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[ters?] : July 18, 1861 Bishop Polk, Memphis, Tenn., to his wife, Mrs. Fanny Polk, re: a discussion of the guilt of. the person responsible for the burning of their home in Sewanee; anxiety over his wife's unhappiness in the prosecution; his orders to have it dismissed. 3 pp.
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July 18. 1807. My beloved wife, I am in receipt at 3am of the 15th. I am deeply distraught to. find that you have been made to feel so badly at a matter about Wally and [time] I thought, from what passed, mett your approbation. The affect of the body Jackson, I thought from the evidence before me which I examined with care that he was an accomplice in the burning and under the circumstances regarded it as a duty to have have fact investigated. I did not examine all the rest of the servants for [illegible] only who I thought was most
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later to be best informed I in [eviadle?]. You seem to lie so empty affected by my couch parlor time supporting the [-ched] man gently and I would lie my arm happy on your [accorant?] and see mine depth wittin. Even supporting him gnttly, and that he should be shoved and escape, I [break] for better them that he should be punished or he should be innocent. I have them for [sent] of input is your follows and in differ[ing] tto his intimacy of other servant d[received?] I have the prosecution dismissed of least for his permit and shall my mail whole to his this and greet at Lachrette [illegible]
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Gale and attend to this matter for me. I hope my beloved this wife behind your mind a shall makes my heart thaw any darkly thought, for to have you happy is the happy myself. Again expecting that I am deeply grieved I have been his accomplice of an [illegible] an [illegible] is you, I am most hurt I am loving and [desire] his bond I wish your [illegible{ is leave. P.S. I want that boy sent with all his clotthing down to me att Memphis. Found body must he wrid a thing him.
