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compelled to retain but shall reduce the cost of them by next month to $50 per month.
   I have made application for the Barracks of the Sickles [[Sickel]] and L'Overture [[L'Ouverture]] Hospitals (I made the application directly through Gen Howard Head Quarters because in each case I was informed that prompt action was necessary to prevent some other disposition of them) and if I can secure them, I can not only cut down expenses but also rent enough of them to secure a revenue that will make the Dist pay its own way after the present month.
   Another matter is the alarming decrease in the matter or rents due in part to the condition of the houses rented but much more to the great falling off of the demand for labor and the discharge of so many

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https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic-sites/louverture-hospital https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic-sites/sickel-general-hospital