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Written from the Contraband Camp. Addressed to "My dear Quakeresses (E, M and Anna)," likely the "Anna, Mary, and Emily" of letter A00185988, and possibly including Anna Searing. Describes the author's activities in the Contraband Camp (''contraband'' was a term used during the Civil War to refer to formerly enslaved people who had escaped to Union lines) and gives news of the freedmen there. Also passes on other news of events in Washington. Mentions Dr. Breed and the Holts, and discusses Maria Mann and Abby Hopper Gibbons.