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and Fevers, which are very common in the South, & especially in this part of it. Brother Noah has written to Sister to come to him at Fortress Monroe, & has invited me to come on with her, & make his House my Home, I am anxious to do so, but cannot raise money enough to pay my way on there: nor can I obtain Transportation from the Bureau here beyond Atlanta, Georgia. Now, if you can advance me a sufficient sum for this purpose, I need hardly say how much I shd. thank you for it. If, however, your own condition may be such as to deny you this pleasure, perhaps you can accomplish my object by having the inclosed letter to [[strikethrough]] the President of the United States [[/strikethrough]] Genl. O.O. Howard, Freedmans Bureau