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American Freedman's Union Commission,
No. 30 Vesey Street — P.O. Box 5,733.
Lyman Abbott, Gen. Sec. 
J.M. McKim, Cor. Sec.
New-York, May 7th 1867

Rev R.M. Manly
Richmond

Dr Sir:
We are laboring with a pretty sure prospect of success to get $10.000 (the residue of the fund for Virginia in Gen Howards hands) appropriated to the Normal School in Richmond. We are doing so in the expectation that the money advanced by us to put up the building ($2500 + $1.500 = $4.000) will be refunded, leaving a remainder with which to