Susan Legans and others to Richard Yates

To the governor of the State of Illinois and to your exelency, Mr. Yeats,

We the undersigned citisens of Indiana understanding that George W. Liggans now confind in camp Douglas in the State of Illinois, and in hospitle Ward No. 3 was taken Prisoner in the State of Misourie in the year 1862 in the present war and knowing that he is willing to take the oath of Allegiance to the united States and is anxious to become a loyal citisen under the Presidents Proclimation we respectfully petition said govenor to order his Release upon condition that he take said oath November 7th 1864.

E. W. Morgan, P.M.

Wm R. Hunt

John I Ragsdale

J R Yount

B L Kennedy

Sam Brown

Aaron F Coleman

Warren Coleman

C. A. Cogine

Tho. Kennedy

G. W. Musselman

Thomas Clemmer

James McNutt

A. Sturgeon

Morgan Pitcher

Charles B. Miller

Peter Dine

William M. Dine

Wesley W. Fraisure

Wm. B. Jolliffe

Elijah H. Jolliffe

Reeson, W. Slack

David Howard

Richard Jurgason

William Swain

William Whitaker

Gov Yates please give me an answer to this and tell me how I could get my boy home. If there is any chance please inform me immediately.

Susan Legans

My address Liberty Indiana

Gov Yates

Springfield Ill

Legans, Susan & others.

Liberty, Ind. Nov 7th 64

Her son Geo. W. Legans is a Rebel Prisoner at Camp Douglas & is anxious to take oath of allegiance. She requests that he be released on these conditions.

Ansd Nov 17th 1864

Snyder ADC