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[[preprinted]] ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE [[image: insignia of college]] Normal, Alabama OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT [[/preprinted]] April 2 1953 [[underline]] PERSONAL [[/underline]] Dr. F.D. Patterson President Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee Institute, Alabama Dear Dr. Patterson: I regret to learn of your resignation as President of Tuskegee Institute, and the loss of your direct institutional guidance in the field of higher education. I must admit that I envy your glorious opportunity to be released from the many pressures connected with the responsibility of a College President. Please accept my best wishes for your success in your new field of endeavor. Yours very truly, [[signed]] J. F. Drake [[/signed]] J. F. Drake President JFD:jlc