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\ Bibision of Inéestigntion H, BS. Beparhuent of Justice Room 1403 JHE: rd New York “City a ft a PERSONAL and ain Caan May 14, 195 Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation tu. S&S. Department of Justice Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th St., N.W. Washington, D, C. Y YO f, Enclose? herewith is a manusgript entitled "The in Al Cennwdte Life in tha Atianda Penitentiary", yr ceraphy raphy Cadet tel alia along vith "variouk oropaper clippings, [pfiotographe of purported inmates of the United Statep Penitentia¥y at Atlanta, acenes of that institution, considepdble correspondence and whet are pur- ported to be official ras of the United States Penitentiary -_ a+ 4% Bear Sir: in Atlanta. All of these enclosures were delivered ; pecial Agent W. G, Baniaty of this office today by Mr. R. Hickam , Penanntigaan BWAtban jan) Timbantiarn CQtaniacs 2OnA Tar AAA Med 4eon BAGEL vo Busi, SF OE a eee vave Mowe aves Fe Ob te Avenue, New York Vity. These papers were obtained after Mr. Mickam had telephoned to the New York office advising that the manuscript and papers had been left at his office and thet after he had studied them he was of the opinion that some of the papere were official re~ eords of the United States Penitentiary, for which reason he telephoned the New York office. When interviewed Mr. Mickam stated confidentially G ye fen + teat atth Hie that the enclosures had teen left with him recently by a Mr. Fe ’ 4 Barrett, 323 N. Fulton Street, Baltimore, Maryland, who had ‘called ~ W/ to sell the manuacript. Since the papers were left with him Mr. awe ; Mickam stated that Mr. Barrett personally had not called back at i his office but that he had telephoned to him on several occasions, KO" (Af. using the long distance telephone, which fact Mr. Mickam had de- & tected by hearing the operator request the party calling to place Ata WN the necessary coins in the toll box and that on these occasions - < Mi clam had informed Barrett thet he had not as yet had an oppor- 4 = ~~ wee 2 kT YW Luy t to read the manuscript econ of ita length. yee RECORDER ~~ —— > 77 8Le / a mot ba “J. 7 / AG = be a en | “Ft ee regen ne ene ENTS came a ant a ee ee