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150 Nassau St N York
March 30th 1868

R M Manly
Superintendent Education Va

Dear Sir
Ys of 10th thro' our Dist Sec Rev G L Shearer, asking another grant of U.S. Primers & acknowledging in gratifying terms the former one - is before me.
Such is our estimate of the need & our confidence in the Bureau, that if we could command the means we would cheerfully duplicate the former grant. But the Same days y's was received, a like request came from E. A. Ware of Ga. We thought it best to divide the grant giving to you 2,000 Primers & to him 2,000 of wh grant I notify him also by this mail

Whatever [[?]] of ch[[?]] we can receive from you or yr Subordinates of the good done is an investment for in the sympathies of the Christian public & will produce compound interest to accrue to the profit of the needy freedmen

We hope in due time to hear from you, the cases we send to 914 Main St Richmond [[strikethrough]] St [[/strikethrough]] subject to yr call or order

2. Boxes ship'd pr Steamer Apl 3/68 subject to yr call or order

Very Truly Ys for God & humanity
J M Stevenson
Secy Am Fr Soc

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