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New Orleans Nov 27. 1858.

My dear Elliott,

I wrote you on the
28. ult on the subject of the address,
& {illegible: feel? put?} you some thanks of {illegible: sab?}-
{illegible} as {illegible: forms?} for your ap-
proval to which as yet I
have received no reply.

I am often asked about the
address & should like to be
able to give an answer.

Will you please write me at
your earliest {illegible: because?} when it may
be expected. It is of the utmost
importance now(underlined} that there
should be no longer delay.

We should be getting ready
to raise the {illegible: wind?} & I am satis-
fied the most important matter
now{underlined} before{underlined} us{underlined} is the raising the
{illegible: wind?}. All other things can
wait. This cannot. We have