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Boxes of Clothing should be marked "NORTHWESTERN FREEDMEN'S AID COMMISSION, 109 Monroe St., Chicago, Ills." The name of the place from which each box comes, should be plainly marked upon it. Duplicate invoices of contents should be made-one copy to be placed in the box to be sent by mail to "Rev. J. R. Shipherd, Cor. Sec., P. O. Box, 2747, Chicago, Ill."  All Moneys and ALL Correspondence should be addressed to the Corresponding Secretary as as above.

Northwestern Freedmen's Aid Commission,
Rooms, 109 Monroe Street
Chicago, July 24th 1865.

Rev. R. W. PATTERSON, D. D.  President. }
Rev. J. R. SHIPHERD Cor Sec'y.}       
R. B. MASON, Esq, Treasurer.}

Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard.
Commissioner Bureau for Refugees & Freedmen,
Washington D.C.

General:
Your very kind and thoroughly sympathetic favor of the 17th is at hand.

I cannot do less than thank you heartily for the very generous attention you gave to my representation & I am glad to hear that the President has a considerable interest in the education of the people. If I am entirely wrong in regard to the four million fund, it is a grave error. The best apology I can offer is to cite Mr Risley, Supervising Special Agent of the Treasury Department, who gave me as the