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                Commandants Office
                Navy Yard, Gosport,
                  20th July 1861

My dear Annie,
    Your letter of the 14th reached me this
morning, enclosing one from Clay, of a tenor similar
to mine, except that he said nothing about your Mother.
To this I replied, enclosing him a letter to Mr. Peyor
& some of my money to take him to Richmond.
    In addition, I wrote Counsel Barron about him
asking for the Secretaryship  which I had in
perspective.
    This I didn’t mention, for reasons which
add new luster Madam to the reputation
already established by Mr. Hope for amiability
& delicacy of feeling.  I shall try my
hard to help him, & it may happen that
I can serve your father & mother, for the
first I feel my –i-----? for the  loss so
little affection & respect.  My advice to them
this Clay was to Go to Glos’tr: & I hope they will
adopt it.  If I have been interrupted once
I have been twenty times since I began this,
& must content myself with a very meager

outline of what I should like to say.
First then, I have bought umbrella &
spats $1.50 ---? one & $1.00 for four fi--?
latter, which Aunt M. had handsewn for me.
In addition, I have committed the extra expence
of a suit of clothes cost $10.00, they will add
greatly to my comfort, & after a while I shall
get some shirts, about this price & you will
advise me.   The “mags”? & little Kabar Mr.
B. sent, the mags for little chicks & the other
for you & Mamma.  She is very kind &
you must thank her.
     Your fears of an immediate attach here
are withered just grounded I think as the
defeat suffered at Manassas has been
very severe & they thin—(St. ---- just
In my office expected the opinion; He coming
from Sewells  Pt.) that Butlers forces seem
game  up to --------Scott.  Our people are
In high spirits, & Genl. Huger they say
Is very sanquine.  But, if any thing
should happen to me Darling, (never cry
over this face suggestions) I have the
consolation of knowing, that I have done

for you & the children & my Mother all
that I could, that I have had the
Inexpressible consolation of kneeling with
you at a the Communion table     this,
either in good or ill fortune must be
a source of inessable satisfaction to
us all.  I hope Dearest to make
my faith show itself in weeks & one
of these will be, should the occasion
arise, to defend my country against
the --------   invaders.  Well, I have done
a good days work to my own satisfaction
& I suppose that of the Flag off. You
ask about my position & as already
stated I meet many oco? friends &
am pleasantly situated, under the
circumstances, should say very pleasantly
    Well, here I am in my sorry little
room with its nice bureau, big ward
robe, & open armore – with
The white -----  curtains put up
by my Aunts own hands, I think.
    And, Madamme I am going to take
a siesta for I was awake at 5 o’ this morning


had breakfast & coffee to the office
before 7, which is very  ---------
for me     think so pretty one?
    To night I will write much that
I must leave unsaid just now,
But if I should sleep too long, or
any body call remember that
I am trying my hardest to be a good
boy, & hope successfully.
    I shall go to church tomorrow
with a heart full of trust &
confidence & you darling –
I suppose you can’t go out much do
not despair but trust, trust,
trust our Father in Heaven, trust
this good & --- to the very last,
How else do Christians die ser---
    Be, then a good girl.  Do not
despond, I still am comfortable
as I have always been & ---
as may all l-------
-------at an end.  Kiss my
Mother & little Children for me.
        James


I enclose my reply to your kisses offer &
money.  Thank you.