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New England Branch Freedman's and Union Commission.
No. 8 Studio Building,
Boston, July 24th 1866.
Rev R.H. Hanley.
Richmond.
My Dear Sir. I thank
you for your favor of the 20th. We must buy
what lumber is needed, which the "Barracks"
will not furnish. We have no definite
plans or designs for fitting up our buildings,
nor can we make any at so great distance
ourselves. I know of but one way to reach
the case and that is to depend on you for plans
and estimates. Will you not look over
the buildings. Estimate the amount of
flooring-partitions-roofing, doors et cetera
that will be needed, with probable cost
and let us know. We can then give
definite instructions. I think the
barrack lumber must answer for
floors, outhouses et cetera, but joists, posts
partitions, windowframes et cetera must be