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New Berne N.C. October 11. 1866.

A.W.M. Phillip
Lieut and Brevet Capt.
Asst. Supt. Bureau of R.F. and A.L.
Capt;
I have the honor to call your attention to the present condition of the buildings known as Trent Hospital.
The main building in which there are two wards, for males and females respectfully, was evidently intended for a Summer Hospital only, as the boards are so far apart, the the wind and rain find ready admittance.  The ventilator on the ridge is so badly constructed that during the late storms the water literally poured down through the centre of the building.  The whole building is elevated about three feet from the ground and supported by props, leaving the space between the sills and the ground for the cold wind to play through, which it will do, readily finding its way through the wide cracks in the floor.  The buildings used for a dining room, and syphilitic ward, and linen room are in about the same condition.
As there are at present over fifty (50) patients in this Hospital and the probability is that the number will increase during the Fall and Winter I recommend that these