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to be transferred to the Trustees of the Hampton Institution.

On receipt of my letter forwarded to him by General Armstrong, Mr Whipple wrote me a letter, which I enclose to you, with the request that you read and return it to me.

It was the farthest from my thoughts to say anything or think anything that would intimate [[strikethrough]] d [[/strikethrough]] that the Missionary Association had done or thought anything wrong in the matter; and I am very sorry that Mr Whipple feels hurt at my letter.

Under the circumstances I prefer not to make the visit even in a semi-official capacity as was suggested when I saw you.