAL O. O. HOWARD J. STANLEY DURKEE, A. M., PH. D., D. D. PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY EMMETT J. SCOTT, A. M., LL. D. SECRETARY-TREASURER
May 2nd 1923
Mr. Charles W. Chesnutt, 1106 Williamson Building, Cleveland, Ohio.
Dear Mr. Chesnutt:

It gives me very great pleasure to send you herewith formal receipt covering your first payment of one hundred ($100) dollars towards your pledge of one hundred ($100) dollars for the Endowment Fund of the School of Medicine of The Howard University.

Your support and encouragement in this enterprise are of tremendous help to us.

Thanking you for your kind co-operation in this effort, I am,

Sincerely yours, Emmett J. Scott Secretary-Treasurer. Enclosure. RPB