I expect to be here two weeks, and will make you full returns of money and property belonging to the State Central Arsenal.

All the arms and ammunition are safely stored here.

Then I will write you more at length.

With sincere respect, your friend, W.T.SHERMAN.
Major Smith's receipt to me, for the arms and property belonging both to the seminary and to the arsenal, is dated February 19, 1861.

I subjoin also, in this connection, copies of one or two papers that may prove of interest BATON ROUGE, January 28, 1881.
To Major SHERMAN, Superintendent, Alexandria.
My DEAR SIR: Your letter was duly receive, and would have been answered ere this time could I have arranged sooner the matter of the five hundred dollars.