Washington D.C. Jan 9, 1864 President Lincoln Sir I bring you a mess of mountain trout taken by Josiah Moffitt of Northville Hamilton County New York, as you will see from the within note. He was here last winter looking after the effects of a son that died in this Hospital a year ago - and told me he had one in the Union Army in North Carolina. He made an effort then to send you [*29324*] some, but failed owing to a warm spell of weather. Hoping you may find them in condition for the table - with my best wishes for your health and happiness. I am very respectfully Your obt sevt Geo. G. Goss USA Chaplain Mount Pleasant Hospital D.C. [*29325*] Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.