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Beersheba Sps. Sep 25th/61
My dear George,
Your letter to Mrs James came to hand last night, and I am deputed to make austere, the ladies of my family being busily engaged in packing up for a removal on next Monday - day after tomorrow.
Mrs James requests me to say that she feels grateful for your attention to her wishes about the letter to Dr. Craik and hopes it will at some time reach its destination.
Miss Laura White says she will send "the Sack" or "Saque" or "Sac" to you by Mrs. Wm. H. Murfree, and that you may remit the price to herself at Florence if any opportunity presents or send it to her Father at Memphis.
Capt. Jas. B. Craighead wrote me a few days ago that my letter to Mr Alsten Phila. had duly reached his hads and was now held subject to my order. I wish you would apply to him for it, and send it by the first safe conveyance to Phila.
I expect to have on Monday the 30th inst. My family will proceed at once to Memphis. I shall stop D.V. at Winchester and visit Fayetteville the 6th Oct.
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after that I shall proceed to Columbia SC, to attend the meeting og the Bd. of Trustees of the U. of the South, and also the meeting of the Convention of the So. Dioceses on the 16th, provided I have sufficient means left to pay expenses. Otherwise I shall go home & stay there, till I am driven out by invasion and then I shall go forth like Abraham, with less of his faith I fear, to wander I know not whither. Dr. Pise thinks that he will not attend because of sickness in his family and parish. Mr Jno. Baind whom I appointed in Mr. Devereux's place, declines attendance because of necessary business engagements. Mr. Hines says he will go. From the remainder I have not heard.
I wish you would drop me a line at Winchester Care of Rev. Mr. Morris by Sunday the 7th proximo - I see how Dr Pise's family are, & Mr. G. Polk's.
Miss White says you left a handkerchief here which she will send along with the crochet "Sacque" & also your shaving brush. -
Yours affectionately
Jas H Otey