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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 Dist. anywhere, to move him from here before he wants to go.
  From the ugly things [2 words underline] that have been said, I would strongly advise you at once order [underline 3 words] yo [strike] Rockwell [underline] to the Bluff as your Chief Qr. Mr. even if he can back the day after he got there.  I assure you some such act would greatly add to the health [underline] of your administration.   But of course, please let no one [underline 2 words] know this, I tell it, as I only write to you.
  Dr. Delaney is really anxious [underline] to go to the mountains, and would be glad to have you order him there at once.  I think it would be a great thing to have someone there who wants to go, another medical officer is needed.  Dr. Crary can attend what is left here, and I would suggest an order