238 25 22278 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d546bd87c3cdaa4fb39c1c3db0892fd4.pdf 402489516195e77ff3501aab34bb7fdc Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Paducah K'y June 22nd 1863 His Excellency R. Yates. Gov. Ill My Dear Sir Permit me, although absent from the State, in the service of the Government at this post, to offer you my most sincere & profound acknowledgements for your late, most praiseworthy act, in prorouging the late, traitorous assembly, recognised as the Illinois Legislature. You richly Merit, as you will doubtless receive, the hearty thanks & approval of every truly loyal man in the State. And when the wicked designs & purposes of the Men of our State who are opposing the earnest prosecution of this war for the sipprission of this wicked & causeless rebellion shall have been fully exposed, as <hr /> they assuredly will be, this noble and brave act of yours will secure you the plaudits and blessings of, not only your own great State, but of the whole nation You have My Earnest prayer, that God may spare your valued life to continue to do valiant Service in the Cause of your Country. I have the honor to be, Gov, your most obd't humble Servant F. A. McNeill Chaplain U.S.A. Paducah Ky' <hr /> Legisl. F McNeil F. A. Paducah Ky June 27 63. Compliments the Governor for his noble act of proroging the Legislature he has the hearty thanks and approval of every man in the State. Recd Ex O. June 30 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 6 (June 15-30, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource F. A. McNeill to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516006 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Paducah K'y June 22nd 1863 His Excellency R. Yates. Gov. Ill My Dear Sir Permit me, although absent from the State, in the service of the Government at this post, to offer you my most sincere & profound acknowledgements for your late, most praiseworthy act, in prorouging the late, traitorous assembly, recognised as the Illinois Legislature. You richly Merit, as you will doubtless receive, the hearty thanks & approval of every truly loyal man in the State. And when the wicked designs & purposes of the Men of our State who are opposing the earnest prosecution of this war for the sipprission of this wicked & causeless rebellion shall have been fully exposed, as <hr /> they assuredly will be, this noble and brave act of yours will secure you the plaudits and blessings of, not only your own great State, but of the whole nation You have My Earnest prayer, that God may spare your valued life to continue to do valiant Service in the Cause of your Country. I have the honor to be, Gov, your most obd't humble Servant F. A. McNeill Chaplain U.S.A. Paducah Ky' <hr /> Legisl. F McNeil F. A. Paducah Ky June 27 63. Compliments the Governor for his noble act of proroging the Legislature he has the hearty thanks and approval of every man in the State. Recd Ex O. June 30 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/241c917a1cc8b231dd5b055362382b85.pdf 5033917176c2134050c49d45d4503d82 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. New York Juni 21st 1863 His Excellency Richard Yates Governor of Illinois Springfield Sir! Arrived from Germany some few days ago I take the liberty to send your these lines. - I have got a thousand (1000) men of Infantry between 20 and 35 years of age and who nearly all have seen service at Europe. - These men want to {joine?] the United States Army if the passage to New York can be paid in advance out of the States Bounty. - The passage with a Steamer from Hamburgh to New York will be about $40.00 in gold for each men, and from the different places in the country where the men are to Hamburgh about $4. I have got recommendations letter from Bradford R. Wood. United States minister of Copenhagen to Hon: Wm H. Seward Secretary of State of Washington. I also have a letter to the Secretary of war, but I thought this project can better be [arranged?] through the governor of the State. I have served the United States since the war broke out until in January resigned my commission as Captain of Co I 82 Ills Vol. and went to see my family at Denmark. If your Excellency will accept those men and give me the command of the Regiment please give me information and the men will be here within six weeks. -- Hoping to receive your answer I remain most Respectfully Your obedient Servant, Ivan Alan Weid Care of Mr I [Laugenbery?] Essex Street N. 102 N.Y. <hr /> File W Weid Ivan A. _____________ New Your June 20 63 ___________________ Has just returned from Denmark, has 1,000 men who have nearly all seen service in Europe. His men wish to join the U S Army. if their passage to New York can be paid in advance out of their state bounty. Has letters to Hon W H Seward and the Secty of War. - was formerly Capt Co I 82 Regt Ill Vols - Wishes to know if the Governor will [accept?] of these men and give him command of them. _____________ Recd ExO June 2 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 6 (June 15-30, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ivan A. Weid to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-20 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. New York Juni 21st 1863 His Excellency Richard Yates Governor of Illinois Springfield Sir! Arrived from Germany some few days ago I take the liberty to send your these lines. - I have got a thousand (1000) men of Infantry between 20 and 35 years of age and who nearly all have seen service at Europe. - These men want to {joine?] the United States Army if the passage to New York can be paid in advance out of the States Bounty. - The passage with a Steamer from Hamburgh to New York will be about $40.00 in gold for each men, and from the different places in the country where the men are to Hamburgh about $4. I have got recommendations letter from Bradford R. Wood. United States minister of Copenhagen to Hon: Wm H. Seward Secretary of State of Washington. I also have a letter to the Secretary of war, but I thought this project can better be [arranged?] through the governor of the State. I have served the United States since the war broke out until in January resigned my commission as Captain of Co I 82 Ills Vol. and went to see my family at Denmark. If your Excellency will accept those men and give me the command of the Regiment please give me information and the men will be here within six weeks. -- Hoping to receive your answer I remain most Respectfully Your obedient Servant, Ivan Alan Weid Care of Mr I [Laugenbery?] Essex Street N. 102 N.Y. <hr /> File W Weid Ivan A. _____________ New Your June 20 63 ___________________ Has just returned from Denmark, has 1,000 men who have nearly all seen service in Europe. His men wish to join the U S Army. if their passage to New York can be paid in advance out of their state bounty. Has letters to Hon W H Seward and the Secty of War. - was formerly Capt Co I 82 Regt Ill Vols - Wishes to know if the Governor will [accept?] of these men and give him command of them. _____________ Recd ExO June 2 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/c8fb7db978df6bcd192e969f160c3678.pdf bcde6e481cf289b3a3522d2c3b17b29c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gallatin Tenn June 20th 1863 Sir - The great interest you take in everything tending to the success of the Union Cause, and your influence at Head Quarters induce me to Call your attention to the want of proper weapons in some of the Illinois regiments. As an example, -most of the active duty that our regiment has done, has been scouting along the rail road after guerillas. They are generally armed with a carbine or shot guns and two good revolvers, our men, (some of them acting as mounted infantry) with a musket and a iron one at that, not reliable at over 150 yards. Their weapons, in guerilla fighting at least, are far the best. For a nation with a superabundance of means to send out troops with inefficient weapons is ruinous to the nation, and wholesale murder for the men. If one half or even a quarter of our armies were armed with a good revolving rifle, and a couple of heavy revolvers, one regiment would be equal to three or four as at present armed, and if then mounted so they could move with rapidity (but if fighting on foot) more could be done in two months than has been done in two years. But be this as it may, there <hr /> is no excuse for permitting union troops to meet rebels at a disadvantage in arms. Col Case made applications at department head Quarters for a better weapon, for our mounted men at least, the reply was that they had not got them. With all due deference to great military men I have no doubt that fifty millions of Dollars invested in the most efficient weapons, would do more to bring the rebellion to its end, than ten times the amount invested in praying and feeding troops armed with inefficient weapons. If you can do anything to remedy this I think it would be a great benifit to the national Cause. We are all delighted at the easy method by which you got our legislature out of difficulty when it was unable to adjourn. Yours truly, A.D. Cropsey <hr /> File "C" Cropsey A J Gallatin Tenn June 20 63 Wishes to call the Governors attention to the want of proper arms in some of our Illinois Regiments. Says the guarellas are generally armed with a Shotgun, carbine and two revolvers, while our men are armed with poor musket it is ruinous to the nation and wholesale murder for the men Hopes the Governor will do something to remedy this. Recd Ex O June 25th 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 6 (June 15-30, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A. D. Cropsey to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-20 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516004 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gallatin Tenn June 20th 1863 Sir - The great interest you take in everything tending to the success of the Union Cause, and your influence at Head Quarters induce me to Call your attention to the want of proper weapons in some of the Illinois regiments. As an example, -most of the active duty that our regiment has done, has been scouting along the rail road after guerillas. They are generally armed with a carbine or shot guns and two good revolvers, our men, (some of them acting as mounted infantry) with a musket and a iron one at that, not reliable at over 150 yards. Their weapons, in guerilla fighting at least, are far the best. For a nation with a superabundance of means to send out troops with inefficient weapons is ruinous to the nation, and wholesale murder for the men. If one half or even a quarter of our armies were armed with a good revolving rifle, and a couple of heavy revolvers, one regiment would be equal to three or four as at present armed, and if then mounted so they could move with rapidity (but if fighting on foot) more could be done in two months than has been done in two years. But be this as it may, there <hr /> is no excuse for permitting union troops to meet rebels at a disadvantage in arms. Col Case made applications at department head Quarters for a better weapon, for our mounted men at least, the reply was that they had not got them. With all due deference to great military men I have no doubt that fifty millions of Dollars invested in the most efficient weapons, would do more to bring the rebellion to its end, than ten times the amount invested in praying and feeding troops armed with inefficient weapons. If you can do anything to remedy this I think it would be a great benifit to the national Cause. We are all delighted at the easy method by which you got our legislature out of difficulty when it was unable to adjourn. Yours truly, A.D. Cropsey <hr /> File "C" Cropsey A J Gallatin Tenn June 20 63 Wishes to call the Governors attention to the want of proper arms in some of our Illinois Regiments. Says the guarellas are generally armed with a Shotgun, carbine and two revolvers, while our men are armed with poor musket it is ruinous to the nation and wholesale murder for the men Hopes the Governor will do something to remedy this. Recd Ex O June 25th 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/2ac17cccfe377c83d255214867d17d36.pdf c99fc11138db0867350d6678b77ef604 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Darwin Ills To His Honor Governor Yates Honored Sir I am a sound Union man and a member of the Union Republican Party and was a firm supporter of your Honor for the position you now Occupy. Desire that you send me two good revolvers to protect myself and family against the daily raids that is got up in our town. Hoping to hear from you soon I Remain Yours R. Enoch Haddix <hr /> File H Haddix Enoch Darwin Ills June 20 63. Says he is a member of the Union Republican party wishes the Governor to send his two good revolvers for the protection of himself and family. R" Recd Ex O June 27 63. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 6 (June 15-30, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Enoch Haddix to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-20 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516003 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Darwin Ills To His Honor Governor Yates Honored Sir I am a sound Union man and a member of the Union Republican Party and was a firm supporter of your Honor for the position you now Occupy. Desire that you send me two good revolvers to protect myself and family against the daily raids that is got up in our town. Hoping to hear from you soon I Remain Yours R. Enoch Haddix <hr /> File H Haddix Enoch Darwin Ills June 20 63. Says he is a member of the Union Republican party wishes the Governor to send his two good revolvers for the protection of himself and family. R" Recd Ex O June 27 63. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ad0bdf2c7fa7b8eff6836dc10ed32a11.pdf 8ba828fd57ff8ebf6c1e80a97bfd2e2a Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Hon Richard Yates Gov of Ill Sir I am requested by the Union Leauge or Council to which I belong to enquire of your Hon if proper, if any provision or arrangement is made by which these organizations can be recognized & provided with arms in case of insurrection, out braking, or resistance to the draft. We feel there may be a necessity for us to make some arrangement by which, we may guard against surprise. We are satisfyed that there are organziations even here for the purpose of resisting the authority that be. Yours very Truly A.G. Porter [illegible] President of Union Council No 312 Clarion, Bureau Co <hr /> Porter A G ________ File P. [Clausi Bureau County _________________ June 1863 ____________ Writes in behalf of the Union League of that place and wishes to know if it is feassible for the Governor cannot furnish them with arms. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TR Recd ExO. June 26 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 6 (June 15-30, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A. G. Porter to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-18 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516002 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Hon Richard Yates Gov of Ill Sir I am requested by the Union Leauge or Council to which I belong to enquire of your Hon if proper, if any provision or arrangement is made by which these organizations can be recognized & provided with arms in case of insurrection, out braking, or resistance to the draft. We feel there may be a necessity for us to make some arrangement by which, we may guard against surprise. We are satisfyed that there are organziations even here for the purpose of resisting the authority that be. Yours very Truly A.G. Porter [illegible] President of Union Council No 312 Clarion, Bureau Co <hr /> Porter A G ________ File P. [Clausi Bureau County _________________ June 1863 ____________ Writes in behalf of the Union League of that place and wishes to know if it is feassible for the Governor cannot furnish them with arms. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TR Recd ExO. June 26 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/f5c158fd19608e996d408818c3125eec.pdf 1cbebfde7fc3fafc33fcf8a8a17e940d Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. To his Excellency Rich Yates Sir At the last meeting of the Lockport Council U.S. A the following resolution was passed and ordered to be sent to his Excellency Richard Yates Governor of Ill. Resolved that the thanks of the Lockport Council USA are due and are hereby tendered to our Worthy & Patriotic Governor for the prompt and decisive manner in which he Proroging the Late corrupt copperhead Legislature And for his noble conduct in looking after the wellfare and comfort of the sick & wounded Soldiers. Respectfully Francis Hanford E. C. Sheaffer Prest Secretary <hr /> File Legisl. P.. Shaffer E C. (1R) Lockport June 1863. Enclosed Resolution thanking the Governor for [illegible] the Legislature and for his efforts in behalf of our Soldiers. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Recd ExO. June 20 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 6 (June 15-30, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E. C. Shaffer to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-18 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. To his Excellency Rich Yates Sir At the last meeting of the Lockport Council U.S. A the following resolution was passed and ordered to be sent to his Excellency Richard Yates Governor of Ill. Resolved that the thanks of the Lockport Council USA are due and are hereby tendered to our Worthy & Patriotic Governor for the prompt and decisive manner in which he Proroging the Late corrupt copperhead Legislature And for his noble conduct in looking after the wellfare and comfort of the sick & wounded Soldiers. Respectfully Francis Hanford E. C. Sheaffer Prest Secretary <hr /> File Legisl. P.. Shaffer E C. (1R) Lockport June 1863. Enclosed Resolution thanking the Governor for [illegible] the Legislature and for his efforts in behalf of our Soldiers. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Recd ExO. June 20 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/05eaa280dc1eb3b664fbf8147416da00.pdf 57c21d4300eadda4fc17a212a449d04f Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Point Lookout, Maryland June 17. 1863 Dear Yates Some two or three weeks past I wrote a few lines to Col. Wm Butler state Treasurer, that in the event of a change in the Commissary at Springfield, I would like to be ordered to that post. The reasons upon which I based my letter to Butler grew out of an accidental meeting with some Illinois friends whilst I was on an Official visit at Washington about the date of my letter to Col. B. who informed me that it was not unlikely that Capt A. Edwards, C. S. would either be Sent to some other post or into the field &c. and it was further suggested that, I would most likely be acceptible not only to our party friends but to the people generally. It would please me beyond expression if I could once more be located amongst my dear friends and fellow citizens of Illinois. I claim no other place than Jacksonville as my home, My last vote having been cast there with Dick Yates and <hr /> Lincoln as file leaders, and that too after the question was raised as to my right to vote in conseqences of absence. I presume that issue being settled by Loco foco judges it would not be raised again, as I was then and have been ever since in the servise of the U. States. Should Capt E. be ordered to other fields and I could be apprised of the fact in time and that I would be acceptable I might make some exertion to get ordered to Springfield. I have no complaints to make as to my present pass---it is probably not excelled in many respects. Situated on the sea side where the wild waves brake at my feet---in constant view of all manner of shipping---oysters, fish, crabs, hard or soft, clams, lobsters, and wild fowl in great abundance always at hand. Again, the salt water bathing is certainly a great luxury and conducive to health. Cape Lookout was a watering place, and was a most fashionable resort for the invalid and the pleasure seeking previous to the rebellion. The Govt took possession about a year ago as a military post together with all the beautiful cottages---one of which I occupy (a "cottage by the sea") with all the furniture, most of them owned by rebels. I think I will buy two <hr /> one for you of course. My wife and daughter are with me and enjoy themselves very much. Most of the officers have their families with them and their ladies and children have a great time bathing in the surf---can wade out a long distance and no undertow---hard sandy bottom. many of the women look like fence rails on emerging from the water as they run all dripping to their quarters. I have many hearty laughs at them. I wish that you and your family could be here to enjoy the sea bathing. Tell "uncle Jessie" that it would take all the kinks out of him in a short time. in one week after free ablutions in the healing qualities of the salt bath he might be dangerous amongst the sea nympths so plentiful along this coast, more especially if he partook freely of the luxuries we fish from the water. We are expecting bloody work every hour---all the morning I have heard heavy cannading. It may be at Norfolk or vicinity, or Richmond, or Acqua Creek or somewhere else. But, "conquer we must for our cause it is just---let this be our motto, and in God be our trust" I congratulate and applaud you for your <hr /> for the course you took with the contemptible and dastardly traitors in our legislature. And here allow me to say that, your administration as far as I have been able to watch it, meets with the hearty and unqualified approval of one of your obscure and wandering constituents My kind regards to Mrs. Y. and my friends generally. It would gratify me very much to hear from you by letter Your friend Lucas Hon R. Yates Gov. of Illinois Springfield Lucas Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 6 (June 15-30, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lucas to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-17 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 510000 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Point Lookout, Maryland June 17. 1863 Dear Yates Some two or three weeks past I wrote a few lines to Col. Wm Butler state Treasurer, that in the event of a change in the Commissary at Springfield, I would like to be ordered to that post. The reasons upon which I based my letter to Butler grew out of an accidental meeting with some Illinois friends whilst I was on an Official visit at Washington about the date of my letter to Col. B. who informed me that it was not unlikely that Capt A. Edwards, C. S. would either be Sent to some other post or into the field &c. and it was further suggested that, I would most likely be acceptible not only to our party friends but to the people generally. It would please me beyond expression if I could once more be located amongst my dear friends and fellow citizens of Illinois. I claim no other place than Jacksonville as my home, My last vote having been cast there with Dick Yates and <hr /> Lincoln as file leaders, and that too after the question was raised as to my right to vote in conseqences of absence. I presume that issue being settled by Loco foco judges it would not be raised again, as I was then and have been ever since in the servise of the U. States. Should Capt E. be ordered to other fields and I could be apprised of the fact in time and that I would be acceptable I might make some exertion to get ordered to Springfield. I have no complaints to make as to my present pass---it is probably not excelled in many respects. Situated on the sea side where the wild waves brake at my feet---in constant view of all manner of shipping---oysters, fish, crabs, hard or soft, clams, lobsters, and wild fowl in great abundance always at hand. Again, the salt water bathing is certainly a great luxury and conducive to health. Cape Lookout was a watering place, and was a most fashionable resort for the invalid and the pleasure seeking previous to the rebellion. The Govt took possession about a year ago as a military post together with all the beautiful cottages---one of which I occupy (a "cottage by the sea") with all the furniture, most of them owned by rebels. I think I will buy two <hr /> one for you of course. My wife and daughter are with me and enjoy themselves very much. Most of the officers have their families with them and their ladies and children have a great time bathing in the surf---can wade out a long distance and no undertow---hard sandy bottom. many of the women look like fence rails on emerging from the water as they run all dripping to their quarters. I have many hearty laughs at them. I wish that you and your family could be here to enjoy the sea bathing. Tell "uncle Jessie" that it would take all the kinks out of him in a short time. in one week after free ablutions in the healing qualities of the salt bath he might be dangerous amongst the sea nympths so plentiful along this coast, more especially if he partook freely of the luxuries we fish from the water. We are expecting bloody work every hour---all the morning I have heard heavy cannading. It may be at Norfolk or vicinity, or Richmond, or Acqua Creek or somewhere else. But, "conquer we must for our cause it is just---let this be our motto, and in God be our trust" I congratulate and applaud you for your <hr /> for the course you took with the contemptible and dastardly traitors in our legislature. And here allow me to say that, your administration as far as I have been able to watch it, meets with the hearty and unqualified approval of one of your obscure and wandering constituents My kind regards to Mrs. Y. and my friends generally. It would gratify me very much to hear from you by letter Your friend Lucas Hon R. Yates Gov. of Illinois Springfield Lucas Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/c8ccc89f6cf4ed5038e7ef9ab034738f.pdf 0f2bebbf23e0bb28ba390379bc5ce648 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Tuscola June 16th 1963 Gov Yates Dr Sir After my compliments and best wishes to your future welfare I desire to thank you in behalf of the cause of My Country so that noble act of quashing that hell Deserving Copper Head Legislature. Thank God there is one man that has nerve enough to do his duty fearless of Consequences go on and future generations will rise up and call you blessed. Every day I feel that I am getting better and am impatient at being restrained from entering into the service of my Country. I wrote you sometime since tendering my services when able. I propose to raise a Company of men to act in any emergency that may arise. There is undoubtedly from 100 to 300 copperheads meeting daily for drill in the west part of the county. I want to be ready for them. And place this community in such a position as we will be able to take care of ourselves and not be compelled to [prepare?[ after the devilment has been done. I am now satisfied that there is a armed force in this County determined to resist the Draft and activity to further the ends of the enemies of our Country. I have never thought so until lately, but <hr />I am constrained to believe what I see, and for one I am for being in earnest about this matter; when I left the Service I was loath to believe that there could be one so base as to wish to array himself against this government but Allas I find there are such and there name is [Lejoin?] I am for pitching into them before they have the advantage of us as they have of Missouri and unless there are steps taken to prevent it that before three months rolls away we will be Compelled to mourn over our apathy and inaction when it is too late Can I get Arms for those men that I can Enroll for any service that we may be called upon to perform I would like Enfield Rifles and one Six Pounder Answer me immediately if you think such a course would be advisable and if it is possible to get Arms. Let me know fourthwith if you please. Will you be so kind as to send me a recommendation for Mrs W Ward to pass our lines. she wishes to visit Grants Army to see her son that is sick at Pocahontas Louisiana Hoping to hear from you soon. I [remain?] Yours Respectfully Benj Horn Ans June 22/63 <hr /> Answered 22 June File Legal P. (R) Horn Benj Tuscola June 16 1863. Compliments the Governor for Proroging the Legislature. Recd Ex O June 22 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 6 (June 15-30, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benjamin Horn to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-06-16 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509999 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Tuscola June 16th 1963 Gov Yates Dr Sir After my compliments and best wishes to your future welfare I desire to thank you in behalf of the cause of My Country so that noble act of quashing that hell Deserving Copper Head Legislature. Thank God there is one man that has nerve enough to do his duty fearless of Consequences go on and future generations will rise up and call you blessed. Every day I feel that I am getting better and am impatient at being restrained from entering into the service of my Country. I wrote you sometime since tendering my services when able. I propose to raise a Company of men to act in any emergency that may arise. There is undoubtedly from 100 to 300 copperheads meeting daily for drill in the west part of the county. I want to be ready for them. And place this community in such a position as we will be able to take care of ourselves and not be compelled to [prepare?[ after the devilment has been done. I am now satisfied that there is a armed force in this County determined to resist the Draft and activity to further the ends of the enemies of our Country. I have never thought so until lately, but <hr />I am constrained to believe what I see, and for one I am for being in earnest about this matter; when I left the Service I was loath to believe that there could be one so base as to wish to array himself against this government but Allas I find there are such and there name is [Lejoin?] I am for pitching into them before they have the advantage of us as they have of Missouri and unless there are steps taken to prevent it that before three months rolls away we will be Compelled to mourn over our apathy and inaction when it is too late Can I get Arms for those men that I can Enroll for any service that we may be called upon to perform I would like Enfield Rifles and one Six Pounder Answer me immediately if you think such a course would be advisable and if it is possible to get Arms. Let me know fourthwith if you please. Will you be so kind as to send me a recommendation for Mrs W Ward to pass our lines. she wishes to visit Grants Army to see her son that is sick at Pocahontas Louisiana Hoping to hear from you soon. I [remain?] Yours Respectfully Benj Horn Ans June 22/63 <hr /> Answered 22 June File Legal P. (R) Horn Benj Tuscola June 16 1863. Compliments the Governor for Proroging the Legislature. Recd Ex O June 22 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/0542f0eeabf8290fcd3192245d18b5bb.pdf c59e2e762537b71445e5a41acd707ef4 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Benton Ills May 30th 63 Gov Richard Yates His Exlency I embrace this method & opportunity of calling your attention to the proceedings of the [Whang?] {Dudles?] in this County with regard to the appointment of provost Marshal. They are and have bim trying to exibit to union men in this County & we [presume?] also to your honor that they are loyal & good union men for the purpose of laying a plan by which they may get a diseatful whang appointed, now we do not predict or advise as to what corse you will pursue in regard to matters but we meanly pray that you will give some attention so that we may get justice in the appointment of A good loyal man for we are in the majority in this City in the absince of our Solders & much depends in the future outside in the appointment of the office by order many Citizons, yours Respectfully J. L. McGhir [V.P N.L ?] Pleas [retain?] private above <hr /> McGhir J L _________ File "M" Benton May 30th 1863 ____________________ Says the Democrats are making an effort to have one of their own men appointed Provost Marshall, they have a majority in that county for the union wish the Governor to see that they get a good man - and one that is loyal ______________________________________________________________ Recd ExO. June 9th 1863 <hr /> Benton Franklin Co Ills Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource J. L. McGhir to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509986 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Benton Ills May 30th 63 Gov Richard Yates His Exlency I embrace this method & opportunity of calling your attention to the proceedings of the [Whang?] {Dudles?] in this County with regard to the appointment of provost Marshal. They are and have bim trying to exibit to union men in this County & we [presume?] also to your honor that they are loyal & good union men for the purpose of laying a plan by which they may get a diseatful whang appointed, now we do not predict or advise as to what corse you will pursue in regard to matters but we meanly pray that you will give some attention so that we may get justice in the appointment of A good loyal man for we are in the majority in this City in the absince of our Solders & much depends in the future outside in the appointment of the office by order many Citizons, yours Respectfully J. L. McGhir [V.P N.L ?] Pleas [retain?] private above <hr /> McGhir J L _________ File "M" Benton May 30th 1863 ____________________ Says the Democrats are making an effort to have one of their own men appointed Provost Marshall, they have a majority in that county for the union wish the Governor to see that they get a good man - and one that is loyal ______________________________________________________________ Recd ExO. June 9th 1863 <hr /> Benton Franklin Co Ills Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ae857c8dd91a7e34094d8ea8476dce64.pdf 826d0e76b1780b962d70ceedb8772ffe Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> Chicago May 3 of 63 </pre> My Dear Governor, <pre> I have secured rooms for you at Fremont House. I had a long talk with Genl Fuller after leaving you. Although he did not say so in express terms, yet I am satisfied, that he is very anxious to secure the Nebraska Judgeship, And is also equally anxious to have the Department Heads office, if an honorable way of escape was opened to him. He is coming up with you, on Monday night. Talk with him & you will </pre> <hr /> come to the same conclusions that I have. Our interview was very friendly, and at its close Fuller remarked that our friendly relations Could not be disturbed: that our interests politically, are identical & c & c. I hope to see you on Tuesday morning. <pre> Very Truly </pre> <pre> E. P. Ferry </pre> <hr /> <pre> Private (IR) </pre> E.P. Ferry File "Private" Chicago May 30th 1863 Has secured rooms for Governor at Fremont House. Had a long talk with Genl Fuller. Thinks he is very anxious to secure the Nebraska Judgeship - and is equally anxious to hold the A.G. Office - wishes the Gov to talk with him. File Private Recd Ex O. June 2d 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E. P. Ferry to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> Chicago May 3 of 63 </pre> My Dear Governor, <pre> I have secured rooms for you at Fremont House. I had a long talk with Genl Fuller after leaving you. Although he did not say so in express terms, yet I am satisfied, that he is very anxious to secure the Nebraska Judgeship, And is also equally anxious to have the Department Heads office, if an honorable way of escape was opened to him. He is coming up with you, on Monday night. Talk with him & you will </pre> <hr /> come to the same conclusions that I have. Our interview was very friendly, and at its close Fuller remarked that our friendly relations Could not be disturbed: that our interests politically, are identical & c & c. I hope to see you on Tuesday morning. <pre> Very Truly </pre> <pre> E. P. Ferry </pre> <hr /> <pre> Private (IR) </pre> E.P. Ferry File "Private" Chicago May 30th 1863 Has secured rooms for Governor at Fremont House. Had a long talk with Genl Fuller. Thinks he is very anxious to secure the Nebraska Judgeship - and is equally anxious to hold the A.G. Office - wishes the Gov to talk with him. File Private Recd Ex O. June 2d 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/8f45f2abc6840803320439d6898c65f6.pdf 6dbd787ae6dc546989fee5128883a74a Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Illinois Central Rail Road Company. President's Office, Chicago, May 28th 1863. Hon Richard Yates. Governor. State of Illinois. Dear Sir I have to thank you for your proxy as Director of this Company, sent so promptly upon the telegraph to Lieut Gov. Hoffmann. Yours Respectfully- W I Osborn R <hr /> File Private Chicago May 28 1863. Thanks the Governor for his proxy as Director of the Ill Cent RR. Co. Sent so promptly. Recd Ex O. May 29 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William H. Osborn to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509984 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Illinois Central Rail Road Company. President's Office, Chicago, May 28th 1863. Hon Richard Yates. Governor. State of Illinois. Dear Sir I have to thank you for your proxy as Director of this Company, sent so promptly upon the telegraph to Lieut Gov. Hoffmann. Yours Respectfully- W I Osborn R <hr /> File Private Chicago May 28 1863. Thanks the Governor for his proxy as Director of the Ill Cent RR. Co. Sent so promptly. Recd Ex O. May 29 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/4ffba1f0057d245f205b3113c6226c88.pdf 544f0b72e33e4e57108f80db6de1ce65 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Quincy, May 25, 1863 Dear Governor Mrs Carlin, the wife of our mutual acquaintance Wm H. Carlin Esq, of this City, will deliver you this, and I bespeak for her your kind Offices. She informs me that her husband was arrested by military authority some ten days ago, and taken to St Louis where he is now in prison. She also informs me that the charge against him is general disloyalty, the truth of which charge she positively denies. Whether he is loyal or disloyal I do not and cannot know, and all I can say upon that subject is that I know of no act of his inconsistent with his fidelity to his government. But whether loyal, or a traitor, he is entitled to a fair and speedy hearing and a discharge if not shown to be guilty of any violation of law. His family consists of females alone, his wife and daughters, who are unprotected in his absence. Mrs Carlin, who is a most estimable woman, is of course anxious for the release of her husband, and visits you to solicit your interposition and aid, and I take the liberty of asking that you will aid her so far, as, in your judgement, may be compatible with your duty, and the interests of the country. Very Truly your friend O.H. Browning <hr /> File "B" (IR) Browning Hon OH Quincy May 25 1863 Wishes the Governors assistance in obtaining the discharge of Mr Carlin who was arrested for disloyalty Recd Ex O. June 15 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource O. H. Browning to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-25 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509983 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Quincy, May 25, 1863 Dear Governor Mrs Carlin, the wife of our mutual acquaintance Wm H. Carlin Esq, of this City, will deliver you this, and I bespeak for her your kind Offices. She informs me that her husband was arrested by military authority some ten days ago, and taken to St Louis where he is now in prison. She also informs me that the charge against him is general disloyalty, the truth of which charge she positively denies. Whether he is loyal or disloyal I do not and cannot know, and all I can say upon that subject is that I know of no act of his inconsistent with his fidelity to his government. But whether loyal, or a traitor, he is entitled to a fair and speedy hearing and a discharge if not shown to be guilty of any violation of law. His family consists of females alone, his wife and daughters, who are unprotected in his absence. Mrs Carlin, who is a most estimable woman, is of course anxious for the release of her husband, and visits you to solicit your interposition and aid, and I take the liberty of asking that you will aid her so far, as, in your judgement, may be compatible with your duty, and the interests of the country. Very Truly your friend O.H. Browning <hr /> File "B" (IR) Browning Hon OH Quincy May 25 1863 Wishes the Governors assistance in obtaining the discharge of Mr Carlin who was arrested for disloyalty Recd Ex O. June 15 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/85855470e5dae159bc529bc930ac1da9.pdf f8a2e96f606c4820fcba0940e172b602 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> Quincy Ill May 25 1863 </pre> His Excellency Richard Yates <pre> My D Sir </pre> <pre> I take the liberty of introducing Mrs William Carlin of Quincy - who leaves her home to aid in securing the release of her husband now imprisoned in St. Louis. I understand the charge against Mr. Carlin is that of general disloyalty // - this charge I assure you is not true according to the best of my knowledge and belief - No disloyal act is reported or charged against - he was on the west bank of the Missippi river opposite Quincy where for years he has been in the habit of going to visit his sick (Nanny?) in the bottoms and was there arrested for his conversation alleged to have taken place in a grocery seven weeks previous. Mrs Carlin is a citizen of Illinois and entitled to your protection. I have never doubted your readiness to protect the citizens of our state from oppression come from what quarter it may - and especially in such a case as Mrs. Carlin presents - And I earnestly request that you will at least enquire into the cause and authority of his account </pre> <hr /> whatever others may say Governor - I assure you - if there is spark of honor or a single ray of truth in my soul that this whole section of county never was more law abiding than at this moment. You have the power by kind words to keep them so - you will thus win true officers and make yourself an enduring fame. <pre>"The people want to know that they have a friend. Make yourself that man - you can be so now without any conflict of authority -. I write you as I would rather in the sincerity of that friendship, you can never have cause to doubt. </pre> <pre> I am very truly your friend </pre> <pre> Jacob Proylatin </pre> Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Proylatin to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-25 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509982 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> Quincy Ill May 25 1863 </pre> His Excellency Richard Yates <pre> My D Sir </pre> <pre> I take the liberty of introducing Mrs William Carlin of Quincy - who leaves her home to aid in securing the release of her husband now imprisoned in St. Louis. I understand the charge against Mr. Carlin is that of general disloyalty // - this charge I assure you is not true according to the best of my knowledge and belief - No disloyal act is reported or charged against - he was on the west bank of the Missippi river opposite Quincy where for years he has been in the habit of going to visit his sick (Nanny?) in the bottoms and was there arrested for his conversation alleged to have taken place in a grocery seven weeks previous. Mrs Carlin is a citizen of Illinois and entitled to your protection. I have never doubted your readiness to protect the citizens of our state from oppression come from what quarter it may - and especially in such a case as Mrs. Carlin presents - And I earnestly request that you will at least enquire into the cause and authority of his account </pre> <hr /> whatever others may say Governor - I assure you - if there is spark of honor or a single ray of truth in my soul that this whole section of county never was more law abiding than at this moment. You have the power by kind words to keep them so - you will thus win true officers and make yourself an enduring fame. <pre>"The people want to know that they have a friend. Make yourself that man - you can be so now without any conflict of authority -. I write you as I would rather in the sincerity of that friendship, you can never have cause to doubt. </pre> <pre> I am very truly your friend </pre> <pre> Jacob Proylatin </pre> Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/31114b4def13209010833b5e9e7989f7.pdf c324b78bd72e8579e2b7c220caf6675f Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gov Yates Dear Sir Learning that you have just Returned from the Army Somewhat Reduced By that awful Disease which our Boys was afflicted with Last Winter that layed So many in their graves and thinking We Can not afford to Spare you Now Permit me to Send you A Bottle of Blackberry Syrup Made especially for your Complaint I have no interest in the use of it only the good it may do I have spent two months with the Army at Vicksburg assisting in taking care of them and know what they have suffered the Past Winter and still wish to do what I can You may ask who I am I refer to Erastus Wright or his Son in Law Mr. Johnston Cairo - May 20th 1863 Wm M Hoyt of Chicago <hr /> File H. Wm M Hoyt Chicago May 20th 1863. Has learned that the Governor has returned home sick - sends him a bottle of Blackberry Syrup made expressly for his disease. Recd Ex O. May 30 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William M. Hoyt to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-20 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509981 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gov Yates Dear Sir Learning that you have just Returned from the Army Somewhat Reduced By that awful Disease which our Boys was afflicted with Last Winter that layed So many in their graves and thinking We Can not afford to Spare you Now Permit me to Send you A Bottle of Blackberry Syrup Made especially for your Complaint I have no interest in the use of it only the good it may do I have spent two months with the Army at Vicksburg assisting in taking care of them and know what they have suffered the Past Winter and still wish to do what I can You may ask who I am I refer to Erastus Wright or his Son in Law Mr. Johnston Cairo - May 20th 1863 Wm M Hoyt of Chicago <hr /> File H. Wm M Hoyt Chicago May 20th 1863. Has learned that the Governor has returned home sick - sends him a bottle of Blackberry Syrup made expressly for his disease. Recd Ex O. May 30 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/8ba0453ac7c7194a69897b9f716429d1.pdf ab7d60ec0c482df8b6c032b95c3150e4 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Collector's Office, Ninth Collection District, State of Illinois. Petersburg, May 19th 1863. Dear Yates Accompanying find a batch of Resolutions & Letters from C. I. Dilworth which he requests me to Mail to you I have not read them but suppose they are valuable and hope their perusal will more entertaining &c I also enclose a Short Letter from our Mutual friend William Phelps of Fulton Co. Ills which should & no doubt will be duly appreciated by you I should much regret to see injustice done to an Officer of the 85th Reg. Ills. Vol of Merit C. I. Dilworth I understand is the only unconditional Union Officer in the Reg however you are better posted on such subjects than I am I understand William Engle has sold our Greenview Farm and has some Money for you & me what disposition do you wish done with it I have not seen him since the sale he sold to Henry Marbole for $30. per Acre 2/3 Cash & 1/3 1st Aug next Verry Respectfully W G Greene Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W. G. Greene to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-19 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509980 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Collector's Office, Ninth Collection District, State of Illinois. Petersburg, May 19th 1863. Dear Yates Accompanying find a batch of Resolutions & Letters from C. I. Dilworth which he requests me to Mail to you I have not read them but suppose they are valuable and hope their perusal will more entertaining &c I also enclose a Short Letter from our Mutual friend William Phelps of Fulton Co. Ills which should & no doubt will be duly appreciated by you I should much regret to see injustice done to an Officer of the 85th Reg. Ills. Vol of Merit C. I. Dilworth I understand is the only unconditional Union Officer in the Reg however you are better posted on such subjects than I am I understand William Engle has sold our Greenview Farm and has some Money for you & me what disposition do you wish done with it I have not seen him since the sale he sold to Henry Marbole for $30. per Acre 2/3 Cash & 1/3 1st Aug next Verry Respectfully W G Greene Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/95d2711d64c64db4021822606b32c58a.pdf 3ff562d411a7e92db0391f5212ef8dae Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Golconda May 18th 1863 His Excelency Richard Yates Sir allow me to ask of you to do what you can to retain Gnl Hooker in command there is a great effort being made to deprecate him and place someone in his place Let me say that this is being done for no good I think there is just as good men but let me tell you that the [democracy?] among the Butternut stock are determined to keep changing commanders so that no head will be made to the army well may you know that if the present administration gets the right man at the head of the army it will tell but if constantly changing there will be no head and soon there will be no army for gods sake make no more changes on the [Rope?] in [Porters?] better have a granny and let him be that to have 20 Solomons and change commanders any time there is a fight I wish a commission to raise what men I can let me have a ten in ten hundred and let me have a roving command reporting to every Post commander I may come near to Drawing [Pay?] or get owes [more?] Pay as cavelry financing his own horse can I get it & how shall I apply Respectfully yours JM. Boicourt <hr /> file B John M Boicourt Golconda May18 1863 Hopes the Governor will do what he can to retain Genl Hooker in command of the Army of the Potomac as he learns there is an effort being made to have him removed. He wishes permission to raise all the men he can get from ten to ten hundred. ____________ B _______________ Recd ExO May 26 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John M. Boicourt to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-18 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509979 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Golconda May 18th 1863 His Excelency Richard Yates Sir allow me to ask of you to do what you can to retain Gnl Hooker in command there is a great effort being made to deprecate him and place someone in his place Let me say that this is being done for no good I think there is just as good men but let me tell you that the [democracy?] among the Butternut stock are determined to keep changing commanders so that no head will be made to the army well may you know that if the present administration gets the right man at the head of the army it will tell but if constantly changing there will be no head and soon there will be no army for gods sake make no more changes on the [Rope?] in [Porters?] better have a granny and let him be that to have 20 Solomons and change commanders any time there is a fight I wish a commission to raise what men I can let me have a ten in ten hundred and let me have a roving command reporting to every Post commander I may come near to Drawing [Pay?] or get owes [more?] Pay as cavelry financing his own horse can I get it & how shall I apply Respectfully yours JM. Boicourt <hr /> file B John M Boicourt Golconda May18 1863 Hopes the Governor will do what he can to retain Genl Hooker in command of the Army of the Potomac as he learns there is an effort being made to have him removed. He wishes permission to raise all the men he can get from ten to ten hundred. ____________ B _______________ Recd ExO May 26 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/f44901ab5b989f2423b557098cba11a9.pdf 564b4c06be639e1d3c9c8de65158cfc1 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Rock Island, Ills May 18, 1863 To the Governor Sir If any more regiments are to be raised in Illinois please remember me and give me a chance. You know I go for putting down the rebellion at all hazards -- freeing negroes and hanging traitors if necessary to accomplish that end. I make no distinction whether the traitors are to be found among us or in Dixie - hit a rebel wherever you can find him. I would like permission to raise a mounted regiment of such men as I could pick in this district I am [illegible] Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant M. S. Barnes Lt Col 37th Regt Hon Richard Yates Governor <hr /> M. S. Barnes late Lt Col. 37th Reg Rock Island May 18/63 Wants to get a position if any more Regiments are to be raised . Goes in for all means to suppress the Rebellion. Recd ExO May 21st 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource M. S. Barnes to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-18 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509978 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Rock Island, Ills May 18, 1863 To the Governor Sir If any more regiments are to be raised in Illinois please remember me and give me a chance. You know I go for putting down the rebellion at all hazards -- freeing negroes and hanging traitors if necessary to accomplish that end. I make no distinction whether the traitors are to be found among us or in Dixie - hit a rebel wherever you can find him. I would like permission to raise a mounted regiment of such men as I could pick in this district I am [illegible] Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant M. S. Barnes Lt Col 37th Regt Hon Richard Yates Governor <hr /> M. S. Barnes late Lt Col. 37th Reg Rock Island May 18/63 Wants to get a position if any more Regiments are to be raised . Goes in for all means to suppress the Rebellion. Recd ExO May 21st 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/07220182caa7e171f949c1a0d8ba2fb2.pdf 35aae5d41d2eb7aa3f51cee9d91c66bd Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. State of Illinois Executive Department Springfield Apl 10, 1863 Dear Genl. Please let my friends Rev Wm Rutledge and Dr. Stephenson go with me South and oblige. Your friend Rich. Yates Governor <hr /> File Private (Pr) Major Genl Hurlbut Memphis Tenn May 11 1863 D Governor I cant share any more good officers out of the 4th Divn. If you want some poor ones I will find them for you somewhere else Yours truly S A Hurlbut Maj. Genl Recd Ex O June 1st 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates to Stephen A. Hurlbut Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509977 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. State of Illinois Executive Department Springfield Apl 10, 1863 Dear Genl. Please let my friends Rev Wm Rutledge and Dr. Stephenson go with me South and oblige. Your friend Rich. Yates Governor <hr /> File Private (Pr) Major Genl Hurlbut Memphis Tenn May 11 1863 D Governor I cant share any more good officers out of the 4th Divn. If you want some poor ones I will find them for you somewhere else Yours truly S A Hurlbut Maj. Genl Recd Ex O June 1st 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/e755b4ba278d39e67ccd73a63952649c.pdf c74f989a85baf42870a5ea3c44f0f8e7 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. New York My 7th 1863 To His Excellency Richard Yates Governor of the State of Illinois Sir: We take the liberty of sending you copies of letters addressed to us by Genl John C. Fremont, Gen. Cassius and Hon. Horace [illegible] on the subject of the Pacific Railroad. Your attention is respectfully but earnestly invited to their perusal, and an expression of your own views solicited. We are engaged in a work having for its object the construction of that road. To secure this end, by increasing the confidence of capitalists, we believe it only necessary to acquaint them with the well-considered opinions of our eminent men. The interest of the country is already awakened, and the Government has manifested a wise desire for its early completion, by making a generous donation of public lands and a liberal proffer of national credit. Money is [beginning?] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] we are again beginning to beat with the vigor of exuberant health. The possibility of a foreign war, which shall close to us the Illinoisan routes to pour Pacific States, creates a national argument impossible to resist, and calls for the zealous co-operation of Statesmen, even more imperatively that the urgent demands of trade claim the support of Capitalists. However magnificent may be our prophetic visions of Asian commerce, flowing in fertilizing streams across our continent, and of tides of European emigration scattering the productive wealth of free labor over our prairies, and through our mountain Parks, capable of yielding to the touches of industry, the richest fruits of mineral and pastoral enterprise - yet it is of infinitely greater present moment to contemplate the contingency of such a war as many make a Pacific Railroad the only rout by which Armies of the Republic [illegible] [illegible] be moved in [influence?] from one extremity to another of its vast exterior. We [venture?], therefore, to hope that an undertaking which enlists the sympathy of the Government, and which, on public grounds, has been authorized to draw Fifty Millions of Dollars from the National Treasury, may not be thought unworthy to receive the cordial support of Statesman occupying your distinguished position. It is our intention to circulate the series of letters we shall receive, not only in America, but Europe; and hoping soon to be able to add to this series one from yourself, we have the honor to subscribe ourselves. Your obedient Servants, Samuel Halleth <hr /> Samuel Halleth & Co New York May 7 1863 ________________ Encloses copies of letters from Gel Fremont CM Clay on the subject of the Pacific Rail Road and wish an [expression?] of the Governors views on that subject - they are engaged in a work having for its object the construction of that road. ___________ Rcd ExO May 11th 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Samuel Halleth to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-07 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509976 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. New York My 7th 1863 To His Excellency Richard Yates Governor of the State of Illinois Sir: We take the liberty of sending you copies of letters addressed to us by Genl John C. Fremont, Gen. Cassius and Hon. Horace [illegible] on the subject of the Pacific Railroad. Your attention is respectfully but earnestly invited to their perusal, and an expression of your own views solicited. We are engaged in a work having for its object the construction of that road. To secure this end, by increasing the confidence of capitalists, we believe it only necessary to acquaint them with the well-considered opinions of our eminent men. The interest of the country is already awakened, and the Government has manifested a wise desire for its early completion, by making a generous donation of public lands and a liberal proffer of national credit. Money is [beginning?] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] we are again beginning to beat with the vigor of exuberant health. The possibility of a foreign war, which shall close to us the Illinoisan routes to pour Pacific States, creates a national argument impossible to resist, and calls for the zealous co-operation of Statesmen, even more imperatively that the urgent demands of trade claim the support of Capitalists. However magnificent may be our prophetic visions of Asian commerce, flowing in fertilizing streams across our continent, and of tides of European emigration scattering the productive wealth of free labor over our prairies, and through our mountain Parks, capable of yielding to the touches of industry, the richest fruits of mineral and pastoral enterprise - yet it is of infinitely greater present moment to contemplate the contingency of such a war as many make a Pacific Railroad the only rout by which Armies of the Republic [illegible] [illegible] be moved in [influence?] from one extremity to another of its vast exterior. We [venture?], therefore, to hope that an undertaking which enlists the sympathy of the Government, and which, on public grounds, has been authorized to draw Fifty Millions of Dollars from the National Treasury, may not be thought unworthy to receive the cordial support of Statesman occupying your distinguished position. It is our intention to circulate the series of letters we shall receive, not only in America, but Europe; and hoping soon to be able to add to this series one from yourself, we have the honor to subscribe ourselves. Your obedient Servants, Samuel Halleth <hr /> Samuel Halleth & Co New York May 7 1863 ________________ Encloses copies of letters from Gel Fremont CM Clay on the subject of the Pacific Rail Road and wish an [expression?] of the Governors views on that subject - they are engaged in a work having for its object the construction of that road. ___________ Rcd ExO May 11th 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/22f7b0fbc12756d65effdd00a9b7bbb2.pdf 196c75f75b39b1bb4fce67505810dd65 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. May the 6th 63 Bible Grove Clay county Ill Most Excellent Govner Dear Sir will your [precious?] time permit your Excellency to coraspond for the present with your humble Servent Dear Sir I avail myself of this oppertunity of asking for advice as I know your Excellence is ever Ready to give information think me not forward in thus addressing your most Excellent govner the questions concerning those demagogs that is going about over the country and trying to induce honest and loyal men into what is called the rights of the golden circle and opposing every institution that is calculated to unite union men to gether I would ask you what we are to do with Such men as will Solicit honest men to join Such an institution and pledge them selves not to take up arms against their Southern brothers it seems to me that such men are the twin brothers of the cow boys and tories of the revolutionary and ought to be treated as such for those that claim the rebels of the South as brethren is no better than those that claimed protection under the british crown in an early day nor [is?] half so good in my judgement for they in an early day had never enjoyed the blessings of a republic government but these tories has and if tories then was hung tories now ought to be hung and then believe the lord will dam them in due time I ever acted politically with the democratic party and its first principely as I learned was love of country and obedience to the constitution and laws and cursed be he that dare to honer & thought of treason we have those kind in our country now what shall we do with them let them still breathe out their treasonable acts against the government and keep up their damnable institution until our country is ruined God forbid if I had the power I would rid the earth of their foul presence for ever & ever pleas excuse one who loves his country & [u?] [illegible] of [illegible] yours Truly [illegible]pleas answer Noah Webster from adres Bible Grove Clay Co Ill <hr /> Noah Webster Bible Grove Clay County May 6 1863 Wishes to learn what is to be done with the Copperheads that are going about trying to get honest men to join the K.G.C. thinks they should all be hung as he thinks them worse that the tories of the revolution. ___________________________________________________ Rm ____________________ Recd ExO. May 12th 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 4 (May 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Noah Webster to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-06 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. May the 6th 63 Bible Grove Clay county Ill Most Excellent Govner Dear Sir will your [precious?] time permit your Excellency to coraspond for the present with your humble Servent Dear Sir I avail myself of this oppertunity of asking for advice as I know your Excellence is ever Ready to give information think me not forward in thus addressing your most Excellent govner the questions concerning those demagogs that is going about over the country and trying to induce honest and loyal men into what is called the rights of the golden circle and opposing every institution that is calculated to unite union men to gether I would ask you what we are to do with Such men as will Solicit honest men to join Such an institution and pledge them selves not to take up arms against their Southern brothers it seems to me that such men are the twin brothers of the cow boys and tories of the revolutionary and ought to be treated as such for those that claim the rebels of the South as brethren is no better than those that claimed protection under the british crown in an early day nor [is?] half so good in my judgement for they in an early day had never enjoyed the blessings of a republic government but these tories has and if tories then was hung tories now ought to be hung and then believe the lord will dam them in due time I ever acted politically with the democratic party and its first principely as I learned was love of country and obedience to the constitution and laws and cursed be he that dare to honer & thought of treason we have those kind in our country now what shall we do with them let them still breathe out their treasonable acts against the government and keep up their damnable institution until our country is ruined God forbid if I had the power I would rid the earth of their foul presence for ever & ever pleas excuse one who loves his country & [u?] [illegible] of [illegible] yours Truly [illegible]pleas answer Noah Webster from adres Bible Grove Clay Co Ill <hr /> Noah Webster Bible Grove Clay County May 6 1863 Wishes to learn what is to be done with the Copperheads that are going about trying to get honest men to join the K.G.C. thinks they should all be hung as he thinks them worse that the tories of the revolution. ___________________________________________________ Rm ____________________ Recd ExO. May 12th 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d99e4be935b57e61c556dcb7eb3dc055.pdf d7b8939852ae15416efa1ffb79136bb0 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Aprile The 20th 1863 friend Govenor Yates I write to you to get some infirmation from you about the Army pleas tell me what they are a doing at Vicks Burg & what you think they will Do Please let me know every thing that you know about the Army let it Bee good or Bad governor yates I heard the other Day that if A Womans husbands were sick or wounded they could come to you for A free pass to go to see them & you would give one is that so or not if it is please let know if you give A woman A free pass are they free from all expences on the Road govenor I am Deeply interested in the welfare of my companion for he is in the Army the Best man that uncle Sam has in his service you may think that is strange govenor But I think he is one thing makes me think he is Better is Because he is A good true union man his name is J. W. Sumter he is in the 1006 Regiment Ills volenteers his Capts name is [Roberts?] so if you ever want to write to him you want to do so governor I will tell you what I think about A woman A going to see her husband I think they are A great deel better off at home unless is it in great necessity if my <hr /> husband was to write to me that he was Dangerously sick or wounded then govenor I would look to you as a gentleman for a free pass as I am not Able to Bear my own expences & support my little family I have four little children all Boys But one the Babie is a girl she is 20 months old if I should ever be cald on to go to see my husband I should take none But the Baby I think as you are A govenor of over the united states you can give me A great deal of in flamation About the Army govenor you may think it useless to answer this letter as you are such a buisiness man But answer it just as quick as you time will admit Back it in Angeline Sumpters name Direct it to Watson Station Ills & I will get it governer I can neither Read writin nor write pleas print your name & the first letters with your pen so that I will know your letter as soon as I open it. Answer this as soon as you can if you pleas <hr /> Mrs Angeline Sumpters Watson Station April 20th 1863 Wishes to know what they are doing at Vicksburgh - and what they will do - wishes the Governor to tell her every thing he knows. Says she has four children all boys but one - the baby is a girl about 20 months old. Wishes the Governor to give her a great deal of inflamation about the army. Cannot read nor write - wishes the Governor to print his name on the first letter so that she may know who it is from. file. Rec'd Ex O. April 29, 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 3 (April 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angeline Sumter to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-04-18 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509974 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Aprile The 20th 1863 friend Govenor Yates I write to you to get some infirmation from you about the Army pleas tell me what they are a doing at Vicks Burg & what you think they will Do Please let me know every thing that you know about the Army let it Bee good or Bad governor yates I heard the other Day that if A Womans husbands were sick or wounded they could come to you for A free pass to go to see them & you would give one is that so or not if it is please let know if you give A woman A free pass are they free from all expences on the Road govenor I am Deeply interested in the welfare of my companion for he is in the Army the Best man that uncle Sam has in his service you may think that is strange govenor But I think he is one thing makes me think he is Better is Because he is A good true union man his name is J. W. Sumter he is in the 1006 Regiment Ills volenteers his Capts name is [Roberts?] so if you ever want to write to him you want to do so governor I will tell you what I think about A woman A going to see her husband I think they are A great deel better off at home unless is it in great necessity if my <hr /> husband was to write to me that he was Dangerously sick or wounded then govenor I would look to you as a gentleman for a free pass as I am not Able to Bear my own expences & support my little family I have four little children all Boys But one the Babie is a girl she is 20 months old if I should ever be cald on to go to see my husband I should take none But the Baby I think as you are A govenor of over the united states you can give me A great deal of in flamation About the Army govenor you may think it useless to answer this letter as you are such a buisiness man But answer it just as quick as you time will admit Back it in Angeline Sumpters name Direct it to Watson Station Ills & I will get it governer I can neither Read writin nor write pleas print your name & the first letters with your pen so that I will know your letter as soon as I open it. Answer this as soon as you can if you pleas <hr /> Mrs Angeline Sumpters Watson Station April 20th 1863 Wishes to know what they are doing at Vicksburgh - and what they will do - wishes the Governor to tell her every thing he knows. Says she has four children all boys but one - the baby is a girl about 20 months old. Wishes the Governor to give her a great deal of inflamation about the army. Cannot read nor write - wishes the Governor to print his name on the first letter so that she may know who it is from. file. Rec'd Ex O. April 29, 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/c4adda04f43fe13deb150a05380f3ee1.pdf e1cbee1d47cf33c082dbd993b4cb89b4 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Office of the American Arms Company 498 Broadway, New York, April 16 1863 Governor, I notice by the papers of to day that you have issued orders "under the authority of the War Department to raise a force of soldiers for the guard & protection of the State of Illinois from hostile aggression." On the 3rd of August 1862, you addressed a letter to the Sec'y of War in which you say, "I respectfully ask that two of the "Union Repeating Guns" be furnished to each of the Regiments now forming in this state. I believe they will add greatly to the efficiency of our troops"---which letter was handed to me by Maj [Rowlands?] The American Arms Company, whom I represent, made about 60 of these guns on the special order of the President of the United States, a part of which I personally delivered to the "Army of the Potomac" at Yorktown & the White House, & several of them were used with great effect & advantage at Williamsburg, Warwick, Gaines Mills & other <hr /> battle fields, as I have the written testimony of Major Genl. Sickles, Col. Van Wyck 56th Reg NY Vol. & other officers of high rank & intelligence to prove---& a part I delivered to the Arsenal at Washington. Shortly after receiving your letter to the Secy of War (which is now before me) I called at the War Dept. in Washgtn & not being able to see the Sec'y I handed your letter to Mr. Watson Asst. Secr, together with a letter of the same purport from Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania, & was contemptously told that "they paid no attention to letters from Governors of State there, for any one who has personal or political influence could get any kind of a recommendation from them." Genl'. Wool, Fremont, & Sickles---Col. [Serrill?], Graham, all the Colonels of the Pennsylvania Regiment, & others, have made requisitions for the guns in the Arsenal at Washington, & they could not get them. But Genl. Ullmann got 8 of them last week, & has taken them with him to the South. 20 of them are now in the Arsenal, & in [govt?] <hr /> [order?], as I am informed---& paid for. Our Company have 20 nearly completed, & a manufactory expressly for them, from which we can turn out 2 or more a week. The Navy Dept. has ordered 4 for Admiral Porter on the Mississippi, & I am informed, (altho. I have not yet received the official order) that he has made a requisition for one for each boat of the Western flotilla. I trust your Excellency will excuse this long communication. You know the guns. You know that two of them manned by 10 men each, will deliver as many shots in a given time, as a Regiment, & with greater range & accuracy. At this critical moment, when so much depends upon the events of the next few months every well wisher to our Country should adopt the best means for its defense & for offence. I write a statement of facts, & if your Excellency still desires the Regiments of Illinois to have the most effective arm ever known, I shall be happy & honored to hear from you. I am sir Your obt servt Fred Avery His Excellency Gov. Rich'd Yates Illinois <hr /> ansd. Apl 21 - 63. Fred Avery Office of American Arms Co New York April 16 1863. Says he has a letter that was addressed to the Sect of War from the Governor asking that two of the "Union Repeating guns" be furnished to each regiment now forming in this State. says he now has 20 on hand. they have done good service with the army of the Potomac. would be glad to supply---with any number required. order revoked, no [a o cation?] for guns. Recd Ex O. April 20 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 3 (April 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fred Avery to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-04-16 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509973 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Office of the American Arms Company 498 Broadway, New York, April 16 1863 Governor, I notice by the papers of to day that you have issued orders "under the authority of the War Department to raise a force of soldiers for the guard & protection of the State of Illinois from hostile aggression." On the 3rd of August 1862, you addressed a letter to the Sec'y of War in which you say, "I respectfully ask that two of the "Union Repeating Guns" be furnished to each of the Regiments now forming in this state. I believe they will add greatly to the efficiency of our troops"---which letter was handed to me by Maj [Rowlands?] The American Arms Company, whom I represent, made about 60 of these guns on the special order of the President of the United States, a part of which I personally delivered to the "Army of the Potomac" at Yorktown & the White House, & several of them were used with great effect & advantage at Williamsburg, Warwick, Gaines Mills & other <hr /> battle fields, as I have the written testimony of Major Genl. Sickles, Col. Van Wyck 56th Reg NY Vol. & other officers of high rank & intelligence to prove---& a part I delivered to the Arsenal at Washington. Shortly after receiving your letter to the Secy of War (which is now before me) I called at the War Dept. in Washgtn & not being able to see the Sec'y I handed your letter to Mr. Watson Asst. Secr, together with a letter of the same purport from Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania, & was contemptously told that "they paid no attention to letters from Governors of State there, for any one who has personal or political influence could get any kind of a recommendation from them." Genl'. Wool, Fremont, & Sickles---Col. [Serrill?], Graham, all the Colonels of the Pennsylvania Regiment, & others, have made requisitions for the guns in the Arsenal at Washington, & they could not get them. But Genl. Ullmann got 8 of them last week, & has taken them with him to the South. 20 of them are now in the Arsenal, & in [govt?] <hr /> [order?], as I am informed---& paid for. Our Company have 20 nearly completed, & a manufactory expressly for them, from which we can turn out 2 or more a week. The Navy Dept. has ordered 4 for Admiral Porter on the Mississippi, & I am informed, (altho. I have not yet received the official order) that he has made a requisition for one for each boat of the Western flotilla. I trust your Excellency will excuse this long communication. You know the guns. You know that two of them manned by 10 men each, will deliver as many shots in a given time, as a Regiment, & with greater range & accuracy. At this critical moment, when so much depends upon the events of the next few months every well wisher to our Country should adopt the best means for its defense & for offence. I write a statement of facts, & if your Excellency still desires the Regiments of Illinois to have the most effective arm ever known, I shall be happy & honored to hear from you. I am sir Your obt servt Fred Avery His Excellency Gov. Rich'd Yates Illinois <hr /> ansd. Apl 21 - 63. Fred Avery Office of American Arms Co New York April 16 1863. Says he has a letter that was addressed to the Sect of War from the Governor asking that two of the "Union Repeating guns" be furnished to each regiment now forming in this State. says he now has 20 on hand. they have done good service with the army of the Potomac. would be glad to supply---with any number required. order revoked, no [a o cation?] for guns. Recd Ex O. April 20 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/1c96e020369c7ad112a1b48046961d4d.pdf 97b30c9b448522d39655ffbb01426602 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head Quarters U. S. Forces, Bowling Green, Ky., April 16th 1863. Governor, I beg most respectfully to remind you of the application of W. H. Bradbury of the 129th Ill: Vols: for a Commission as First Lieutenant in the State Militia, which was forwarded to you about the 28th Ult: The endorsed recommendations by which the application was supported, are well deserved; and the appointment sought for would result in good to the Service, as it would obviate the necessity of detaching from an organized Regiment an officer, who could not be so well qualified as one whose early education, & experience in this particular department have adapted for the position. I should be glad to have the honor of a reply at your early convenience. I have the honor to be most resply your obt Servt. R. C. Kise. Asst. Adjt. Genl. His Excellency Richd Yates Govr. of Illinois <hr /> Ansd. Apl. 22. 63 R C Kise Asst Adjt Genl Bowling Green April 15 1863. Wishes to Call the Governors attention to the Application of Wm H. Bradbury of the 129th Regt for a commission in the State Militia says the application was a deserving one, and hopes to hear from the Governor soon. No State troops to be raised Recd Ex O. April 20 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 3 (April 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource R. C. Kise to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-04-16 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509972 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head Quarters U. S. Forces, Bowling Green, Ky., April 16th 1863. Governor, I beg most respectfully to remind you of the application of W. H. Bradbury of the 129th Ill: Vols: for a Commission as First Lieutenant in the State Militia, which was forwarded to you about the 28th Ult: The endorsed recommendations by which the application was supported, are well deserved; and the appointment sought for would result in good to the Service, as it would obviate the necessity of detaching from an organized Regiment an officer, who could not be so well qualified as one whose early education, & experience in this particular department have adapted for the position. I should be glad to have the honor of a reply at your early convenience. I have the honor to be most resply your obt Servt. R. C. Kise. Asst. Adjt. Genl. His Excellency Richd Yates Govr. of Illinois <hr /> Ansd. Apl. 22. 63 R C Kise Asst Adjt Genl Bowling Green April 15 1863. Wishes to Call the Governors attention to the Application of Wm H. Bradbury of the 129th Regt for a commission in the State Militia says the application was a deserving one, and hopes to hear from the Governor soon. No State troops to be raised Recd Ex O. April 20 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/4f1058fe71c48a8ca3a4e526e724f861.pdf 570ac89f53fe354da416de6e42344da2 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Oregon. Ogle Co. April 16th 1863, Honored, Sir, I have been drilling, & have the names of Seventy five men who wish to Organize themselves into a Cavalry Company, Subject to duty in this State. We can furnish & equip Our Horses. If we can be furnished with Arms, & Uniforms, Others purpose joining our Company. If such an Organization should meet your approbation. Please inform me concerning it & oblidge Your servent John F. Austin <hr /> Ands. Aprl. 21/63 John F. Austin Oregon Ogle County April 1663. Says he has been drilling and has 70 men enrolled - wishes the Governor to accept them into the State Service they have their own horses & only wish to be armed. no occasion for troops for State service Recd Ex O. April 20 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 3 (April 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John F. Austin to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-04-16 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509971 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Oregon. Ogle Co. April 16th 1863, Honored, Sir, I have been drilling, & have the names of Seventy five men who wish to Organize themselves into a Cavalry Company, Subject to duty in this State. We can furnish & equip Our Horses. If we can be furnished with Arms, & Uniforms, Others purpose joining our Company. If such an Organization should meet your approbation. Please inform me concerning it & oblidge Your servent John F. Austin <hr /> Ands. Aprl. 21/63 John F. Austin Oregon Ogle County April 1663. Says he has been drilling and has 70 men enrolled - wishes the Governor to accept them into the State Service they have their own horses & only wish to be armed. no occasion for troops for State service Recd Ex O. April 20 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/b0a1ab6bb9c87d7bc0a23e67a9eb63ab.pdf 6edd95f15552ec503911ac8b5a1240d0 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. General Agents Forwarding & Commission Merchants. Office of Halliday Brothers & Co. Cairo, Ills. 16 Apr 1863 His Exlancy Gov Richard Yates Der Sir Genl Fuller telagraph me the order for Raising State Guards is countermanded. I do not see what new Lights have bin discoverd by the Sect Wore. the traitors are as bad in Ills as they wase when the order was Ishued, but working more quidlety, thare is no doubt but the conscripte will be resisted in maney of the Southren Countyes, I know of five companeys organised and armed. the reble had a meeting at Haris Burgh the other day about five thousand presante, also one in White Co, about 2000 presante <hr /> I was at both, we have bin trying to get up union meetings in differante countys but made a compliate figle - Troops will have to be sente to Southeran Ills in thiry days or Sooner you are going to have trouble in the State. I am on my way to Memphis, on my return, I am going to look for som countey whare thare is no Democrats and thare move a little Democrat means a little Traitor a big Democrat means a big traitor Stanton seemes ot to understand the magnitude of this organisation of the traitors Mr Lincoln Sis he has the rebellion by the throte for the firste time, time will tell, but three years will not winde up the wore Yrs Respectfuly &c R. Kirkham <hr /> Robert Kirkham Cairo Ills April 16 1863 Has received the despatch countermanding the order for State troops - says traitors are as bad as when the order was issued but working more quietly - says there is no doubt but the conscript will be resisted - troops will have to be sent to Ills within thirty days - he is going to Memphis is hunting a home where there is no democrats. file Recd Ex O April 18 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 2, Folder 3 (April 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert Kirkham to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-04-16 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509970 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. General Agents Forwarding & Commission Merchants. Office of Halliday Brothers & Co. Cairo, Ills. 16 Apr 1863 His Exlancy Gov Richard Yates Der Sir Genl Fuller telagraph me the order for Raising State Guards is countermanded. I do not see what new Lights have bin discoverd by the Sect Wore. the traitors are as bad in Ills as they wase when the order was Ishued, but working more quidlety, thare is no doubt but the conscripte will be resisted in maney of the Southren Countyes, I know of five companeys organised and armed. the reble had a meeting at Haris Burgh the other day about five thousand presante, also one in White Co, about 2000 presante <hr /> I was at both, we have bin trying to get up union meetings in differante countys but made a compliate figle - Troops will have to be sente to Southeran Ills in thiry days or Sooner you are going to have trouble in the State. I am on my way to Memphis, on my return, I am going to look for som countey whare thare is no Democrats and thare move a little Democrat means a little Traitor a big Democrat means a big traitor Stanton seemes ot to understand the magnitude of this organisation of the traitors Mr Lincoln Sis he has the rebellion by the throte for the firste time, time will tell, but three years will not winde up the wore Yrs Respectfuly &c R. Kirkham <hr /> Robert Kirkham Cairo Ills April 16 1863 Has received the despatch countermanding the order for State troops - says traitors are as bad as when the order was issued but working more quietly - says there is no doubt but the conscript will be resisted - troops will have to be sent to Ills within thirty days - he is going to Memphis is hunting a home where there is no democrats. file Recd Ex O April 18 1863. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20