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[[Colonization?]] Rooms Washington, D.C. Jan 20. 1889 Dear Sir In reply to your letter of the [[23rd?]] inst, at hand to-day, allow me to say that the letters received by the American Colonization Society are bound, quarterly, and your request cannot, therefore, well be honored. I herewith mail you the "Half Century" Volume of the Society and several of its late pamphlet publications for your collection. Yours very truly, W^[[m]] Oppinger Sec. A. C. S. Rev W. Austin Esq Sec: Trinity Historical Society. Dallas, Texas. [[pencil]](Wm. Coffinger, Librarian Cons. Gen. t.h.s.)[[/pencil]]