Included in folder is a lengthy letter from William H. Hunt, U.S. Consul to Madagascar. Hunt was appointed in August 1901 and at that time was one of only a few African-Americans employed in diplomatic service at the State Department. Hunt confides to Cridler regarding the difficulties of his post in Madagascar, explaining "the fact cannot be concealed that the Madagascar Consulate is not a bed of roses, either as regards climate, cost of living or social advantages; and it would be impossible to get married and bring an American wife here." Hunt asks for Cridler's advice "as no one is more intimate with the inner workings of the service than yourself . . . ."