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President. 
JOHN HALL, D.D.

Secretaries.
H. KENDALL, D.D.
WM. C. ROBERTS, D.D.

O.D. EATON,
Treasurer. 
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BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
P.O. Box 1938. 
No. 23 Centre Street.
New York, ^[[March 29]] 188 ^[[3]]
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Miss Fletcher

I have been sick for two weeks, which will account for my not writing sooner. I see the force of your arguments, if you were to attempt to do all that you plan - viz - overcome the opposition of the Seal Co. Then to do what you laid out in your letter as needing to be done would from certain peculiar conditions take you [[underlined]] two years [[/underlined]]. There are certain influences that you can bring to bear next Nov & Dec that can not & need not wait a year. We can secure what we can with present light in the way of commencement of educational advantages & then get further light for more extended efforts.

The unexpectedly rapid march of events will overcome the opposition