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- Dear Mr.Peterson.
- It is my duty to inform you of our refusal to accept your application for a job at the
- dockyard. I must thank you for the time spent at our office explaining the difficulty of your
- situation. with your ill boy and the loss of your beloved wife. But it is also my duty to point
- out the policy of our company. which expessly reproves the employement of former
- criminals or convicts. Your unfortunate connections with the ill-famed Wet Boot Boys have
- been duty noted. These are hard times. sir. and Finch & Harper intend to reward first the
- candidates who pass the small enquiry we like to conduct about our future employees
- You have my depest sympathy. and may God be with you and your family.
- Sincerely.
- R.D.Harper
