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came not by the route or the mail I was thinking of or waiting for. The Fort Scott mail is not yet in - Cabbins Creek is up again which is the cause of delay - as your letter was dated the 27th I now hardly expect to get one from you by the Fort Scott mail - even should it arrive before I leave to-morrow. We now expect to start our waggon at about 7 o'clock - and ourselves - about 10 - A.M. will delay that long for the mail - now for the answers to your questions - 1st I have already written you in regard to my visit to Washington and should I go I will first be pretty sure in my own mind that the tip will pay - for I am aware that it would cost considerable even should I be ordered there - 2nd I did not buy any commissaries at St. Louis - for the reason that my receipt would have to be given