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New England Freedmen's Aid Society. 
8, Studio Building, Tremont Street,
Boston, Oct 22 1866. 

Mr Manly
My dear Sir,
Yours of 17th inst. in reply to mine to Gen'l. Brown of 15th inst. is this A.M. rec'd.

I thank you for its information with regard to the intentions of the Asst. Commr. & regret if any failure in preliminaries on our part has caused him "to be anxiously waiting to cooperate with" us. The work stands thus; in July, we seat Mr John W Pratt, who has been teaching in Charlottesville, to pass the month on a tour of inspection for the next season's prospects in the 4th Dist. He reported in person in Aug. Being absent from the Office during two months, less