W. H. Powell writes that Rev. Charles Reynolds, who had written to James Blood on the 7th and the 10th of September, 1860, had raised $600-$700 in relief money. Reynolds had contacted Powell to ask that he purchase and ship some "winter wheat" to Kansas Territory. Writing from his home in Springfield, Illinois, Powell indicates that he would do so "with pleasure," but the "best winter wheat" had just been sold. He intends to locate a good supply and ship it by railroad as soon as possible.