April, Wednesday 20, 1864
Tate and I arrived in Memphis quite early, put the horse up, then walked up street together, met Nannie and Anna Perkins. Nannie gave me two letters, one from St. Louis to Mrs. Welch, an exile in La Grange, Ga. one from New York from a stranger, asking assistance to through me to communicate with Mrs. Van Hook at Selma, Ala—I received a letter from Maj. Price at Selma, by Mrs. Flaherty. I dined with Mrs. Jones, and Mrs. Kirk—went round for Hat after dinner, she went with me to see Capt. Woodward, to know what I must do in regard to an order which I heard was issued for my arrest—he advised me to keep very quiet until he could see the Provost Marshall and learn something in regard to it. I came to Mrs. Facklen’s, although she has a house full of Yankees boarding with her—they seem to be very gentlemanly, Dr. Irwin and Dr. Sommers, the latter has his family, Wife and two children—We spent a pleasant evening at Chess &c. Mrs. Facklen has been very fortunate in her selection of boarders—