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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]] File. [[stamp]] BUREAU R.F. & A.L. WASHINGTON. REC'D Feb 12 1867 [[/stamp]] 2980 file