Page: [1] Montgomery Thursday morning Jany [January] 29th 1852 -- My dear Miss Callie, My first impulse, on reaching the city, is to write a few lines, aknowledging [acknowledging] the receipt of your very kind and most welcome note -- For the very flattering and kind terms in which you, my dearest love, allude to me, I thank you, sincerely do I thank you -- if possible, my dear Miss Callie, are my affections warmer and stronger and deeper for you than ever -- in every line that you write or word that you utter I see something new that is loveable -- that inspires my warmest and sincerest affections -- Why need I repeat to you the tale of my love -- that I love you with my entire heart you already know? But my heart is so filled with love that I can write of nothing else. I returned this morning about four O'clock from Selma, whither I had gone to meet my distressed and heart -- broken sister -- my feelings on meeting her, and as she leaned upon my shoulder giving vent to [added text: her] grief, I cannot describe -- She had Page: [2] been with Mr [unclear text: Goree], since the 1st. Jany. [January] he breathed his last calmly in her arms -- Mr. G's [Goree's] friends have every assurance that the change has been for his good -- he was conscious to the last moment and [unclear text: met] the Monster, calmly, composedly, and resignedly -- [unclear text: Nan] & [unclear text: Fee] were in Mobile, so also was Mr. Robt. [Robert] [unclear text: Goree] -- There were some 20 or 30 persons from Marion in. Selma to receive and escort the corpse to Marion -- the death of no man would have [deleted text: casts] cast a greater gloom over our people than has that of Mr. G. [Goree] he was in the noblest sense of the term, an honest man, a good and pure man -- My sister bears her affliction with great fortitude -- she was entirely overcome on meeting me at Selma -- At Selma I saw " [unclear text: Pleas] " from home, he reported all well Muggy was very much distressed -- Aunt Ruthy (Mrs Wiley) and Aunt Margaret (Mrs King) were with her -- A letter from Joe informs me that for the present he has abandoned the idea of living in Selma and that he intends settling on his farm on the river -- I have almost abandoned the idea of [deleted text: [illegible text] ] making so severe a test of " [unclear text: My dearie's] " affection, as the proposition to live in the [unclear text: canebrake] would do -- The more I think of giving up my profession, the more dis-inclined am I to do it -- What says Miss Callie? I think we will adjourn on the 9th Feby [February] -- my heart beats high with the hope of seeing you soon Page: [3] listening to [deleted text: [unclear text: your] the soul-cheering tones of your sweet voice and [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [unclear text: claiming] of your parents, as indispensably necessary to "their child's" happiness, their consent to our union -- I have written this in very great haste, measures of the greatest importance coming up this morning in the house and for your sake I desire to be heard on them -- My kindest regards to each member of your father's family -- and believe me devotedly your [Signed] Porter -- Will you permit me to escort, a certain Black trunk, that General King lost, to Athens or shall the trunk await some other protection? The trunk is here, Maj. [Major] [unclear text: Gee] forwarded it the morning after you left Selma -- [Signed] Your Porter --