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Rooms of the Freedmen's Inquiry Commission, 143 Second Avenue, New York, [blank] 1863 : Dear Sir: I address you in behalf of the commission whose circular is enclosed. You will see the importance of gathering vital statistics of the colored population, in view of the question of its power of persistence ... and you will, I trust, be willing to aid the work.

1863年（日期栏留白），纽约第二大道143号自由民调查委员会（Freedmen's Inquiry Commission）办公场所：敬启者：本人谨代表随函附寄通告的本委员会致函阁下。鉴于有色人种群体存续能力相关议题，阁下当可理解收集该群体生命统计数据的重要性……本人相信阁下将愿意为这项工作提供协助。