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Port Orange Fla
February 8, 1867
E 11. R.F. & A.L. Vol 9 '67.

Ely Ralph
Agt. of Emigration

States that owing to 30 days delay en-route, the freedpeople are destitute of means. Has forwarded a request thro' Col. Sprague for rations for 200 adults & 100 children. Requests that supplies of meal or corn be forwarded at once, to prevent actual suffering.

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]
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[[stamp]] BUREAU R.F. & A.L. WASHINGTON. REC'D Feb 12 1867 [[/stamp]] 2980
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