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small buildings now used by us for hospital purposes. Until this is done I respectfully submit that neither the interests of the service or the cause of humanity will admit of the claim. I have today given Mrs McKay a benevolent lady permission to use all of the spare buildings in the group for the purpose of establishing a depot for the aid of aged and helpless colored people. She brought letters from Gen Howard. Very resptly Your obt sevt J.R. Stone Bvt. Maj Supt 2d Dist