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Tyler House. Fort Monroe,
Nov. 7. 1865

Rev R. M Manly,
Sup't of Bureau Schools,

Dear Sir: I am very sorry what you can do nothing for the repair of our building but I know it is not for want of the will. I am promised some of the Hospital here if we can get a requisition through to Gen. Howard & I think I shall try to get some shingles also & the stuff for partitioning the Butler school. It is Babel on a large scale when we all get started. I hope you will be able to come down here very soon for I think if you were to come here & see