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PUBLISHERS OF THE NATIONAL SERES OF SCHOOL BOOKS A.S. BARNES &CO., BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, 111 & 113 William Street, corner John. Alfred S Barnes Alfred C. Barnes New York, May 18 1868 Capt. H.M. Bush [[stamp]] The National Archives of the United States [[\stamp]] Dear Sir We are prepared to send you a box of elementary school books for destitute freedmen &c. Will you please inform us how we can ship in the city at "Bureau expense", and the same will be at once put in motion. Thanking you for courteous expressions and offers through our Mr Smith Very Truly Yours A.S. Barnes & Co