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[[preprinted]]
[[image - seal of the state of Alabama]]

STATE OF ALABAMA
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
MONTGOMERY

GORDON PERSONS - GOVERNOR
[[/preprinted]]

March 17, 1953

Dr. F. D. Patterson, President
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee, Alabama

Dear Doctor Patterson:

It was with much regret that we learned of your decision to leave Tuskegee Institute.

However, I suppose that you, like many others, have found little reward in public service, particularly from a financial angle.  Therefore, you must of necessity considered your family's future before making this decision.

I wish you the best of luck in your new assignment, and I will be glad to see you at any time before you leave Alabama.

Kindest regards.

Sincerely
[[signed]] Gordon Persons [[/signed]]
GORDON PERSONS

GP:S