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[[preprinted]] WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION FOR THE Improvement of the Condition of the Poor,
OFFICE GENERAL AGENT:
Corner of Louisiana Avenue and Sixth Street,
Washington, D. C., ^[[Dec. 7]] 1869. [[/preprinted]]

Major Gen. O. O. Howard
Commissioner B.R.F. &c

General:-

I have the honor to request the use and occupancy for a short time of the Building in Judiciary Square known as the "Soldiers Free Library" for the Headquarters of The Washington Association For The Improvement Of The Condition Of The Poor.

I understand the room is occupied for a Sabbath School.  We would not interfere with that if we could get the use of the [[strikethrough]] same [[/strikethrough]] rooms during the day time.  By granting this