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Fort Gibson ((CH?)) May 11th 1872 My Dear Alice - Your letter of the 5th which came to hand the 8th is the last received from you - or from Fort Sill so I conclude that high water between the End of Track of the K +T. R.R. and Fort Sill has delayed the mails - and that my letters to you of course delayed like those you write to me - Nevertheless I will keep on writing and no doubt they will come to hand sometime. and you will no doubt think them better late than never - The Arkansas and ((unclear)) rivers are both very high - and the ((Vendergrist?)) tributaries