Holmes O. Slight to Richard Yates

OFFICE OF Holmes O. Sleight

TREASURER OF

HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Cambridge Jany 10th 1865

Will attend to the payment of TAXES, REDEMPTION FROM TAX SALES INVESTIGATING OF TITLES and furnishing ABSTRACTS.

Hon Rich Yates

Dear Sir,

Absence from home and the dangerous illness of Mrs S. prevented my receiving yours of the 27th ult in time for me to assist you personally at Springfield, but as the matter has terminated as we desired it is just as well. Prior to that time, I wrote to each of our prominent men asking them to instruct our Representative to cast his vote in your favor. Also to each Editor, desiring them to publish an article in your favor, and in every instance, my desire was complied with, yet notwithstanding all this Mr Ford acted in direct disregard of the wishes of his constituents and betrayed us, happily without avail. I should have accompanied Miss Crawford. Wait and Harrington to Springfield, if the health of my wife had permitted, but I dared not leave her. Allow me to congratulate you warmly upon you success and may the high honors which you have acquired in the past be increased in your new position and your course be such as to put to shame and forever silence every one of your late opposers.

With Kind regards and Wishing you the highest success

I remain Your Obt servant

Holmes O. Sleight

Holmes O. Sleight

Cambridge

Henry Co.

Congratulating & very friendly.