1023 West First Street Elk City, Oklahoma July 17, 1910. Dre Forrest Ce Allen Seventh at Louisianna Lawrence, Kansase Dear Dre Allen: Once more I should like to call upon you for possible assistancee Attached you will find carton copy of letter transmitted this date which I believe is self explanatorye If you are able to respond favorably if called upon the courteousy will be genuinely appreciated, you may be sures The furlough action came as somewhat of a shock, but wes honestly as stated, no fault of personal application but a case of circumstancee I feel sure that I will be able to find placement soon, possibly in some other Federal Bureaue I have had no success to date in contacting various aeronautics concerns = private and governmental = but have promising prospects pendinge My family is very welle We have a girl starting to school this falle The other girl is just threee My parents are also doing nicely, and visit us oceasionally in Elk City, This comtry here isn't so nice, and if I can find nearly as good a job elsewhere I will feel that we have made an improvement. As always, my very kindest regards to Mrse Allene We continue to hope to be able to visit Lawrence, and will do so before much longer e Thank you far past courteousies, and in | advance for any rendered in this matters Very respeotfully, € Bob Hicksone