Abigail A. Grove to Richard Yates

Shelbyville Shelby co Ills

January 21st 1864

Govner Yats

Dear sir

I will write you note to let you no my Husband has bin in the Hospital for 13 month and is not fit for duty yet if you will use your influens to get him Discharge you would oblige me much he was to the Nashvill Hosptal then sent to Luisville and then to camp Denison then to quincy Ills and thare he is yet and dont get no beter

The Doctors at camp Denison examining him and pronounced him worthy of a Discharge

and yet they did not giv won he is Just expence to the Goverment as it would oblige me much if you would let him come home he was only in the servis 2 month then he was taken to the Hospital that is he was in the 3 month servis and then Inlisted for 3 years and he was in the servis 2 month and sent to the the Hospital

my Husbands name is Robert Grove is in Hosptal no. 1. I pleas oblige me

Abigail A Grove

Grove Mrs A A

Shelbyville Jany 21 64

Wishes a discharge for her husband he is now in hospital at Quincy. he has not been fit for service for 13 mos

State of Illinois

Executive Dept

Springfield Jany 29 64

Respectfully referred to Major R R. Nicolls Surgeon in charge General Hospitals Quincy Ills. with the request that Robert Grove be Examined with a view of discharging him if found permanently unfit for duty

Please return this letter with result of examination endorsed.

Respectfully,

Richd Yates

Governor

Executive Office Jany 26 64