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I arrived here last night, myself and horse pretty well tired out. I did nothing last night aside from resting, except to call on Mrs. Grierson and deliver your note. I was ahead of the mail from the Seminole Agency, it [underline] is just in. | I arrived here last night, myself and horse pretty well tired out. I did nothing last night aside from resting, except to call on Mrs. Grierson and deliver your note. I was ahead of the mail from the Seminole Agency, it [underline] is just in. | ||
I found your family and Mrs. Semple comfortably fixed in your quarters, Mrs. Grierson looking well and more cheerful than I expected to find her, altho' of course greatly disappointed at not finding you. | I found your family and Mrs. Semple comfortably fixed in your quarters, Mrs. Grierson looking well and more cheerful than I expected to find her, altho' of course greatly disappointed at not finding you. | ||
Mrs. Alvord had just vacated her quarters for Col Floyd-Jones, and I found her in an attic room at | Mrs. Alvord had just vacated her quarters for Col Floyd-Jones, and I found her in an attic room at Dr. Delaney's which we shall occupy while here. | ||
This morning I have not had time to do all I wanted to, including writing fully [underline] to you, before the departure of the mail, but will send a longer letter by next mail. | |||
News by the papers, the 6 cos. of 6th Inft. now at | |||
Revision as of 18:04, 13 May 2019
Private [underline]
Fort Gibson, C. N. Indian Ty. Thursday noon, March 4, 1869.
Dear General,
I arrived here last night, myself and horse pretty well tired out. I did nothing last night aside from resting, except to call on Mrs. Grierson and deliver your note. I was ahead of the mail from the Seminole Agency, it [underline] is just in. I found your family and Mrs. Semple comfortably fixed in your quarters, Mrs. Grierson looking well and more cheerful than I expected to find her, altho' of course greatly disappointed at not finding you. Mrs. Alvord had just vacated her quarters for Col Floyd-Jones, and I found her in an attic room at Dr. Delaney's which we shall occupy while here. This morning I have not had time to do all I wanted to, including writing fully [underline] to you, before the departure of the mail, but will send a longer letter by next mail. News by the papers, the 6 cos. of 6th Inft. now at