May 21, 1863, Savannah Republican (Georgia)
The following is a copy of the letter to Miss James, of Baltimore, intercepted by the Federals, and upon which she is imprisoned in the Baltimore jail:
Richmond, Va., March 15, }
Tuesday Noon. }
My Dear Fannie:–Your letters have just been received, and the pleasure it gave us you cannot imaging. Harry was perfectly delighted with his uniform. The goods you spoke of in your last have been received, and were a perfect God send. The quinine and liquor were very much needed. Those I presented to our Government as you desired, and the other things were sold at cost. Will you please forward goods to the amount of the enclosed order immediately? We have great demands for several items in the list, as they are needed by our Government, and knowing your promptness in filling all such orders, we can rely on your dispatching the goods at the earliest possible moment. I received the carte de visite of _____, whom you suspect as a spy, and have given it to our authorities. There will be a strict eye on him. * * *
They request me to tell you, Fanny, to keep quiet, and don’t let them have anything on you, as you can do much more for us, where you are; and if they should find you out, why–take the Yankee oath three times a day if they wish it, just before every meal. You have taken many a bitter dose of medicine, and it won’t taste a bit worse than the rest.