385 25 22278 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/de06dce23cb0c337c835b63a822bcde8.pdf bd4d3d9dad21ead7530e48a439368589 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 4, Folder 06 (November 1-6, 1861) 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 Olney to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-02 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 502305 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/0f8efc1e56cbcfbf9acdaffef542633a.pdf 3c721f250830ed8ef29c4a1f57a0a15f Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Paducah, Ky. March 8th 1862 Governor I appeal to you in behalf of the 6th Reg't. Ill. Cavalry, "Governors Legion" We have seven hundred & fifty good and loyal men, stout able bodied and anxious to do service for the Stars and Stripes. These men are disheartened, paralised - likely to be disbanded, because we have an imbecile, malignant old man for Colonel. We cannot procure arms, but a are thwarted by him in every attempt to benefit the Regiment. You put him in power. I now appeal to you to have him displaced, or for awhile relieved from command by being placed under arrest, and thereby save eleven hundred and fifty citizens of Illinois from disgrace and ruin, and cause the Government to lose the services of as good and true men as can be found You owe this to us, and to yourself. You put him in his present position It is impossible for me to get arms or to do any the least good with the man at the head. He wont let us. We are in a most deplorable condition There is not better material in the world. Take the Colonel away and we will not be inferior to any Regiment in service. <hr /> Some time since I preferred charges against Col. Cavanaugh. They have been on Gen Paines and Gen. Shermans tables until now. Gen. S. sends them to day to Gen Halleck. The delay in forwarding them has been on account of the busy times here. Gen. Sherman says (and correctly too) that the public service will not admit to Courts Martial to try Colonels at this time, and that the effect of those charges may be to cause the Reg's. to be disbanded You can save us if you will write to Gen Halleck requesting him to place Col. Cavanaugh under arrest under the charges I have preferred again him. They are False muster - keeping a woman as his mistress - gross neglect of duty and falsehood. If you will do this, we will not be disbanded and will then be able to procure arms Governor, in the name of all these loyal citizens of Illinois, and their families and neighbors I beseech you to aid us. Our men look to you as the cause of our misery and as the only man who can relieve us. Write to Gen. Halleck requesting him to place Col. Cavanaugh under arrest, or write or telegraph to the Sec of War requesting him to remove him, and then appoint <hr /> Major Wood or some other good man in his place. Respectfully John Olney. <hr /> 6th Cavy. Lt. Col J. Olney Paducah Mar 8 In regard to Col. T.H. Cavanaugh & affairs of the regt. Letters of Gov. to Col. O & Genl. Halleck enclosed. File these papers first labelling this & the copies 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 5, Folder 09 (March 1-16, 1862) 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 John Olney to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-08 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 501413 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Percent Needs Review The percentage of pages with Needs Review status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 200 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/8432efdef2ca9230acda4217f932969d.pdf 58c7b01c1df8d72c7b1fc345c048240c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. March 15 letter with this; unsigned by evidently Gov. Yates letter. Paducah. Ky March 8th 1862. Governor: I appeal to you in behalf of the 6th Regt Ills Cavalry "Governor's Legion". We have eleven hundred and fifty good and loyal men, stout, able bodied, and anxious to do service for the Stars and Stripes, These men are disheartened, paralized, likely to be disbanded, because we have an imbecile, malignant old man for Colonel, We cannot procure arms, but are thwarted by him in every attempt to benefit the Regiment. You put him in power, I now appeal to you to have him displaced, or for awhile relieved from command by being placed under arrest, and thereby save eleven hundred and fifty citizens of Illinois from disgrace and ruin, and cause the Government to lost the services of as good and true men as an be found. You owe this to us, and to yourself. You put him in his present position. It is impossible for us to get arms or to do any the least good with this man at the head. He wont let us. We are in the most deplorable condition. There is not better material <hr /> in the world. Take the Colonel away and we will not be inferior to any Regiment in service. Some time since I preferred charges against Col Cavanaugh, they have been on Genl. Paine's and Genl. Sherman's tables until now, Genl. S. sends them to day to Genl. Halleck, the delay in forwarding them has been on account of the busy times here. Genl. Sherman says (and correctly too) that the public service will not admit of Courts Martial to try Colonels at this time, and that the effect of those changes may be to cause the Reg't to be disbanded. You can save us if you will. Write to Genl. Halleck requesting him to place Col Cavanaugh under arrest, under the charges I have preferred against, They are, false muster, Keeping a woman as his mistress, gross neglect of duty and falsehood. If you will do this, we will not be disbanded and will then be able to procure arms. Governor, in the name of all these loyal citizens of Illinois, and their families and neighbors. I beseech you to aid us. Our men look to you as the cause of our misery and as the only man who can relieve us. Write to Genl. Halleck requesting him to place Col. Cavanaugh under arrest, or write or <hr /> telegraph to the Sec. of War requesting him to remove him, and then appoint Major Wood or some other good man in his place. Respectfully (signed) John Olney. 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 5, Folder 09 (March 1-16, 1862) 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 John Olney to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-08 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 501435 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Needs Review Percent Needs Review The percentage of pages with Needs Review status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 200 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/6ee6dda668c50b0a19cee3df50f05401.pdf 73b2898aa94b3ed90acf341f002afdb0 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Paducah, Ky. July 15th 1862 To His Excellency Richard Yates Gov. & Comr in Chief Sir: The Bearer Mr. Spencer B. Floyd visits you on business Connected with raising troops. Mr. F has for many years been a Citizen of Pope Co. Ill. is a most excellent gentleman, and no man is more clearly loyal. I recommend him as qualified to fill any position he will accept Respectfully John Olney, <hr /> John Olney. Paducah July 15, Introducing Mr Spencer. B. Floyd. file 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 6, Folder 06 (July 15-17, 1862) 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 Olney to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-07-15 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 502837 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Paducah, Ky. July 15th 1862 To His Excellency Richard Yates Gov. & Comr in Chief Sir: The Bearer Mr. Spencer B. Floyd visits you on business Connected with raising troops. Mr. F has for many years been a Citizen of Pope Co. Ill. is a most excellent gentleman, and no man is more clearly loyal. I recommend him as qualified to fill any position he will accept Respectfully John Olney, <hr /> John Olney. Paducah July 15, Introducing Mr Spencer. B. Floyd. file 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/4f4ccb255fdd6a5e1abe0fcd7aa927c8.pdf ca9d6bea961cff758be65260c076fc39 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Shawneetown, Gallatin County Illinois To His Excellency Richard Yates, Gov Illinois Sir: Stephen Price a colored man who was born and raised in this City, wishes permission to raise a company of Colored men to go into the Regiment of Colored men now forming in this State He can read and write and has excellent capacity, for commanding. Is a very shrewd, and sensible man---prudent and yet as brave as any man. He can raise a Company in two weeks and have them ready to start for place of rendezvous in that time. Bryant Smith another Colored man of this place I am informed has received permission to raise a Company. Two companies can be raised almost immediately <hr /> in this and adjoining Counties. I recommend Stephen Price as more suitable to get up and command a military Company than any Colored man I ever knew. He awaits anxiously the answer to this. If you authorize him to raise a company, please send instructions---and where to rendezvous---how to get there, and when to go. I dont think it will take him four days after he gets authority Very Respectfully Your obd't. serv't. John Olney. <hr /> Olney John Shawneetown Ills Jany 1864. Recommends Stephen Price & Bryant Smith to recruit for Colored Regiment. Answered Jan 8th 1864 authorizing Col Olney to appoint recruiting officers to assist Price & Smith and Enclosed appointment of Smith and Price as recruiting Officers signed by Capt [Bross?] and approved by Govr. Yates. Informed Olney that no commissioned positions were given colored men but that they should if successful in recruiting have highest non-commissioned rank Loomis, A.D.C Executive Office Jany 8 1864 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 07 (January 1-10, 1864) 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 John Olney to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-01-08 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507404 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Shawneetown, Gallatin County Illinois To His Excellency Richard Yates, Gov Illinois Sir: Stephen Price a colored man who was born and raised in this City, wishes permission to raise a company of Colored men to go into the Regiment of Colored men now forming in this State He can read and write and has excellent capacity, for commanding. Is a very shrewd, and sensible man---prudent and yet as brave as any man. He can raise a Company in two weeks and have them ready to start for place of rendezvous in that time. Bryant Smith another Colored man of this place I am informed has received permission to raise a Company. Two companies can be raised almost immediately <hr /> in this and adjoining Counties. I recommend Stephen Price as more suitable to get up and command a military Company than any Colored man I ever knew. He awaits anxiously the answer to this. If you authorize him to raise a company, please send instructions---and where to rendezvous---how to get there, and when to go. I dont think it will take him four days after he gets authority Very Respectfully Your obd't. serv't. John Olney. <hr /> Olney John Shawneetown Ills Jany 1864. Recommends Stephen Price & Bryant Smith to recruit for Colored Regiment. Answered Jan 8th 1864 authorizing Col Olney to appoint recruiting officers to assist Price & Smith and Enclosed appointment of Smith and Price as recruiting Officers signed by Capt [Bross?] and approved by Govr. Yates. Informed Olney that no commissioned positions were given colored men but that they should if successful in recruiting have highest non-commissioned rank Loomis, A.D.C Executive Office Jany 8 1864 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/620db4f3a920e9026db26b5fe36d9ae0.pdf 8c67be424bf8ae8ccf1f82397337a944 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. CALVARY REGIMENT. The War Department has authorized the undersigned to receive twelve companies of cavalry to form a regiment of cavalry for State service, to serve three years or during the war. One hundred and one men, rank and file, will be required to a company, but companies may go into camp with eighty-four men. The object of this regiment is for State service alone. The pay is the same as that received by cavlary in teh U.S. service. The regiment will go into camp at Shawneetown. ROBERT KIRKHAM. Feb.26, 1863n34 <hr /> Shawneetown, Ill. April 7th. 1863. To His Excellency, Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois. Sir: -Col. Kirkham claiming to be authorized by the Sec. of War to raise a Regiment of Cavalry for "State service" induced several different persons to go to work to raise companies for that Reg't. C. H. Rogers raised very nearly a full company and had men in camp here for near three weeks. Theodore Gatewood and A. P. Stephenson inform me to night that they have seventy-five men - They now have twenty-five men in Camp here - they came in to day. Their other men are to be in to-morrow. Several other companies are now forming in this and adjoining Counties. Col. Kirkhaus now advises Rogers & Gatewood & Stephenson that Sec. Stanton has revoked the order authorizing him to raise the Regiment. A number of men have been put to serious trouble and expense, which they cannot well lose, and yet which they cannot get back, unless they now be allowed to go on and raise one or two companies. <hr /> Will you not authorize the raising at least two Companies of Cavalry under the order of the Sec of War of 9th February 1863. to be raised here - let them rendezvous any where - Chicago, if advisable - A regiment of Cavalry or Infantry can be raised in Lower Egypt (this Cong. Dist.) in short time for guard & protection of the State, or for U. S. service if some one in whose veracity honor and loyalty the people could place confidence was to undertake it, and such Reg't. could be formed by such person in short time. I respectfully suggest that soldiers for guard & protection of the State, if needed along the Ohio river or in the interior of Southern Illinois should be cavalry, and not infantry. If you can do so on behalf of those men, privates as well as officers, who have rented out their little farms, and who not having farms have neglected to rent, expecting to go into service at the call of the Constituted authorities. I most respectfully and earnestly beseech you that you do authorize - the men above named or others to go into camp with at least two Companies of Cavalry If as I said, you authorize raising a Reg't it can be done in a short time, with the <hr /> proper man at the head of it. Please answer I am Governor with great respect Your obd't Serv't John Olney <hr /> John Olney Shawneetown April 7 1863 Says Col Kirkham claims to have authority to raise a Regt of Cavalry for State Service Says two companies have been in camp for nearly three weeks - thinks a Regt could be raised - and urges the Gov to accept those companies that are now organized. Col. K. had authority which has been revoked by W. Dep. Recd Ex O. April 13 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 11, Folder 10 (April 1-14, 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 John Olney to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-04-07 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 508427 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. CALVARY REGIMENT. The War Department has authorized the undersigned to receive twelve companies of cavalry to form a regiment of cavalry for State service, to serve three years or during the war. One hundred and one men, rank and file, will be required to a company, but companies may go into camp with eighty-four men. The object of this regiment is for State service alone. The pay is the same as that received by cavlary in teh U.S. service. The regiment will go into camp at Shawneetown. ROBERT KIRKHAM. Feb.26, 1863n34 <hr /> Shawneetown, Ill. April 7th. 1863. To His Excellency, Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois. Sir: -Col. Kirkham claiming to be authorized by the Sec. of War to raise a Regiment of Cavalry for "State service" induced several different persons to go to work to raise companies for that Reg't. C. H. Rogers raised very nearly a full company and had men in camp here for near three weeks. Theodore Gatewood and A. P. Stephenson inform me to night that they have seventy-five men - They now have twenty-five men in Camp here - they came in to day. Their other men are to be in to-morrow. Several other companies are now forming in this and adjoining Counties. Col. Kirkhaus now advises Rogers & Gatewood & Stephenson that Sec. Stanton has revoked the order authorizing him to raise the Regiment. A number of men have been put to serious trouble and expense, which they cannot well lose, and yet which they cannot get back, unless they now be allowed to go on and raise one or two companies. <hr /> Will you not authorize the raising at least two Companies of Cavalry under the order of the Sec of War of 9th February 1863. to be raised here - let them rendezvous any where - Chicago, if advisable - A regiment of Cavalry or Infantry can be raised in Lower Egypt (this Cong. Dist.) in short time for guard & protection of the State, or for U. S. service if some one in whose veracity honor and loyalty the people could place confidence was to undertake it, and such Reg't. could be formed by such person in short time. I respectfully suggest that soldiers for guard & protection of the State, if needed along the Ohio river or in the interior of Southern Illinois should be cavalry, and not infantry. If you can do so on behalf of those men, privates as well as officers, who have rented out their little farms, and who not having farms have neglected to rent, expecting to go into service at the call of the Constituted authorities. I most respectfully and earnestly beseech you that you do authorize - the men above named or others to go into camp with at least two Companies of Cavalry If as I said, you authorize raising a Reg't it can be done in a short time, with the <hr /> proper man at the head of it. Please answer I am Governor with great respect Your obd't Serv't John Olney <hr /> John Olney Shawneetown April 7 1863 Says Col Kirkham claims to have authority to raise a Regt of Cavalry for State Service Says two companies have been in camp for nearly three weeks - thinks a Regt could be raised - and urges the Gov to accept those companies that are now organized. Col. K. had authority which has been revoked by W. Dep. Recd Ex O. April 13 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/b62b8a63a31bbcce7a0046fa443f3c5d.pdf ee7b9ea18b5ea2b10e9bc2b18f002329 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 15, Folder 01 (February 1-5, 1864) 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 John Olney to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-02-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 508459 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/c833969995c79924482706c51d15bf4f.jpg 0fac02b880c7a22c225dde66ee5e6925 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 Miscellaneous Collection Description An account of the resource A selection of photographs from a wide range of collections. Images in the Miscellaneous Collection include broadsides, oversized photographs, cased photographs, and images of persons from individual files in the Audio Visual Collection. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum holds all rights and permissions. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data studio portrait b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 31 x 26 cm 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 402625 Miscellaneous Collection Oversized Individuals Collection Title A name given to the resource John P. Altgeld Description An account of the resource John P. Altgeld, the twentieth Illinois Governor (1893-1897), sits for a portrait. Subject The topic of the resource Altgeld, John Peter, 1847-1902 Governors Illinois. Governor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harrison Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896-XX-XX Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/7caec50e7a58256bea823de350873aa5.pdf f558adae468fd886ee23090fb8a0c494 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 8, Folder 04 (August 22-24, 1862) 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 John P. Arnold to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-08-23 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 504183 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/92f957d49c27b93581d900826a7816d8.pdf c75be19ac92ca6b8b468b8de32ac0235 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Henry July 16th 1861 Governor Yates Dr Sir - If there is any situation in which your Excellency could place me where my services could be more beneficial to the goverment than by remaining at home you are at liberty to command them I am 56 years of age and cannot travel far on foot but otherwise am hearty and vigorous and in these trying times feel able and willing to serve my Goverment if my services are needed If your Excellency has plenty of younger and abler men I would merely say that my commission as Notary Public has expired and if I remain at home it would be desirable to me to be reappointed for the convenience of the public as well as myself in executing instruments of writing yours truly John P Boice <hr /> John P. Boice Ansd 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 3, Folder 03 (July 1-31, 1861) 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 P. Boice to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-07-16 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500537 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Henry July 16th 1861 Governor Yates Dr Sir - If there is any situation in which your Excellency could place me where my services could be more beneficial to the goverment than by remaining at home you are at liberty to command them I am 56 years of age and cannot travel far on foot but otherwise am hearty and vigorous and in these trying times feel able and willing to serve my Goverment if my services are needed If your Excellency has plenty of younger and abler men I would merely say that my commission as Notary Public has expired and if I remain at home it would be desirable to me to be reappointed for the convenience of the public as well as myself in executing instruments of writing yours truly John P Boice <hr /> John P. Boice Ansd 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/e6c3bb8229fbdeea6646335dfc732030.pdf a32bcf7be798df4d6daeaf734c386c75 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Henry Augst 17th/64 to his Excellency Gov Yates Sir Although somewhat advanced in life I am yet able to do something for my country in this time of her affliction and I desire to go into her service in some capacity even the most humble. It is not wise to delay in preparing for a death struggle The infernal traitors are organizing in our own state to resist the Government Let us be prepared to meet them and we have no time to spare or as the Doctors say "sero medicina parartur" I have closed my office sold my library and although poor am determined to devote my whole time to the service of my country in any and every way in which I can render her <hr /> aid. My age prevents me from being received as a private soldier or I should have been in the service long ago I did however do something in raising two companies who have been almost three years in the service and have done credit to themselves and State If there is any situation within your knowledge or at your disposal in which I can be placed I am on hand and can leave home on 24 hours notice and although it may appear like boasting I do say I can do more service than 3/4 of the men that compose our army not excepting the officers. I owe an apology perhaps for troubling you with these lines but as an old Clay whig who loves his country and has acted with you in Illinois for more than 30 years <hr /> I trust you will pardon the liberty i have taken in asking your aid to enable me to get some position in the service where I can be of benefit to the best government on earth I am respectfully yours &c John P Boise <hr /> Most sincerely regret that no place just now. Should there be any none whom I would prefer to serve you - will be glad to recommend you should you know of a place open which you would like <hr /> Boise. John P. Henry Ills. Aug 18th 1864 He is very desirous of doing something for the service of his country. His age will not permit him to enter the army as a private. Wishes some position, suited to his age & condition Answered Aug 21, 1864 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 17, Folder 08 (August 16-17, 1864) 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 John P. Boise to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-08-17 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509238 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Henry Augst 17th/64 to his Excellency Gov Yates Sir Although somewhat advanced in life I am yet able to do something for my country in this time of her affliction and I desire to go into her service in some capacity even the most humble. It is not wise to delay in preparing for a death struggle The infernal traitors are organizing in our own state to resist the Government Let us be prepared to meet them and we have no time to spare or as the Doctors say "sero medicina parartur" I have closed my office sold my library and although poor am determined to devote my whole time to the service of my country in any and every way in which I can render her <hr /> aid. My age prevents me from being received as a private soldier or I should have been in the service long ago I did however do something in raising two companies who have been almost three years in the service and have done credit to themselves and State If there is any situation within your knowledge or at your disposal in which I can be placed I am on hand and can leave home on 24 hours notice and although it may appear like boasting I do say I can do more service than 3/4 of the men that compose our army not excepting the officers. I owe an apology perhaps for troubling you with these lines but as an old Clay whig who loves his country and has acted with you in Illinois for more than 30 years <hr /> I trust you will pardon the liberty i have taken in asking your aid to enable me to get some position in the service where I can be of benefit to the best government on earth I am respectfully yours &c John P Boise <hr /> Most sincerely regret that no place just now. Should there be any none whom I would prefer to serve you - will be glad to recommend you should you know of a place open which you would like <hr /> Boise. John P. Henry Ills. Aug 18th 1864 He is very desirous of doing something for the service of his country. His age will not permit him to enter the army as a private. Wishes some position, suited to his age & condition Answered Aug 21, 1864 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/215811cb7fe13f760df20a6217010397.pdf 19fa9caa29ce4b4db58ea03dc146b138 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Henry March 6th 1863 Gov. Yates Allow me to apprise you of "Secesh organization here which meets every Saturday night and have elected their officers and are are about to apply for arms as an Independent military company They already number over 200 every mothers son of whom are as vile traitors as Jeff Davis himself. These lines are merely to advise you of the fact so that they may not be able to secure arms from the State for the purpose of using them against loyal men. Judge Jurney Robert Dawson Mrs Galliher Logan Jones Charles Wimple and Richard Lloyd are the leaders of this infernal crew who are composed mainly of Irish and Germans. John A. Warren the Post Master here can always give you reliable information in regard to this county - we have entire confidence in the auspicious result of this wicked rebellion. Excuse the liberty I have taken and in haste I subscribe myself truly yours &c John P Boise <hr /> John P Boise Henry March 6th 1863. Says there is an organization in his county of about 200 Copperheads that are about to apply for arms as an independent military company wishes the Governor to be on his guard and not supply them. Attention File Rebellion Reb - 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 1 (March 1-10, 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 P. Boise to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-03-06 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509938 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Henry March 6th 1863 Gov. Yates Allow me to apprise you of "Secesh organization here which meets every Saturday night and have elected their officers and are are about to apply for arms as an Independent military company They already number over 200 every mothers son of whom are as vile traitors as Jeff Davis himself. These lines are merely to advise you of the fact so that they may not be able to secure arms from the State for the purpose of using them against loyal men. Judge Jurney Robert Dawson Mrs Galliher Logan Jones Charles Wimple and Richard Lloyd are the leaders of this infernal crew who are composed mainly of Irish and Germans. John A. Warren the Post Master here can always give you reliable information in regard to this county - we have entire confidence in the auspicious result of this wicked rebellion. Excuse the liberty I have taken and in haste I subscribe myself truly yours &c John P Boise <hr /> John P Boise Henry March 6th 1863. Says there is an organization in his county of about 200 Copperheads that are about to apply for arms as an independent military company wishes the Governor to be on his guard and not supply them. Attention File Rebellion Reb - 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/820f5f4935aef77e66a161e998ab337d.pdf 7374cba67d345d13cc4cddc1e9c7395c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> Department of Public Instruction, </pre> <pre> Springfield, Ills. 19th Dec., 1864. </pre> Dear Sir: <pre> To His Excellency, </pre> <pre> Richard Yates, </pre> <pre> Gov. St. of Illinois: </pre> <pre> Dear Sir: Accompanying please find a paper which I have prepared at your Excellency's request, communicated to me through your Secretary, Col. (Husibback?). I offer it with diffidence, expecting, of course, that your Excellency will use such portions of it as may please, or reject the whole, if it be thought inappropriate. </pre> <pre> I have made no reference in the paper to the subject of appropriations for this Office for the two years of my Administration, presuming that your Excellency would call attention to the subject in general terms in another part of your message. </pre> <pre> I beg to assure you of my </pre> <hr /> high esteem, and my sincere wishes for your prosperity............Very Respectfully, <pre> Your obt. servant </pre> <pre> John P. Brooks. </pre> His Excellency, Gov. Yates. __ <pre> P.S. I send you herewith my printed Circular of July 10th, 1863, on the subject of school loans. Your Excellency will recollect that I made reference to this Circular in the Abstract of my Report which I sent you a few days ago. It was my intention to have Enclosed a copy of the Circular with the Abstract, but omitted to do so. </pre> <hr /> Brooks Hon J.P. Spfiel Dec 19th 64 Encloses at your request a paper to be embodied in your Message, also a printed circular of July '63 <hr /> 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 19, Folder 07 (December 17-26, 1864) 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 John P. Brooks to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-12-19 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 513886 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> Department of Public Instruction, </pre> <pre> Springfield, Ills. 19th Dec., 1864. </pre> Dear Sir: <pre> To His Excellency, </pre> <pre> Richard Yates, </pre> <pre> Gov. St. of Illinois: </pre> <pre> Dear Sir: Accompanying please find a paper which I have prepared at your Excellency's request, communicated to me through your Secretary, Col. (Husibback?). I offer it with diffidence, expecting, of course, that your Excellency will use such portions of it as may please, or reject the whole, if it be thought inappropriate. </pre> <pre> I have made no reference in the paper to the subject of appropriations for this Office for the two years of my Administration, presuming that your Excellency would call attention to the subject in general terms in another part of your message. </pre> <pre> I beg to assure you of my </pre> <hr /> high esteem, and my sincere wishes for your prosperity............Very Respectfully, <pre> Your obt. servant </pre> <pre> John P. Brooks. </pre> His Excellency, Gov. Yates. __ <pre> P.S. I send you herewith my printed Circular of July 10th, 1863, on the subject of school loans. Your Excellency will recollect that I made reference to this Circular in the Abstract of my Report which I sent you a few days ago. It was my intention to have Enclosed a copy of the Circular with the Abstract, but omitted to do so. </pre> <hr /> Brooks Hon J.P. Spfiel Dec 19th 64 Encloses at your request a paper to be embodied in your Message, also a printed circular of July '63 <hr /> 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/9ed400ada45c6f60b190e36609e6a724.pdf eec86ecc4fb9ede5a10387bc604c8a1f Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Department of Public Instruction, Springfield, Dec. 15th, 1864 To His Excellency, Richard Yates, Governor of State of Illinois. I have the honor to submit to your Excellency the following Abstract of the Biennial Report of this Department, for the official term commencing January 12, 1863, and ending January 9, 1865. The Report, which is now in course of preparation, and which I hope to have completed in time to lay before the Legislature at an early day in the Session, will contain information explain the following subjects: General Statistics: 1. Whole no. of school districts in the State. 2. Whole no. of schools in the State. 3. Whole no. of districts in which schools have been kept for six months or more, during each school year. 4. Whole no. of districts in which no schools have been kept. 5. Average no. of months during which schools have been kept. 6. Whole no. of persons under 21 years of age. 7. Whole no. of persons between the ages of 5 and 21 years. 8. Whole no. of male scholars. 9. Whole no. of female scholars. 10. Whole no. of scholars in attendance at all the schools. 11. Average daily attendance in the State. <hr /> 12. No. of schools in which the Bible is read as a daily exercise. 13. No. of children in school under 6 years of age. 14. Whole no. of male teachers. 15. Whole no. of female teachers. 16. No. of teachers who have taught same school less than one year. 17. No of teachers who have taught same school one year or more, but less than two. 18. No. of teachers who have taught same school two years or more, but less than three. 19. No. of teachers who have taught same school three years and upwards. 20. Longest time any teacher has taught same school. 21. No. of graded schools in the State. 22. No. of private schools in the State. 23. No. of scholars in private schools. 24. Whole no. of school-houses in the State. 25. No. of school-houses erected he State during the last two Schools Years. 26. No. of districts in which the records are kept according to law. 27. No. of districts having an outstanding debt. 28. No. of districts having a surplus in treasury. 29. No of School libraries purchased during the last two school years. 30. No. of acres of school land sold during two years. 31. No of acres of school land remaining unsold. <hr /> 32. No of townships in which elections have been held on day fixed by law. 33. No. of districts in which elections have been held on day fixed by law. 34. No. of teachers who subscribe for an Educational journal. 35. No. of students in Normal University. 36. No. of days spent by Co. Comns. in visiting schools. 37. No. of different schools visited by Commissioners. 38. No. of whole township in the State. 39. No of fractional townships in the State. Financial Statistics: 1. Amount of State and County funds. 2. Whole amount of principal of townships funds. 3. Total amount of interest on township funds. 4. Amount received from School lands sold. 5. Amount received from special district taxes. 6. Amount rec'd from any sources not before specified. 7. Total amount received for all school purposes. 8. Whole am't. paid for teachers' wages in the State. 9. Whole am't. paid for School house sites and grounds. 10. Amount paid for building new school houses. 11. Amount paid for purchase of school houses. 12. Amount paid for rent of school houses or rooms. 13. Amount paid for improvements and repairs. 14. Amount paid for School furniture. 15. Amount paid for School apparatus. 16. Amount paid for School libraries. 17. Amount paid for fuel and other incidental expenses. <hr /> 18. Amount paid for compensation of township offices & others. 19. Amount paid for outstanding district debts. 20. Amount paid for other debts legally contracted by directors, and not herein specified. 21. Total amount expended for all school purposes. 22. Highest monthly wages to male teachers. 23. Highest monthly wages paid to female teachers. 24. Lowest monthly wages paid to male teachers. 25. Lowest monthly wages paid to female teachers. 26. Average monthly wages paid to male teachers. 27. Average monthly wages paid to female teachers. 28. Whole estimated cost of School houses built during the two School years. 29. Amount of outstanding district debts. 30. Amount of surplus in treasury belonging to districts. 31. Amount of principal of County School fund. 32. Amount of interest rec'd on principal of County fund. 33. Amount of fines, forfeitures, &c., collected under Section 82 of School law. Statistical information will be given in the forthcoming Report upon all the points here enumerated. I would be happy to communicate these statistics to your Excellency at this time, but it is not in my power to do so, inasmuch as the statistical returns for the last school year have not yet been received at this office. The Reports from the county officers are coming in daily, and I hope that full <hr /> returns from all the counties will have been received by the 31st of the present month. I give below Some statistics, representing the most material of our Common School interests for the School Year 1863. I have chosen to place the statistics referred to in juxtaposition with similar statistics for the School Year 1862, in order that you may be able to form some correct idea, from the comparison, of the general progress of our Educational interests. It is due to state, however, that from the returns of this school year 1864, so far as they have been received, there are indications of a more gratifying increase in all material points of progress than is shown by the statistics of 1863, given below. I respectfully invite your attention to the following: 1862. 1863 . No. of districts in State. 9,443 9,559 Increase - 116 No. of Schools (Common) in State. 9,811 9,887 Increase - 76 No. of Schools kept open for 6 months 8,406 8,572 Increase - 166 No. of graded schools. 402 426 Increase - 24 No. of Scholars attending school 521,301 547,183 Increase - 25,882 <hr /> 1862. 1863. No. of children between 5 and 21 613,014 665,141 Increase - 52,127 No. of private schools 720 674 Decrease - 46 No. of children in private schools 22,527 21,926 Decrease - 601 Amount of district taxes $1,055,340 $1,087,651 Increase - $32,311 Amount paid for building school houses $147,080 $113,705 Decrease - $33,275 Amount paid to teachers $1,315,686 $1,432,464 Increase - $116,778 Amount paid for all school purposes $1,923,867 $2,051,552 Increase - $127,685 It is gratifying to observe a reported increase in every item of the above statistics, with the Single exception of "Amount paid for building School houses." True, the term "Decrease" is used to designate the difference in the numbers representing the no. of "Private Schools," and the "No. of children attending Private Schools," but it is to be recollected that in proportion as the number Private Schools is reduced, (and the no. of children attending them,) the influences of our Common Schools is extended and strengthened. The following subjects will be treated of in the body or text of my Report: Explanation in <hr /> detail of the Statistics reported; County Superintendency; State Convention of School Commissioners; County Teacher's Institutes; State Teachers' Association; State Normal University; State Industrial University; School Law, and proposed Amendments; State Department of Public Instruction, with an account of its labors and expenses. I desire to call the attention of your Excellency to the accompanying printed Circular, which was issued from this Department, in the month of July, 1863. The Circular relates to the loaning of township School funds, and contains instructions to township School officers upon that subject. Under these instructions, township treasurers have invested moneys belonging to the principal of the township School fund at rates of interest lower than ten percent. To this alternative they were compelled, by the necessity of circumstances, as is fully explained in the Circular. I will recommend to the legislature the Enactment of a law to legalize the acts of township treasurers under my official instructions. I will only add, that provision would certainly have been made by the legislature at its last session for the relief of townships upon the subject referred to, but for the early adjournment of that body. If your Excellency will call the attention of the legislature to this subject, I will feel highly obliged. The Amendments to the School Law which will be suggested in my Report, and which have also been recommended by the State Convention of School Commissioners, as well as the State Teachers' <hr /> Association, may be stated as follows: 1. Change of name of County Commissioner to County School Superintendent. 2. The addition of a clause to Section 38 of the School Law, requiring Boards of Trustree to report annually to the County Commissioner (or Co. Superintendent) the condition of the school fund in their hands; - the amount, and to whom loaned, and how secured; the the amount received, and from what sources; the amount, and how distributed; and the cash on hand. 3. Providing that notice of district elections shall be given by township treasurers, when directors neglect or refuse to do so. 4. Providing that the Board of Supervisors or County Court shall order the publication, in one or more of the county papers, of the fiscal report of the County Commissioner (or County Superintendent.) 5. Requiring Justices of the Peace and other officers interested, to report semi-annually to the County Commissioner (or Country Superintendent) the amount of fines, forfeitures, etc., collected by them under the conditions of the School Law, as specified in Section 82. 6. Providing for the return of district statistics by directors to township treasurers, and for the furnishing of blanks to said directors for that purpose. 7. The establishment of a system <hr /> of Teachers' Institutes, to be held under the Supervision of three "Superintendents of Institutes," said Superintendents to be appointed by the State Board of Education. 8. Providing that all educational public documents shall be distributed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. I am disposed to favor the amendments above specified, and I should the legislature be pleased to enact the changes proposed, and the bill receive Executive approval, I feel satisfied that the law would be materially improved. Application will be made, during the approaching Session of the legislature, for an appropriation of funds - Say $25,000 - for the relief of the State Normal University. I think it highly necessary that the relief asked for should be granted. If the State Board of Education, and the friends of the University, should be denied the appropriation sought, I am satisfied that the denial could result to the great disadvantage of the Institution, and to the prejudice of all the great interests involved in its future. It is sincerely hoped that your Excellency amy approve the object, and recommend it to the favorable consideration of the legislature. As is well knowns to your Excellency, the legislature failed, at its last session, to make the usual appropriations to the different State Offices, and in consequence, this Department was left unprovided <hr /> with means to defray its necessary expenses. The appropriation asked for amounted to $5,000 on the accounts following: For clerk hire, $1000 per annum $2,000 " traveling expenses $500 per annum $1,000 " Furniture, repairs, stationery, blanks, painting, etc., etc. $2,000 ______ $5,000 In consequence of the omision of the legislature to make the desired appropriations, and the failure of the State to make the accustomed provision for maintaining the Office of Public Instruction, I was compelled to seek other resources, and to apply to another and private source for the relief which was denied from the public treasury. After having exhausted my own small private means - about $300 - I succeeded in obtaining a loan to the State, on account of the Dept. of Public Instruction, from Mr. J. Bunn, banker of this city, of such an amount, which ten per cent. interest, as would be needed to defray the ordinary expenses of this office during my official term. The account with Mr. Bunn still stands open, and cannot be properly reported upon until the business of my administration is completed. At that time, I will submit an official statement in detail, of the expenses of the office, and of the amount necessary to cancel the entire indebtedness. The legislature will be applied to for an appropriation sufficient to cover the indebtedness incurred by this Department during the term of my <hr /> administration, and I would respectfully ask that the attention of that body be called to the subject by your Excellency, in your executive message. I have thus indicated, by the foregoing brief allusions, the contents of the forthcoming Biennial Report of this Dept. I may say, in conclusion, that notwithstanding the prevailing excitement of the times, and the general diversion of the public mind from subjects not immediately connected with the war, the Educational interests of the State during my brief administration, have been characterized by a gradual and healthy progress, which, if continued in future years, cannot fail to place our noble State in pre-eminent rank, so far as our great common school interests are concerned, among the States of the Union. It is sincerely hoped that our Educational system will continue to receive the benefits of a kindly legislation, until its blessings have been extended to every neighborhood, and until every child in the State shall have been prepared, under its beneficent influences, for all the high duties of a useful and honorable citizenship. I have the honor to be, with the highest respect, Your Ob't. Servant, John P. Brooks, Supt. of Public Instruction. To His Excellency, Richard Yates, Gov. of St. of Illinois. <hr /> Report of the Sup't. of Public Instruction Brooks, Dec. 15th, 1864 Auto Letter 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 4, Folder 3 (December 12-15, 1864) 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 12 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 P. Brooks to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-12-15 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516471 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. Department of Public Instruction, Springfield, Dec. 15th, 1864 To His Excellency, Richard Yates, Governor of State of Illinois. I have the honor to submit to your Excellency the following Abstract of the Biennial Report of this Department, for the official term commencing January 12, 1863, and ending January 9, 1865. The Report, which is now in course of preparation, and which I hope to have completed in time to lay before the Legislature at an early day in the Session, will contain information explain the following subjects: General Statistics: 1. Whole no. of school districts in the State. 2. Whole no. of schools in the State. 3. Whole no. of districts in which schools have been kept for six months or more, during each school year. 4. Whole no. of districts in which no schools have been kept. 5. Average no. of months during which schools have been kept. 6. Whole no. of persons under 21 years of age. 7. Whole no. of persons between the ages of 5 and 21 years. 8. Whole no. of male scholars. 9. Whole no. of female scholars. 10. Whole no. of scholars in attendance at all the schools. 11. Average daily attendance in the State. <hr /> 12. No. of schools in which the Bible is read as a daily exercise. 13. No. of children in school under 6 years of age. 14. Whole no. of male teachers. 15. Whole no. of female teachers. 16. No. of teachers who have taught same school less than one year. 17. No of teachers who have taught same school one year or more, but less than two. 18. No. of teachers who have taught same school two years or more, but less than three. 19. No. of teachers who have taught same school three years and upwards. 20. Longest time any teacher has taught same school. 21. No. of graded schools in the State. 22. No. of private schools in the State. 23. No. of scholars in private schools. 24. Whole no. of school-houses in the State. 25. No. of school-houses erected he State during the last two Schools Years. 26. No. of districts in which the records are kept according to law. 27. No. of districts having an outstanding debt. 28. No. of districts having a surplus in treasury. 29. No of School libraries purchased during the last two school years. 30. No. of acres of school land sold during two years. 31. No of acres of school land remaining unsold. <hr /> 32. No of townships in which elections have been held on day fixed by law. 33. No. of districts in which elections have been held on day fixed by law. 34. No. of teachers who subscribe for an Educational journal. 35. No. of students in Normal University. 36. No. of days spent by Co. Comns. in visiting schools. 37. No. of different schools visited by Commissioners. 38. No. of whole township in the State. 39. No of fractional townships in the State. Financial Statistics: 1. Amount of State and County funds. 2. Whole amount of principal of townships funds. 3. Total amount of interest on township funds. 4. Amount received from School lands sold. 5. Amount received from special district taxes. 6. Amount rec'd from any sources not before specified. 7. Total amount received for all school purposes. 8. Whole am't. paid for teachers' wages in the State. 9. Whole am't. paid for School house sites and grounds. 10. Amount paid for building new school houses. 11. Amount paid for purchase of school houses. 12. Amount paid for rent of school houses or rooms. 13. Amount paid for improvements and repairs. 14. Amount paid for School furniture. 15. Amount paid for School apparatus. 16. Amount paid for School libraries. 17. Amount paid for fuel and other incidental expenses. <hr /> 18. Amount paid for compensation of township offices & others. 19. Amount paid for outstanding district debts. 20. Amount paid for other debts legally contracted by directors, and not herein specified. 21. Total amount expended for all school purposes. 22. Highest monthly wages to male teachers. 23. Highest monthly wages paid to female teachers. 24. Lowest monthly wages paid to male teachers. 25. Lowest monthly wages paid to female teachers. 26. Average monthly wages paid to male teachers. 27. Average monthly wages paid to female teachers. 28. Whole estimated cost of School houses built during the two School years. 29. Amount of outstanding district debts. 30. Amount of surplus in treasury belonging to districts. 31. Amount of principal of County School fund. 32. Amount of interest rec'd on principal of County fund. 33. Amount of fines, forfeitures, &c., collected under Section 82 of School law. Statistical information will be given in the forthcoming Report upon all the points here enumerated. I would be happy to communicate these statistics to your Excellency at this time, but it is not in my power to do so, inasmuch as the statistical returns for the last school year have not yet been received at this office. The Reports from the county officers are coming in daily, and I hope that full <hr /> returns from all the counties will have been received by the 31st of the present month. I give below Some statistics, representing the most material of our Common School interests for the School Year 1863. I have chosen to place the statistics referred to in juxtaposition with similar statistics for the School Year 1862, in order that you may be able to form some correct idea, from the comparison, of the general progress of our Educational interests. It is due to state, however, that from the returns of this school year 1864, so far as they have been received, there are indications of a more gratifying increase in all material points of progress than is shown by the statistics of 1863, given below. I respectfully invite your attention to the following: 1862. 1863 . No. of districts in State. 9,443 9,559 Increase - 116 No. of Schools (Common) in State. 9,811 9,887 Increase - 76 No. of Schools kept open for 6 months 8,406 8,572 Increase - 166 No. of graded schools. 402 426 Increase - 24 No. of Scholars attending school 521,301 547,183 Increase - 25,882 <hr /> 1862. 1863. No. of children between 5 and 21 613,014 665,141 Increase - 52,127 No. of private schools 720 674 Decrease - 46 No. of children in private schools 22,527 21,926 Decrease - 601 Amount of district taxes $1,055,340 $1,087,651 Increase - $32,311 Amount paid for building school houses $147,080 $113,705 Decrease - $33,275 Amount paid to teachers $1,315,686 $1,432,464 Increase - $116,778 Amount paid for all school purposes $1,923,867 $2,051,552 Increase - $127,685 It is gratifying to observe a reported increase in every item of the above statistics, with the Single exception of "Amount paid for building School houses." True, the term "Decrease" is used to designate the difference in the numbers representing the no. of "Private Schools," and the "No. of children attending Private Schools," but it is to be recollected that in proportion as the number Private Schools is reduced, (and the no. of children attending them,) the influences of our Common Schools is extended and strengthened. The following subjects will be treated of in the body or text of my Report: Explanation in <hr /> detail of the Statistics reported; County Superintendency; State Convention of School Commissioners; County Teacher's Institutes; State Teachers' Association; State Normal University; State Industrial University; School Law, and proposed Amendments; State Department of Public Instruction, with an account of its labors and expenses. I desire to call the attention of your Excellency to the accompanying printed Circular, which was issued from this Department, in the month of July, 1863. The Circular relates to the loaning of township School funds, and contains instructions to township School officers upon that subject. Under these instructions, township treasurers have invested moneys belonging to the principal of the township School fund at rates of interest lower than ten percent. To this alternative they were compelled, by the necessity of circumstances, as is fully explained in the Circular. I will recommend to the legislature the Enactment of a law to legalize the acts of township treasurers under my official instructions. I will only add, that provision would certainly have been made by the legislature at its last session for the relief of townships upon the subject referred to, but for the early adjournment of that body. If your Excellency will call the attention of the legislature to this subject, I will feel highly obliged. The Amendments to the School Law which will be suggested in my Report, and which have also been recommended by the State Convention of School Commissioners, as well as the State Teachers' <hr /> Association, may be stated as follows: 1. Change of name of County Commissioner to County School Superintendent. 2. The addition of a clause to Section 38 of the School Law, requiring Boards of Trustree to report annually to the County Commissioner (or Co. Superintendent) the condition of the school fund in their hands; - the amount, and to whom loaned, and how secured; the the amount received, and from what sources; the amount, and how distributed; and the cash on hand. 3. Providing that notice of district elections shall be given by township treasurers, when directors neglect or refuse to do so. 4. Providing that the Board of Supervisors or County Court shall order the publication, in one or more of the county papers, of the fiscal report of the County Commissioner (or County Superintendent.) 5. Requiring Justices of the Peace and other officers interested, to report semi-annually to the County Commissioner (or Country Superintendent) the amount of fines, forfeitures, etc., collected by them under the conditions of the School Law, as specified in Section 82. 6. Providing for the return of district statistics by directors to township treasurers, and for the furnishing of blanks to said directors for that purpose. 7. The establishment of a system <hr /> of Teachers' Institutes, to be held under the Supervision of three "Superintendents of Institutes," said Superintendents to be appointed by the State Board of Education. 8. Providing that all educational public documents shall be distributed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. I am disposed to favor the amendments above specified, and I should the legislature be pleased to enact the changes proposed, and the bill receive Executive approval, I feel satisfied that the law would be materially improved. Application will be made, during the approaching Session of the legislature, for an appropriation of funds - Say $25,000 - for the relief of the State Normal University. I think it highly necessary that the relief asked for should be granted. If the State Board of Education, and the friends of the University, should be denied the appropriation sought, I am satisfied that the denial could result to the great disadvantage of the Institution, and to the prejudice of all the great interests involved in its future. It is sincerely hoped that your Excellency amy approve the object, and recommend it to the favorable consideration of the legislature. As is well knowns to your Excellency, the legislature failed, at its last session, to make the usual appropriations to the different State Offices, and in consequence, this Department was left unprovided <hr /> with means to defray its necessary expenses. The appropriation asked for amounted to $5,000 on the accounts following: For clerk hire, $1000 per annum $2,000 " traveling expenses $500 per annum $1,000 " Furniture, repairs, stationery, blanks, painting, etc., etc. $2,000 ______ $5,000 In consequence of the omision of the legislature to make the desired appropriations, and the failure of the State to make the accustomed provision for maintaining the Office of Public Instruction, I was compelled to seek other resources, and to apply to another and private source for the relief which was denied from the public treasury. After having exhausted my own small private means - about $300 - I succeeded in obtaining a loan to the State, on account of the Dept. of Public Instruction, from Mr. J. Bunn, banker of this city, of such an amount, which ten per cent. interest, as would be needed to defray the ordinary expenses of this office during my official term. The account with Mr. Bunn still stands open, and cannot be properly reported upon until the business of my administration is completed. At that time, I will submit an official statement in detail, of the expenses of the office, and of the amount necessary to cancel the entire indebtedness. The legislature will be applied to for an appropriation sufficient to cover the indebtedness incurred by this Department during the term of my <hr /> administration, and I would respectfully ask that the attention of that body be called to the subject by your Excellency, in your executive message. I have thus indicated, by the foregoing brief allusions, the contents of the forthcoming Biennial Report of this Dept. I may say, in conclusion, that notwithstanding the prevailing excitement of the times, and the general diversion of the public mind from subjects not immediately connected with the war, the Educational interests of the State during my brief administration, have been characterized by a gradual and healthy progress, which, if continued in future years, cannot fail to place our noble State in pre-eminent rank, so far as our great common school interests are concerned, among the States of the Union. It is sincerely hoped that our Educational system will continue to receive the benefits of a kindly legislation, until its blessings have been extended to every neighborhood, and until every child in the State shall have been prepared, under its beneficent influences, for all the high duties of a useful and honorable citizenship. I have the honor to be, with the highest respect, Your Ob't. Servant, John P. Brooks, Supt. of Public Instruction. To His Excellency, Richard Yates, Gov. of St. of Illinois. <hr /> Report of the Sup't. of Public Instruction Brooks, Dec. 15th, 1864 Auto Letter 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/3b80aeeb7bc218b576c3e7659c5fe44a.pdf c7d127494e84ebdd0bdcca6fc098883a 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 4, Folder 09 (November 21-30, 1861) 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 P. Cook to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-11-25 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 502486 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/961d58fe8b1b7e6670e9ef619f146edc.pdf 5222a3bb882d6a503b17a7951752bfbf 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 6, Folder 10 (July 25-26, 1862) 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 P. Gerberich and others to A. C. Fuller Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-07-23 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 503051 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/317ca214b90760b69e8832a0481b376b.pdf 60f6f2dc254c13b02c3cabb3bb454b1b 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 12, Folder 08 (July 11-25, 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 P. Grothery to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-07-17 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507077 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/2f1424d916d1bf848c602f585f15e633.pdf f9db776880577054548eed14a068a287 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head Quarters, Camp Butler, Illinois. Sept 13th 1864. Gov: Richard Yates Your Excellency I have the honour to reply to the request you made respecting the release of a man confined here named James Ball Said Ball was sent to this post by Order of Capt Fithian (Provost Marshal 7th Dist.of this State) with descriptive papers &c to be forwarded to His Regt as a Deserter He was sent from this camp yesterday (12th Inst) to Schofield Barracks if you desire His release you will have to communicate with that Post I am Sir Verry Respectfully Your Obt Svt John P Haslett Col: 147th Regt P.V. Comdg Camp Butler His Excellency Gov: Richd Yates Springfield Ill: <hr /> Col. J.P. Haslett Camp. Butler. Sept 13/64 Has received Govr's request for release of John Ball Says he was sent there by Pro. Mar. Fithian, of 7th Dist, to be forwarded to his regiment as a deserter & was sent yesterday to Schofield Barracks. Party informed Sept 15th 1864 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 18, Folder 04 (September 9-14, 1864) 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 P. Haslett to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-13 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509493 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head Quarters, Camp Butler, Illinois. Sept 13th 1864. Gov: Richard Yates Your Excellency I have the honour to reply to the request you made respecting the release of a man confined here named James Ball Said Ball was sent to this post by Order of Capt Fithian (Provost Marshal 7th Dist.of this State) with descriptive papers &c to be forwarded to His Regt as a Deserter He was sent from this camp yesterday (12th Inst) to Schofield Barracks if you desire His release you will have to communicate with that Post I am Sir Verry Respectfully Your Obt Svt John P Haslett Col: 147th Regt P.V. Comdg Camp Butler His Excellency Gov: Richd Yates Springfield Ill: <hr /> Col. J.P. Haslett Camp. Butler. Sept 13/64 Has received Govr's request for release of John Ball Says he was sent there by Pro. Mar. Fithian, of 7th Dist, to be forwarded to his regiment as a deserter & was sent yesterday to Schofield Barracks. Party informed Sept 15th 1864 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/d15220aefbdbe3e1309d1ef29bbee6ee.pdf 7cdfc6851d67df1cb3006c1ef326cced 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 12, Folder 02 (May 1-15, 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 John P. Higgins to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-05-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 506709 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/88cd862733b1465eaa22d360080ae41d.pdf 57e3eed0b25de54d764fcb128d3f49e6 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 05 (May 1-16, 1861) 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 John P. Reynolds to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-05-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500216 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/b232940ec22c432984d3fa61a67b2193.pdf dc2de2530925b034320371b6dd98f0d8 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 6, Folder 05 (July 10-14, 1862) 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 John P. Reynolds to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-07-14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 502814 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/127cc21f3976fd1a34cc82717a499cb0.pdf db4091b037c41773c569433af2bd4fa4 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 12, Folder 03 (May 16-31, 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 P. Reynolds 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 506810 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/cdc26f101e67c94daf60d338a4c322ac.pdf d87085823d20679b7a1364ff9e7e244f 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 13, Folder 04 (September 1-15, 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 P. Reynolds to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-09-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 503810 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/18917b9dba2a2f453f81c08718e17343.pdf f5d2550367563f43fda952a5769c14d6 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Office of the Illinois State Agricultural Society. Springfield, Feby 18th 1863. Sir Mr. P. H. Ferris and J. F. Sumner of Galesburg Illinois are loyal citizens who desire to visit their friends in the Army South. Your Excellency may be assured they are prudent and will not abuse any privilege which may be extended to them in connection with the purposes of their visit. Very respectfully Your Obt Servt. John P. Reynolds His Excellency Gov. Richard Yates Springfield, Ills <hr /> Done Feby 18 - 63 Done Feby 18 1863. John P Reynolds Springfield Febry 18th 1863. Mr Ferris & Sumner desire to visit their friends in the south, and desires the Gov to assist them on accomplishg their purpose. visit a 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 11, Folder 01 (February 14-18, 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 P. Reynolds to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-02-16 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 503658 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Office of the Illinois State Agricultural Society. Springfield, Feby 18th 1863. Sir Mr. P. H. Ferris and J. F. Sumner of Galesburg Illinois are loyal citizens who desire to visit their friends in the Army South. Your Excellency may be assured they are prudent and will not abuse any privilege which may be extended to them in connection with the purposes of their visit. Very respectfully Your Obt Servt. John P. Reynolds His Excellency Gov. Richard Yates Springfield, Ills <hr /> Done Feby 18 - 63 Done Feby 18 1863. John P Reynolds Springfield Febry 18th 1863. Mr Ferris & Sumner desire to visit their friends in the south, and desires the Gov to assist them on accomplishg their purpose. visit a 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/7d5898cff1ed05e61ff1ad48f0c938e6.pdf 0a758d74c431e814a18d88467c893b06 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 15, Folder 01 (February 1-5, 1864) 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 P. Reynolds to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-02-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 508478 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 en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing