"I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids--and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me."
- Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man"
Letter Maj. George Ford from Theodore Roosevelt
From the Library of Congress Manuscript Division. A letter written to Major George Ford from Theodore Roosevelt. Addenda V24-P176
Maj. Geo. W. Ford, Fort Scott, Kansas Dec. 31st, 1900.
My Dear Major:--
I have your letter of the 26th in (? inlegible) with inclosures which I return herewith. I have hitherto rididly refrained from recommending men whom I did not personally know, but I feel that you have rendered services that entitle you to all the aid I can give. I shall see Secretary Root as soon as possible and find out if he is willing that I should speak to him about these matters.
Very sincerely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt
