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National Freedman's Relief Association, ROOMS, 76 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK. FRANCIS GEORGE SHAW, President. REV. W.G. HAWKINS, Cor. Sec. & Sec. Teachers' Committee. E.C. ESTES, Sec. of Executive Committee & Business Agent. REV. JAMES J. WOOLSEY, Sec. of Finance Committee, to whom letters in respect to Agents should be addressed. Boxes of Clothing should be marked N.F.R.A., 76 John Street, New York. Mark, also, on each box or barrel, the name of the place whence it is sent, and the name of the person sending it. Send a List of its contents in each package, and a copy of the same, by mail, to E.C. ESTES, Business Agent. Money should be sent, in Bank Checks or Drafts, payable to JOSEPH B. COLLINS, Treasurer, 40 Wall Street, New York; and all Letters relating to the business of the Association, should be addressed to the appropriate Officers in their official capacity; while private letters should be endorsed "Personal." N.Y Oct 18. 1865. Rev R. M. Manly Dear Sir, Our Teachers Committee feel greived & mortified that "Our noble Association" - should have apportioned to its care a district in which the principal town had already been given to twp other societies. I do not blam you or Col Brown & perhaps there may be slight injustice in which I have stated - But next to the injustice of having a poor field, is the misfortune of a much poorer agent. My dear friend I want you & Col. Brown to repair any mistakes you have made in giving us that field, and allow our energies & mean's to be employed where we can benefit the freedmen- Before our Agent went to Petersburg. The Baptist agents had over 500 pupils in their school & the Penna Association some 200, there was little left - a house & schools! If I am wrong in this, of course let what I go for nothing. If there is any degree of justice in it. We think you will see the wisdom of not sending us upon a fruitless mission - We have sent you