No 14  Des Moines, Iowa  Thursday Morn, Feb 11th /64 Dear Husband: I am in Desmoines this morning, and at Mrs. Bansman's of course; I came in yesterday with cousin Jennie Garrett and did not expect to stay, but Merce would not let me off.  I have not been up here to stay any time for a good while, and then another consideration, I had not had a letter from you for a week and felt anxious to hear that you had got your commission, so last evening I went to the P. O. again, there is a son of the P.M. in the P.O. who does not look half for our letters, so that they lay in the office two or three days if we don't happen to ask some other clerk for them, so on the 2nd inquiry I got yours No 13 Jan 10th.  Mary Jane had received a letter written the 12th two days before in which Marion stated that you had got your Com., and that you did pretty well for the
