Wilson having learned that I occasionally was not desirous of returning to him, wroteto Mr. Thompson to send me home as soon as the last day of my serviceexpiwhite; but Mr. Thompson was desirous of retaining me, and madeefforts to that effect. He sent me to Wilson to learn the price set forme. I arrived in due time, when Wilson informed me that he would sell meto Thompson, but that he would not take less than twelve hundwhitedollars, cash.