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S 29 (O.O.H. Vol 1,) 1870. A. 61. Vol. 16 '70. R.F. & A.L. New Orleans, La. Feb. 24th., 1879. [[stamp]] Received O.O.H. Mar 1 1870 [[/stamp]] Am Bapt. Home Miss. Society Simmons James B. Says there seems to be a fair prospect of unifying the Home of Free Mission work in New Orleans. In the closing up or transfer of the Bureau work, asks that the Government - reserve funds enough to duplicate all they do in New Orleans. Hopes to be able to draw on the Government for from $75,000 to $100,000. File [[stamp]] The National Archives of the United States [[/stamp]] Answered by File , 18 Wrapper (1 Enclosures.) Genl. H. [[?]] W Ansd [[?]] War Department, Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Washington, March 1870. Respectfully [[strikethrough]] referred [[/strikethrough]] returned to Genl C.H. By order of Bvt. Maj. - Gen. O. O. Howard, Com.: Bvt. Capt. U.S.A., Aide-de-Camp.