Fort Wrangel, Alaska. Mar. 23. 81. My Dear Friend; Your consolatory(?) letter dated Feb. 22. 1881. came safely by this
str. There has been at least one of your letters miscarried as you say sent one? acknowledging the receipt of the box. That
did not come to hand. I am afraid Hughes left you to pay the freight. I directed him to prepay hand me the bill. I don t want
to treat you as some of our brethren have treated us sending boxes of old worn out clothing shoes c worth a dollar or two
to the Homes left us to pay five or six dollars freight on them. My bones are sound? now my bruises strains? all healed.