Scope and Contents Apologizes for not writing sooner but reminds her that her [JSD] vision is very bad; is thankful she is staying with the General [Cocke]; feels anger over the boarding situation, in that there is no family willing to take on an extra person without fee, and the Confederate money is so worthless that many families do not wish to bother; seeks a place for her "poor suffering child who is not strong enough to bear this constant shifting and change of place" but has yet to be successful; regrets Sue's decision to submit to medical treatment for she is more of an invalid than before; notwithstanding Dr. Henly's "kindest feeling and the purest motives"; sends word that Charlie believes that Sherman will march on the South, attacking Mobile, Selma, and Montgomery simultaneously; hopes Mary and John [Marshall] will not remain in Mobile long; informs her that her headaches are gone, but now she cannot see well enough to do even her own mending; mentions a letter her son received from John R. Coupland detailing the provisions and supplies he was able to bring with his family out of Williamsburg; shares news of family and friends.6 pages.