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Cornelia W. Martin in behalf of committee. I have not yet read the whole of the printed report or written letter and perhaps never will. I jumped on the drift or main object of the whole matter as I used to at the commencement of an Indian Chiefs speech without waiting for the conclusion, and from the remarkable amount of disinterested Benevolence and excessive piety manifested and the scripture quoted and soft ((unclear)) soap or palaver used. I at once judged that is money - money "mi honey" these good Christian Women are after. Their proposition is for every one who receives the circular or letter referred to - to send them at least one dollar and to give any person sending ten dollars a life membership in the Association. In short they promised to buy and send to the Soldiers with the money the Soldiers send to them such religious books, pamphlets tracts etc. etc. as they may deem best for their instruction