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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 Charleston join the rest of the regiment in this District.  The 28th Inft. (from Little Rock) go to New York Harbor.
  I have not had time yet to talk fully with Col. Rockwell - but he will not go to Med. Bluff unless ordered [underline from he till end], and says (not to me, but he says it) that no District order can more him that it will require more rank than there is out there or in the