Nelson Lay to Richard Yates

Kewanee, Henry Co., Ill., Feby 12th 1864

His Excellency

Richard Yates

Dear Sir

Yours of the 8th inst is recd Enclosed you will find a list of our best Union Men of this County

Please accept my thanks for your Photographs they will occupy a prominent place in my album

Very Truly Yours

Nelson Lay

Henry County State of Illinois

Kewanee P.O.

Geo. A. Morse

R P Parish

Silas Morton

Egbert White

H G LIttle

Levi North

Galva P.O.

W L Wiley

Hirum Bigalow

C M Clark

L W Beck

Geneseo P.O.

I F Dreper

A W Perry

Dr Hume

Lewis Shearer

B Hoyt

Benj'n Fritz

Jonathan Allen

Monson P.O.

E P Allen

John Wilkins

Andover P.O.

Geo E Peterson

Otto Lobeck

Withersfield P.O.

C B Miner

S M Smith

I F Willard

Bishop Hill P.O.

Dr O Nordstrom

Olof Johnson

Woodhull P.O.

Dr Ferris

Payton P.O.

B B Scofield

Oxford P.O.

T M Herbert

Isaac Paden

Cambride PO

H O Sleight

Joseph Tillson

Dr Johnson

Anawan P.O.

Hiram Petter

Joshua Matthews

Philip Ott

Orion P.O.

W W Warner

Atkinson P.O.

E Benedict

Thomas Nowers

Stephen Freekel

Geo R Babbet

Daton P.O.

Geo Allen

Sharon P.O.

Joseph Arnett

Henry Co

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