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Memphis 26th December 1865

Mrs. P. C. Cameron
Care of P. C. Cameron
Hillsboro
North Carolina

Dear Mother,

Here we are in Memphis at the Gayaso House, we arrived this morning at half past nine o'clock Mr. Collins spent the day here & has just left on the 4 o'clock boat (the first that has left since we came in; Browman's boat I believe it is) for the plantation, taking the children negroes & baggage; he hopes to be back day after tomorrow for we will spend a day or two after he comes & will probably have today week as Tuesdays are the days for Browman's boat to go down the river & he seems to prefer that boat- We were five nights & four days making the trip, fortunately for the children