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0753
War Dep &c Nov 20, 1869,

Hon Secy Treasury
 
[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

Sir -
I have the honor to return herewith the letter of the Treasurer of the Friends' Freedmen's [[strikethrough]] Friends [[/strikethrough]] Association, addressed to yourself and referred to this Dept. on the 16th inst, and to request the admission into the Port of New York of the publication there in described, free of all duties and charges; the same being intended for gratuitous distribution among the Freedmen of the U. States.
Very respy &c
Mr W Belknap
Sec'y of War