1861 Oct. 11 Fairfax C.H.

My dear John

Mr. Jas C Buklan is here and
says he can sell the furniture at Culpepper if you
will send him the list & also he would like to have
the bills or prices of the articles--Cant you send him
copies of them --as soon as possible

I have told him if Richard Kenner can have any of
the articles send immediately he will all him
to do so--But we must vacate the house as
speedily as possible as other parties want it & it
is expensive to [rent?] So please act promptly and
send the copies of [?] & copies of bills of October
[?] of them you can find.

I write in great haste have only a minute
Nothing known or doing as far as the army--
I write you about my clothing & two of the servants which
will be soon wanted--It may be well to send Moses
down with it as we may want another servant--
Nothing done as to my resignation indeed I have
not been able to make any further move on the matter
as yet owing t the crisis here--nor shall I until some
thing is determined--and thus you see all is uncertainty--

I am sorry to have to write you only about these com
monplace matters--But the truth is my heart is too full
to write about these matters--May God ever rule all
that concerns us--My dear John let me beg you

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you[sic] to reflect what I tell you I have learned after being
fifty two years there is nothing upon which we can rely
under all trials & changes--but the [?] of Christ--

May we be enable to have faith & trust [?]

With love to all I remain
your affct father
Philip St Geo Cocke

P. S. I wrote you sending a power of Attorney to sign
the check

University of Virginia alumnus Philip St. George Cocke, son of University of Virginia founder John Hartwell Cocke, played a key role in the battle of Manassas. Although promoted to Brigadier, by October he suffers poor mental and physical health, and resigns from the Confederate Army.

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