Dallas encloses his last letter about chaplains and Hudson should send a copy to Father Fanning, Fairbury, Illinois. Dallas must abstain from tobaccos and finds it hard to write on any subject without his "narcotic". Dr. William H. Van Buren told Dallas he was suffering from rheumatic gout and says that he can cure him. He hopes Hudson had a glorious time on the 8th before the promulgation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. Mrs. Dallas sends her regards. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 4 pp. 8 vo