Saturday Morn, 7th.  All well, Stuart is going to Desmoines this morning to receive his first payment on his farm.  In one of your letters you spoke of Col. Black, of the 37th Ill. Vet,  If his name is Charley Black, he used to be an old schoolmate of mine in Danville Ill; he is Col of one of the Ill regts, and I think probably its the same one   I used to like Charley first rate he was a very
