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Fort Cobb [ ? ] [ ? ] Dec 22nd 1868

My Dear Alice,

         I have just learned that a mail will be sent north to the line of the railroad by Gen Sheridan closing at 7 ½ P.M.and although I wrote you a long letter last night and forwarded it [ ?circa? ]  Fort Arbuckle and Gibson I write this thinking it may reach you sooner than the letter by that route -
         The Indians are still coming in to this point and all may do so and submit to Gen Sheridan's terms for peace and in such event I may return to Fort Gibson by the 15th of Jany. if not however and the hostile Indians