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Wm. Ballantyne, Chairman, No. 498 7th St. John A. Cole, Field Agent, No. 500 H Street. Rev. J.J. Abbott, Agent, No. 500 H Street. U.S. Christian Commission WASHINGTON OFFICE, No. 500 H STREET. Washington, D.C. May 25th 1865 Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard Dear Sir Most cordially do I commend to your confidence Mr. R. J. Miller who for the past two or three years has been one of the most active & efficient Agents of the U.S. Christian Commission He has some thoughts that a field of usefulness may lie before him in connection with the Freedmen. I take pleasure in saying that Mr. Miller is a young man of great integrity, good judgment, & active [[strikethrough]] plie [[/strikethrough]] piety & would prove himself a decided acquisition in any field of Christian labor. Heartily congratulating you on your recent appointment, & with the earnest hope that our nation's ordeal will soon result in harmony & happiness to its entire population. I am with considerations of high personal regard Your Ob'dt. Servant Wm. Ballantyne
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