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71 & 73 Worth St.
New York 26 Feby 1866

Mess Nicklin & Eakin
Chattanooga Tenn

Dear Sirs
We are in receipt of yours of 3rd Inst informing us that you had written to the U.S. Attorney General in ny and to our property requiring of us certain documents in order to get it from the Freedmans Bureau. We have procured what you [[strikethrough]] desired [[/strikethrough]] wish and herein inclose them for your action viz a copy of our Deed certified by Comr Jones & the affidavit from L. Edgerton touching loyalty &c &c all which we hope may prove satisfactory & cause the release of our property at once. As we think such property will advance in value soon we are not disposed to accept the offer of $2500 and wish you to take out a Policy of Insurance against in a good office if there is such with you for a year at what you think the building is worth collect the rent remit proceeds & inform us what rent hereafter can be had. It was covered before the war by the Etna Co of Hartford. Please write us at once
Yr truly
L Edgerton & Dunning
PWD Harris

A true copy
F E Trotter
Lt Col & Supt
B.R.F & A.L
Chattanooga Tenn