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monthly - and the matter of your staying at Jacksonville for the winter was not certainly determined upon - so I concluded not to bother with it - as the goods too would have been shipped at my own risk as well as expense - You Say - "I want to know in your answer to this letter how soon you think we had better come to Fort Gibson" I have already written you something in regard to that - and had fixed it in my own mind this time - about the 1st of Jany. but from a private letter received to-day by Col Rockwell from Maj Kidd at Fort Arbuckle dated Nov 30th - I now think my stay at Fort Cobb or that vicinity may be prolonged beyond what I anticipated. He says, "I start to-morrow for Fort Cobb with two Companies of Cavalry - Genl Hazen having called for these additional troops on account of the threatening aspect of the Indians" - Therefore