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The following letters are from other sections of Germany,
exhibiting the willingness of the writers to render every as-
sistance in the work of encouraging immigration to Mary-
land.

DEIDESHEIM, July 16, 1866.
W. R. COLE, Commissioner of Immigration.

DEAR SIR :—Your letter of last month has duly come to
hand, in which you commission me to act as agent for the
forwarding of Immigrants to Maryland.

I cordially thank you for the confidence reposed in me, and
I assure you I will do all in my power to forward as many
immigrants as possible to your State, Just at present I can
do little, owing to the unsettled condition of the country, and
the difficulty experienced by those who wish to emigrate, to
dispose of their land here. This will not be of long duration,
however, and in the meantime I can distribute the documents
you sent me, and by personal exertions, prepare the public
mind for emigration to Maryland when better times hare ar-
rived.

I hope to do a good business for you, and will be pleased to
hear from you again on the subject.

Very respectfully,

LEOPOLD REINACH.

BERLIN, July 28, 1866.

W. R. COLE, ESQ., Commissioner of Immigration in Baltimore,
Maryland, N. E. corner Baltimore and North Streets.

HONORED SIR :—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your favor of the 27th of June. In answer, I beg to state
to you that I am perfectly ready to accept your proposition
and to direct the proper persons to the advantages which the
State of Maryland offers to settlers, according to the official
statement you presented me with.

The right mode of operation from this side, in regard to pro-
moting settlements, will be a matter of the greatest importance.
The sale of American lands, already here in Germany, is for-
bidden by law, and I think justly so; the public have been
warned against it in various ways, and I think nobody would
be found here who would undertake to do it. The German
emigrant must be perfectly free and untrammelled when he
sets his foot on the free soil of America, if he will meet with
any success in the career which lies before him.

All that can be done here will be to impart to the emigrant
a conscientious advice and information, leaving as much free
room to his own judgment as possible. In order to be able to
give this advice efficiently, a minute and correct knowledge