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United States Sanitary Commission. 
American Freedmans Union Commission, 
No. 30 Vesey [[strikethrough]] 76 John [[/strikethrough]] Street [[strikethrough]] P.O.Box 5,733. [[/strikethrough]] 

LYMAN ABBOTT, Gen. Sec.       
J.M. McKIM, Cor. Sec.
New York, Nov. 23 1868 

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

Maj. Genl. Howard, 
Sir, 
Your letter of the 18th by Gen. Sewall, and the enclosure addressed to Mr. Logan of Pittsburg have been rec'd. Allow me to thank you for your willingness to waive in our favor, a condition that is attached to the proposed arrangement for paying rent.
We feel however discouraged by your insisting upon our keeping the number of teachers for the present year, up to that of last season.  Our utmost efforts will not provide