are now at work also. Called &
paid my respects to Postmaster Genl.
Cortelyou today - he treated me
very nicely.
Senator Baileys father
died today & he went south.
Am afraid this sad event will
keep him away when my case
comes up before the Senate.
-22nd-
Saw Senator Patterson & told
him about Blackburn - he will
fight for me & said Blackburn
was doing wrong - also saw
Piles & same. Letter from
Arthur - lawyer & he wrote me
to send copies of my Answer &c.
to Mr. Frederick de C. Faust.
Dept. of Justice, who thinks he can
do something with Senator Pettus!!
Patterson told me that both he
& Spooner had attended Jud. Comt.
meetings regularly on my account,
& had made arrangements to be
