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ALL MONEY LETTERS, AND LETTERS CONCERNING PACKAGES OF CLOTHING, AC., SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO W. E. WHITING, 53 JOHN STREET, NEW-YORK. American Missionary Association : No. 53 John Street, Secretaries: Rev. Geo. Whipple, Rev. M. E. Strieby, } New-York. New York, 9th Oct. 1866 Rev. J. R. Shipherd, Chicago. Rev. R. Manly - Supt. of Schools - Bureau, Refugees, Freedmen &c Richmond Va, Dear Sir, Your letter of inquiry concerning our proposed work in Virginia was duly received. I should have been replied to sooner, but an ignorance of how much we shall be able to attempt has prevented us from giving as definite a reply as we could desire. Nor is the doubt entirely removed yet - the best - and ever I can give is as follows. 1. We propose to occupy the whole