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Glasgow -- Scott Co Ills Feb 9th 1863
His Excellency Gov. Yates Sir
I wrote you a few days ago relative to an organization Supposed to be the Knightsof the Golden Circle in the neighbourhood of Wilmington Green County which is 5 miles South of us Esq. Carager an Old farmer near that place was here last Saturday. & Said it was positively [illegible] way that he himself had went to the School house which is on his Own land he was informed by Lee [Coats?] a man who is well known to Sympathise with the Rebels that he could not go in there with out he would take an oath to Support the institution which he objected to Stating that the school house was on his Own premices & he had aright to go there but his plea was all in vain They made him leave. Now Sir it is well known that Green County & Especially the north west corner is full of Secessionists Shal we wait until their Organization is complete until they Shal Steal or Otherwise all our means of defense. Will you make Some provisions to trap them & Bring them to Justice Or will you compell us to take the law in our Own hands & meet out their portion to them. Let me exhort you in Heavens Name to take Some steps that will secure peace & Safety to us or make some provisions that we can do it our Selves without becoming out laws. Do this & we will See to the Rest Refference J Bullock Post master at Breese C Young Post Master at Glasgow Yours in haste
W. W. Thorn
Ans Mar 5 63
W W Thorn
Scott County Ill
Writes with refference to an organization of the Knights of the Golden Circle who are organized in his neighborhood and asks that something may be done to prevent it.