In this letter to Stearns, Marsh expresses confidence that the October, 1857, election would turn in favor of the Free State Party. Marsh had been traveling in the "Southern Counties" and was encouraged: "You may rest assured, that the people are united and earnest." He predicts a victory for Marcus Parrott and "a good working majority" for the Free State Party in both houses of the legislature. Unless he received further instructions from the committee, Marsh planned to leave Kansas Territory about three days after the election. This item also discusses land in the "Delaware Reserve" that was being partitioned and sold to incoming settlers.