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Do not make public my plans for our more
immediate responsibilities in the above commission in
case the young men fail. I think we ought to
have a man abroad here in the army even if
the whole work is assumed by them—as we have
prominent & special interests which will need looking
after, we could perhaps have the nomination at least
indirectly of one of the camp agents. Perhaps the one man
who undertakes this work at first —(for it will be
best to begin with only one) he will have the helm of the
whole concern in hand, the despository agent him
being only engaged in receiving & delivering packages.
Though all, of course must be under the direction of the
gen'l committee, and the earnest enquiry here now
is who shall this man be. They have but little
stuff in Washington for such use,

Had you not better go at once to N. York — fix
matters with [illegible] & John, see Bush & the Young Men.
Know as soon as possible, what is to be done &
have a little hand in gearing the machinery. I
feel the need of an operator at that end of the line.
Have written Bush, but get no reply, & fear he is still
sick, cannot tell you yet when I can come. Rev.
Quint insists upon my coming up to Darnestown, & Gen'l
Banks has invited me to do so. Please answer all my cor-
-respondence there on my table. Dont let it accumulate. Rev. Childs is good for the
colportage , & press hard up the collections, especially in Boston vicinity.
Please see the schedule of time in association at the right hand of my desk.

Yrs
J. W. A.