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Excerpt from Report of a Committee of Representatives of New York Yearly Meeting of Friends: Upon the Condition and Wants of the Colored Refugees At a Special Representative Meeting, held in New York, 24th of 12th month, 1862, the Committee appointed to investigate the condition and wants of the Colored Refugees in the neighborhood of Washington, Fort Monroe, and other places, made the following Report, which was ordered to be printed for distribution. William Wood, Clerk. Report. Pursuant to appointment, the committee have visited Washington, Alexandria, Fort Monroe, Hampton, Norfolk, and Craney Island, and have had full opportunity of seeing several thousand of the refugees, of all ages and conditions. We received polite attention from all the officers of government upon whom we called, and every facility to accomplish the desired investigation. During this engagement, we have met with much to interest us and excite our sympathy in behalf of multitudes of our fellow-men, now passing through painful vicissitudes, in their transition from a state of bondage and degradation to an unknown future, which, though enveloped in present darkness, and filled with trial and sorrow, is yet lighted by hope, and cheered and comforted by faith and trust in the wisdom and mercy of the Almighty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.