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New York Branch Freedman's Union Commission,
Committee on Correspondence and Organization,
[[strikethrough]] Room 22 Bible House, [[/strikethrough]] 30 Vesey Str 97 W 11th St.
New York.
August 31st, 1868

[[note]] New York Aug. 31. 68 Miss Collins [[/note]]

R.M. Manley Esq.
Dear Sir,

Your letter of the 25th was received.  The addition of $50. to the amount required for each teacher will not I hope & believe diminish the number of those we can send to you.  But if we cannot do all will it be best to send those for the Navy Hill & let the other school go?  Do you consider it to be of less importance?  If so, would we do better at any rate, by spending that money elsewhere?  It has been suggested that if we withdraw teachers (as we must) from the country neighborhoods that colored people will feel themselves deserted by their Northern friends which might affect them unfavorably at a critical time.  On the other hand have you reason to think that the approach of an agitating election will expose our teachers in an unusual degree?

You speak of having some aid from an outside fund.  Are you now thinking of using in Richmond money that you at one time proposed to devote to employing four colored assistants at Alexandria?  I hope not, for we are very anxious to have them employed, and the teachers designed