ROSA PARKS Box 2 Folder 10 FAMILY PAPERS Letters to and from Rosa Parks McCauley, Sylvester (brother) 1944-1947 NEWS FROM NAACP N 20 West 40th Street New York, N.Y. 10018 Personal Letters from My brother, Sylvester McCauley Mrs Rosa Parks 3201 Virginia PK Detroit 5 MICH WAR DEPARTMENT PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID ....................................... PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $200 ....................................... ----- OFFICIAL BUSINESS MONROE, N. C. OCT 14 5 - PM 1914 MRS ROSA PARKS 22 MILL ST. MONTGOMERY 5 ALA. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS (A sufficient number of these cards will be distributed to each soldier when his mail address is changed to permit him to send one to each of his regular correspondents.) Date , 194 This is to advise you that my correct is now Pfc. Sylvester J. McCauley 34069905 (Grade) (Name) (Army Serial No.) Medical Detchment 1318 Engr. G.S. Reat. Company or comparable unit) (Regiment or comparable unit) APO No. 17222 c/o Postmaster New York, N.Y. (Strike out if not applicable) (Name of post office) Note. -- Newspapers and magazines may need your old address for correct processing. My old address was W.D.A.G.O. Form No. 204 April 8, 1943 16-33987-1 GPO 1st Sept 1947 Dear Sister: How are you Park's and Mama to-day? I hope you are all fine. I received you letters and birthday greetins from both you and mama thank you both. I am still at it here not getting any fast, but still keeping my head above the water. I would like like you and Parks to get together and decide to come up here to live I know it will be alright with Mama to live here- we could all live better if we combine our resources, and buy large house and convert it into a two family apartment, I haven't been able to save any money much to live and keep Daisy up has drained my salary almost dry. I have exactly $320.15 to date, how much have you? this is a little less than I had last year not much progress is it? let me know right away if you want to take a risk, you can get a job anytime Parks can too plenty light work for him. Malcom says that he tried to bring him with him when he came. We went to Cleveland last week end Malcom Thomas and I. We had a swell time. (We passed through Lorain) Ohio your Father's old town it is a nice little quiet town. Well that was long ago wasn't it when we was supposed to go there to live. let me hear from you soon Best regards to all, Your bro-- [*1*] 17-Oct 47 Dear Sister: I received the letter and check Just a minuit ago. Thanks, I may be making a big mistake but this is the only way I see out. As I told you over the Phone I have took option on two lots in Inkster Mich. with the Carver Development Co. This is a new all colored community this co. has the lots. after the lots are paid for they furnish the building material from foundation to Roof. [*2*] You can do your own work this is the way I had it figured out. I am getting two lots togather one for you and Park and one for myself. I am paying cash for one $425.00 [40] 40 X 120 and get the deed morgtage it for Material Build one 5 or 6 room house next Spring & Summer and buy lot No #2 on installment and build another house the following Spring and Summer that way we would both have a home. if you cant come up I will try it anyway-- [3] of course I will take a Beating but everyone is getting beat now. maybe Park will like it if he would come up and see it. This is out in the country but it is building up fast. and the lots are not cheap. This is -- gambleing on the future developement of this area-- Well that is the lay out so far so you see it will take me quite a while to make any headway. Yes I was thinking of leaving here hadn't decided where I was going. [*4*] so I decided to try this plan if it doesnt work Well thats that. tell Mama not to worry too much I am still doing the best I can in every respect. Wish I had some place to live so she could be here. I havent gotten anywhere near that yet. I will write more later best regards to all wish me luck. Love Bro. 12-20-47 Dear Sister: How is things going, swell I hope I am sending a little something for Christmas. hope you will have an enjoyable time it will be dull with me write and tell me about it. I haven't time to write a letter so may say Merry Xmas and properous New Year Love ,,Brother,, Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.