1862 May 25 Greensboro, Ala

Greensboro, Ala.  May 25th 1862.

Gen J[ohn Hartwell] Cocke.

Dear Sir,

In a recent com-
munication to your servant Lucy
you request that I shall continue
to preach at the Church near
your house.  It will give me pleas-
ure in doing the will of my heaven-
ly Father to comply with your
wishes, as long as I remain in
the neighborhood. But as my
school is very small and the
prospects of my obtaining bread
for my family in this community
is very poor, I do not know that
I shall remain here.  I certainly
shall not, if I can find employ-
ment elsewhere, by which I can
make a living.
I failed to preach for two or three

appointments, as I received no
intimation from you that it
was your desire for me to contin
ue them.
There is a great revival, I am
informed among the servants on
many of the plantations, and I
trust the Lord in His goodness
is leading many of these poor
creatures to a knowledge of the
truth in spite of the indifference
of many of their masters to
their spiritual interests.

I shall be pleased t hear
from you, and I pray that God
may give you the consolations
of his Truth and that your
last days may be your best
days----

Respectfully
C.E. Brame