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Memphis — Tenn.
Feb. 20th 1868.

Rev. John Kimball

Dear Brother —
I wish to commend to you favorable consideration Mrs. Purington late Matron of the Freedmen Teachers Home in this City. She would like a similar position in your department for which she is [[underlined]] unusually well qualified [[/underlined]]  Mrs. Plimington is a woman of character, intelligence & real Christian worth & made a very excellent impression on my people — 

Rev. E. P. Smith — Sec. Am. Mis. Asso. John St. N.Y. City — can give you her address & all about her.

Very Truly &c 
[[signature]] T.E. Bliss [[/signature]] — pastor of "Union Church of Memphis"