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Brooklyn L.I. Novr. 25th 1867.

Dear Sir
As the statement published in the Peoples Journal of the 23d inst, shows that the charge of cruelty to the children in the "Home' under the care of the Revd. H.M. Wilson was enquired into by an Officer sent for that purpose by Mayor Booth of this city and that this report is deemed to be satisfactory to Genl. C.H. Howard of your Department, it is important that the subject should be dealt with some vigor in behalf of the colored people of Weeksville

The Committee appointed by the public meeting are in the possession of information derived from more than a dozen persons, who witnessed the excessive punishment of the children from time to time with the [[underlined]] rawhide and among them [[/underlined]] is the [[underlined]] Asst. Matron [[/underlined]] who had the care of the [[underlined]] school [[/underlined]], and [[underlined]] several others [[/underlined]] that [[underlined]] worked [[/underlined]] on the [[underlined]] premises [[/underlined]], and [[underlined]] none of them were called [[/underlined]] upon to [[underlined]] testify  [[/underlined]] on the [[underlined]] examination referred to. [[/underlined]]

As we are satisfied that justice demands that the relations of Mr Wilson and the Matron of the "Home" should cease, yet we only refrain for the time, to afford you the opportunity to advise with the Board of Directors of the African Civilization Society who feels the [[underlined]] deepest interest for [[/underlined]] the [[underlined]] success [[/underlined]] of [[underlined]] the object you have in view [[/underlined]] in organizing the institution in Weeksville, which may be of great benefit to the children.

The next point of seriousness is the fact, that the contract between Mr Wilson and the Board of Directors is a fiction and only exists in the plan adopted by him to turn the Society into an enterprize for his own benefit. For while he claims to have hired the building from the Board for $50.00/00 per month, yet no one knows any thing of the payment made at any time for rents. As we believe that the subject will merit your serious attention, we will respectfully suggest and invite