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Fort Gibson C.N. May 16th 1872 My Dear Alice No letters from you by to-days mail and nothing special in the mail excepting a very friendly private letter from Gen. Sheridan dated Chicago the 13th inst. and letters from Charlie of same date. The rain continues night and day and just as if it never rained before and never intended to stop - and unless there is a decided change in the weather soon, I fear we will not make so good time on our return to Fort Still as we did coming out to Gibson. It is probable that letters you