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future depends now, under God on the success of yr Subscription list. I
can not but feel anxious to hear what has been done.
In my Address to my Convention I ventured to state that
about $600,000 had been subscribed. I was somewhat
in hopes that your Commissions would ere this have made
an [?] into this State. It is now too late for this reason, as few
Mississippians (Bp. not excepted) have a dollar in their pockets
or think themselves worth a dollar from May to Nov. inclusive.
The only important moment of our late Convention was a
determination to raise $45,000 within the next twelve months
to inflate our Episcopal Fund. This may interfere some
what with yr Subscription list- I hope not. --

On Friday I set out to visit Washington, Bolivar &
Coahoma Counties. Of course I intend to call on Hamilton.
How pleased would I be to meet you there.

Within you will find an acknowledgement of
Dr. Lacey's "Letters [?]". Altho dated several months
ago, they reached me only a few days since. Tho D can
not fail to do well if he will only be a little more patient, and
hold on hopefully. I long to hear how Mrs. Polk is. Has she
improved any in the matter of eyesight? My kind regards
to her & all the family.

Yrs very truly in X W.M. Green