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Made purchases for Hughes and present him the bill; "I am not as flush as when the U.S. gave me $6000 a year in gold"; the starters of the National Express company propose to make Johnston president; want the reports of the battles of Williamsburg and Seven Pines; many of his papers lost; fear publication mentioned is a volume of confederate reports of battles; "compilers rejected all that I want"; offered partnership in stock raising. 4pp. ALS.