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War Department, Bureau Refugees Freedman, and Abandoned Lands. Office General Supt. of Schools. Washington June 19th 1868. R. M.Manly Supt. &c Dear Sir Yours about the Circular of Wall & Cook (Col'd men) is rec'd. They told me of their plan the other day as [[?]], to which I said "very well" but suggesting its impracticability. I never saw the Circular until your copy came, & gave no authority for such use of my name as it contained Very Respectfully Yours &c J. W. [[?]] P.S. The above men are respectable, adn the honesty of their intentions is undoubted J. W. A