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Ednah D. Cheney
Boston Oct. 31. 66

[[crossed out]] United States Sanitary Commissions [[/crossed out]]

New England Branch Freedman's Union Commission,
No. 8 STUDIO BUILDING.

Boston, Oct 31. 1866.

Mr. Manly

Dear Sir

Your "long letter" of Oct 27 was laid before the Committee this morning. We hope that the overruling care of the Bureau will be sufficient to protect Miss Wood at Warrenton as we shall be very unwilling to yield our work to the threats of its enemies.

The committee felt exceedingly grieved at the step which you felt called upon to take in admitting the teachers of the Baptist Society into the Bakery. After the efforts and sacrifices we have made