443 25 22278 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/4fe06eef85a908fbe98d6aab7292c8c3.pdf 1f4a32e1d238abf97d082433dae1c0e2 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 08 (July 21-22, 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 M. Brayman to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-07-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 502983 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/8528762793694da63856b847e07f35ba.pdf 4efd65915cc9f7e424b6d28116f36eb0 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 7, Folder 03 (August 3-5, 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 M. Brayman to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-08-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 501754 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/20e4a364e229548d3252180eef17d2fc.pdf 3cbc9fc4ba5bc95abf0efb42895c0d78 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head-Quarters, Post of Bolivar, Bolivar, Tenn., Feby 16, 1863. His Excelency Richard Yates Governor of Illinois: Sir: It is made my agreeable duty to transmit to you the accompanying proceedings and resolutions, expressive of the sentiments of Illinois volunteers at this post, and in its vicinity, on a subject deeply affecting the success of their arms and the honor of their state. The almost unanimous vote by which the resolutions were adopted by the different commands, submitted, as they were, without solicitation or pressure, is sufficient evidence of the unswerving loyalty and patriotism of the good and gallant men you have sent to the field. You may rest assured that these men have no sympathy with that class, whose courage finds expression alone, in a war upon the nation's benefactors and defenders, and who affect to seek peace through submission to Traitors who spurn all offers of peace, not based upon the overthrow of the government, the disruption of the union, and the dishonor of our flag. Let it be understood, that the Soldiers of Illinois are in earnest. They came to this service <hr /> with honest purposes and right convictions of duty - as patriots, not as partisans. Whatever clouds obscured their sight before they see clearly, now. They have passed through the baptism of fire and blood, into a living faith in the justice of their cause, the eternity of the union, and in their own ability to maintain it. A great mistake is being made in the effort to pervert party names to disloyal uses. The soldier feels, as one feels a disgraceful blow, the wound thus inflicted upon the integrity of his political faith. He holds, however, the remedy in his own hands, and will apply it when the cartridge box gives way to the ballot box. For whatever shapes or names, political organizations then may take, those now sustaining the government and laboring to vindicate the constitution and laws will prevail: while those who hold dalliance with treason, and cry peace when there is no peace, save in dishonor, will shrink from the stage and seek shelter in obscurity. The honor of Illinois is dear to her soldiers. Their blood has nourished it, and they will not permit it to be compromised. Claiming brotherhood with those at home, who, inspired by your own counsels and labors, have sustained and encouraged <hr /> them. They will go on to the end of this sad business, with full confidence in a glorious and happy termination. Respectfully Your Ob't. Servant, M. Brayman Brig. Gen. Comg. <hr /> Brayman, Genl. M Boliver Feb 16th 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 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 M. Brayman 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 503630 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, Post of Bolivar, Bolivar, Tenn., Feby 16, 1863. His Excelency Richard Yates Governor of Illinois: Sir: It is made my agreeable duty to transmit to you the accompanying proceedings and resolutions, expressive of the sentiments of Illinois volunteers at this post, and in its vicinity, on a subject deeply affecting the success of their arms and the honor of their state. The almost unanimous vote by which the resolutions were adopted by the different commands, submitted, as they were, without solicitation or pressure, is sufficient evidence of the unswerving loyalty and patriotism of the good and gallant men you have sent to the field. You may rest assured that these men have no sympathy with that class, whose courage finds expression alone, in a war upon the nation's benefactors and defenders, and who affect to seek peace through submission to Traitors who spurn all offers of peace, not based upon the overthrow of the government, the disruption of the union, and the dishonor of our flag. Let it be understood, that the Soldiers of Illinois are in earnest. They came to this service <hr /> with honest purposes and right convictions of duty - as patriots, not as partisans. Whatever clouds obscured their sight before they see clearly, now. They have passed through the baptism of fire and blood, into a living faith in the justice of their cause, the eternity of the union, and in their own ability to maintain it. A great mistake is being made in the effort to pervert party names to disloyal uses. The soldier feels, as one feels a disgraceful blow, the wound thus inflicted upon the integrity of his political faith. He holds, however, the remedy in his own hands, and will apply it when the cartridge box gives way to the ballot box. For whatever shapes or names, political organizations then may take, those now sustaining the government and laboring to vindicate the constitution and laws will prevail: while those who hold dalliance with treason, and cry peace when there is no peace, save in dishonor, will shrink from the stage and seek shelter in obscurity. The honor of Illinois is dear to her soldiers. Their blood has nourished it, and they will not permit it to be compromised. Claiming brotherhood with those at home, who, inspired by your own counsels and labors, have sustained and encouraged <hr /> them. They will go on to the end of this sad business, with full confidence in a glorious and happy termination. Respectfully Your Ob't. Servant, M. Brayman Brig. Gen. Comg. <hr /> Brayman, Genl. M Boliver Feb 16th 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/09432e342f89c0eed7ce2471c042b413.pdf ec96c060f11525f8ad4fb7f879a46b0e Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. With T.P. Robb letter 3/24/63 South-Western Telegraph Company. The Public are notified, that in order to guard against mistakes in the transmission of messages, very message of importance ought to be repeated by being sent back from the station at which it is to be received to the station from which it is originally sent. Half the usual price for transmission will be charged for repeating the message, and while this Company will, as heretofore, use every precaution to ensure correctness, it will not be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery of repeated messages beyond an amount exceeding two hundred times the amount paid for sending the message; nor will it be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission of unrepeated messages from whatever cause they may arise, nor for delays arising from interruptions in the workings of its Telegraphs, nor for any mistake or omission of any other Company over whose lines a message is to be sent to reach the place of destination. All messages will hereafter be received by this Company for transmission subject to the above conditions. N.GREEN, Prest., Louisville, Ky. Jackson Mar 24 1863 By Telegraph from Bolivar 24 1863 To Maj T P Robb A knowledge of the order came to the Regiment by accident on the 10th Inst after their arrival here M Brayman Brig Genl Comdg <hr /> Jackson 24th March Brigadier Gen Brayman Comdg Post Bolivar Sir - will you inform me on what date special order No 56 was sent to the 106th Regt Ills Vols in your command, & oblige Respct T.P. Robb Ills State Agent. 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 09 (March 24-31, 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 M. Brayman to T.P. Robb Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-03-24 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 508329 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. With T.P. Robb letter 3/24/63 South-Western Telegraph Company. The Public are notified, that in order to guard against mistakes in the transmission of messages, very message of importance ought to be repeated by being sent back from the station at which it is to be received to the station from which it is originally sent. Half the usual price for transmission will be charged for repeating the message, and while this Company will, as heretofore, use every precaution to ensure correctness, it will not be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery of repeated messages beyond an amount exceeding two hundred times the amount paid for sending the message; nor will it be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission of unrepeated messages from whatever cause they may arise, nor for delays arising from interruptions in the workings of its Telegraphs, nor for any mistake or omission of any other Company over whose lines a message is to be sent to reach the place of destination. All messages will hereafter be received by this Company for transmission subject to the above conditions. N.GREEN, Prest., Louisville, Ky. Jackson Mar 24 1863 By Telegraph from Bolivar 24 1863 To Maj T P Robb A knowledge of the order came to the Regiment by accident on the 10th Inst after their arrival here M Brayman Brig Genl Comdg <hr /> Jackson 24th March Brigadier Gen Brayman Comdg Post Bolivar Sir - will you inform me on what date special order No 56 was sent to the 106th Regt Ills Vols in your command, & oblige Respct T.P. Robb Ills State Agent. 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/71eb37c60c482f1aa016b1140459469c.pdf 5970084882f31ded5b6bd4c2326db006 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. 1 Washington D.C. Aug. 17 /61 To the Hon. E. B. Washburne Galena My dear Sir The article mentioning your name and that of the Hon. I. Kellogg, which I sent to the Baltimore Werker, New York Abendzeitung, Chicago Staatszeitung and Galena Correspondent appeared in all those papers as well as in our National Intelligencer and other english papers. We were startled the other day by reading amongst the official news from Washington in the New York papers that Colonel A. Schimmelfennig's authority for raising a regiment in Philadelphia had been revoked. If you take into consideration that the first authority of a similar kind ever before revoked was one which had been conferred on one Seidl who kept a house of ill fame in the city of New York and that the second revocation referred to A. Schimmelfennig a name which lives in the mouth of my countrymen together with Siegel's, Struve's, and Hecker's names -- <hr /> 2 you will not be surprised at the fact that the mass of the germans of this city felt their indignation roused at an insult flung out against one of the celebrities of '48 and '49, against a man honored by his countrymen, who has shown his devotion to the principles of republican liberty as well as undaunted bravery and rare ability as a commander on the battle fields of Schleswig -Holstein and Baden in which latter country he commanded a corps d'armie of 4500 men and 12 pieces of artillery and acquired celebrity in the battles of Anweiler (where he was twice wounded), Boschweier, and Rastatt. It was a universal outcry of indignation that rang through all the ranks of the germans here and even personal enemies of his (who is the noble and prominent man who has none?) came forward and expressed their indignation louder than others. We held at once an informal meeting in which it was resolved that we owe it to us germans as a component part of the population <hr /> 3 of this country, that we owe it to the people of Germany, and that we owe it to A. Schimmelfennig who is down with the small pox, confined in the hospital at Philadelphia and unconscious of this foul attack (hatched out we have every reason to believe by a parcel of tavernkeepers, beerbrewers, clothing store men and others who without any military qualifications and in many cases lacking an unblemished character and a respectable name, by means of money, beer, and bragadoccio have collected and do command companies and regiments and have leagued together for the purpose of keeping out of the arena men of respectability and military ability and knowledge) to which I have no doubt the government lent its hand under some false but nevertheless highly reprehensible impression - that we owe it I say to our countrymen, to ourselves and to Schimelfennig to request the Government to give to the latter public and full satisfaction and if against our expectation this should be refused, to call a mass meeting of the Germans of this city <hr /> 4 and invite the germans of Philadelphia, New York, and other cities to similar proceedings for the purpose of giving public expression to our indignation. I as requested by the gentlemen composing the meeting to repair to the war department and if necessary to see the President and there to seek a suitable reparation for the injury inflicted. In the war department - the Secretary being absent - I explained the object of our mission to the chief clerk who assured me at once that he knew nothing of the revocation, that he perfectly understood the grave nature of the mistake - probably committed by inadvertence (?) of some inferior official - that he would find out who committed it and would make it his special object to make immediate and ample reparation. The investigation brought to light that the assistant adjutant general had made out the revocation on the ground that the mustering officer at Philadelphia had reported that Col. Schimmelfennig had only one company and but a small <hr /> 5 prospect of ever completing his regiment and that the time granted to the Colonel was out. I explained to the gentleman that Schimmelfennig had four companies almost complete in Philadelphia and one in Baltimore, that his time would not be out before the 28th of this month and that although he is down with the small pox and has been so for more than a fortnight, his friends had actively taken hold of the organization of the regiment, for him to take command of it as soon as recovered. I added that the Colonel having lived a retired life almost exclusively devoted to arduous military studies and rarely seen in any public place and therefore without influential american friends, besides being poor and sick - would probably not succeed in raising his regiment, but that in such a case the loss would very likely be greater on the part of our cause than on his own because if we shall succeed in beating the Beauregards, Johnstons, and Lees, it will have to be done by just such men as Col. Schimmelfennig and not by a corps of tavern keepers, beerbrewers, ward politicians and so forth. The chief clerk ordered at <hr /> 6 once a new authority to be conferred on the Colonel a letter of explanation to be written to him and an official refutation of the impression created to be attempted in the papers. I then drew up the following telegram which the department dispatched at once to the press and which on the morning of the 16th appeared in all the leading papers. THE GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS TO PROCURE THE SERVICES OF OFFICERS OF DISTINCTION. Information obtained at the proper department warrants the statement that the authority conferred on Colonel Schimmelfennig, of Philadelphia, is not revoked, as recently stated, but on the contrary, the government is anxious to secure the services and active co-operation of military officers of high professional distinction. On the evening of the 15th our german citizens met again to receive my report and then appointed a committee from amongst themselves of which I was made the chairman, said committee to meet every day during the whole time of the organisation of Col. Schimmelfennig's Regiment and to assist such organisation by means of correspondence with men of position and influence, with the press, and by other such means as may seem proper to us. One of the first resolutions of this body was to address General Siegel and Col. Hecker both friends of Schimmelfennig, and for the purpose of asking from them a brief statement of the historical facts connected <hr /> 7 with Schimmelfennigs career which endorsed by their names well known to the american public would (if published in our leading newspapers) more than anything else enable us to defeat the machinations of the clique above referred to. I was also requested by the committee to write to you honored Sir, upon whom we germans look as one of the truest friends we have on the floors of Congress, and state to you the facts of the case and appeal to that kind regard you have always shown for the german element, for the purpose of soliciting your powerful influence in favor of Col. Schimmelfennig and his regiment. Without presuming to specify in which manner this your influence might be best employed for the purpose I take the liberty to point to the fact that the influence of the congressional delegations of various states has been successfully exerted in favor of gentlemen recommended for high military positions. So far I have written on this matter by request of the Committee. But now allow me to speak a word to you as my kind personal friend. I doubt that <hr /> 8 with all our exertions we will be able to overcome the difficulties thrown in the way of the completion of S's regiment by the fact of his sickness (which will yet detain him in the hospital another fortnight) and by that treacherous coup above related. In fact it appears as if none of the colonels lately authorized to raise german regiments would succeed -- Some cannot get any men at all. The department will finally be compelled to take the companies such as sworn in and belonging to incomplete regiments and combine them under one colonel to be selected by the government. If you can throw such influence in favor of my friend as to induce our government to hand five or six such companies over to him then (and in my opinion by only such means) will his regiment be completed, and we will at once be enabled to send against our enemies an officer not by any means inferior to Siegel. This I repeat is my private idea and did not originate with the committee or any others. As a matter of course I did not nor intend I to communicate it to others but you, because if emanating from me or any other of S's friends it might place him in a false light. <hr /> 9 I have no news from here except if it be news to you that the confidence in a government under which Mr Cameron is at the head of the most important department is rapidly on the wane and that people begin to ask "what are we fighting for? is it for the clothing, provision, &c contracts of Mr Cameron and his favorites? Surely it is not against slavery, no doubt about that." Without a principle to fight for we can not expect to achieve great things but must be prepared to be beaten. Our great evil is "corruption" an entire want of honesty of purpose. Honesty is more apt to be found with extreme parties, with men who have all along occupied an ostracised position for the sake of their convictions and who have had the energy to bear up with the unpleasant consequences of such a position. I together with many of my friends begin to lean strongly towards abolitionism, we begin to be tired of half way matters and parties. Excuse dear Sir, the quite improper <hr /> 10 length of this epistle and remember kindly Your humble and devoted friend M. C. Gritzner NB. Our secretary of State appointed a gentleman consul to Mexico who acted as salesman in one of the cigar stores here during his temporary stay in this city, and sold lemonade and sandwiches to the soldiers in one of the camps - Fact - I am an eye witness - What you say to that? Yours &C M. C. G. <hr /> 11 Aug. 19. 1861. I send these papers on although the official scream of distress which rings this morning through the papers calling for all the regiments and companies complete or incomplete in the North and East to hasten here even if it be without arms and equipments - may break up the regiment of Schimmelfennig and have the effect to scatter the companies he has, among different regiments. However this may be I can assure you that I would feel a good deal safer in this our capital if I knew McClellan to have a couple of Brigadiers such as Siegel and Schimmelfennig under him and that whoever lifts our Schimmelfennig from his obscure position in this country into one of high command, will - I pledge my word for it -- never have reason to regret it. I shall write again after a couple of days. Yours &c M. C. G. 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 05 (August 13-19, 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 11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource M. C. Gritzner to E. B. Washburne Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-08-17 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500780 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. 1 Washington D.C. Aug. 17 /61 To the Hon. E. B. Washburne Galena My dear Sir The article mentioning your name and that of the Hon. I. Kellogg, which I sent to the Baltimore Werker, New York Abendzeitung, Chicago Staatszeitung and Galena Correspondent appeared in all those papers as well as in our National Intelligencer and other english papers. We were startled the other day by reading amongst the official news from Washington in the New York papers that Colonel A. Schimmelfennig's authority for raising a regiment in Philadelphia had been revoked. If you take into consideration that the first authority of a similar kind ever before revoked was one which had been conferred on one Seidl who kept a house of ill fame in the city of New York and that the second revocation referred to A. Schimmelfennig a name which lives in the mouth of my countrymen together with Siegel's, Struve's, and Hecker's names -- <hr /> 2 you will not be surprised at the fact that the mass of the germans of this city felt their indignation roused at an insult flung out against one of the celebrities of '48 and '49, against a man honored by his countrymen, who has shown his devotion to the principles of republican liberty as well as undaunted bravery and rare ability as a commander on the battle fields of Schleswig -Holstein and Baden in which latter country he commanded a corps d'armie of 4500 men and 12 pieces of artillery and acquired celebrity in the battles of Anweiler (where he was twice wounded), Boschweier, and Rastatt. It was a universal outcry of indignation that rang through all the ranks of the germans here and even personal enemies of his (who is the noble and prominent man who has none?) came forward and expressed their indignation louder than others. We held at once an informal meeting in which it was resolved that we owe it to us germans as a component part of the population <hr /> 3 of this country, that we owe it to the people of Germany, and that we owe it to A. Schimmelfennig who is down with the small pox, confined in the hospital at Philadelphia and unconscious of this foul attack (hatched out we have every reason to believe by a parcel of tavernkeepers, beerbrewers, clothing store men and others who without any military qualifications and in many cases lacking an unblemished character and a respectable name, by means of money, beer, and bragadoccio have collected and do command companies and regiments and have leagued together for the purpose of keeping out of the arena men of respectability and military ability and knowledge) to which I have no doubt the government lent its hand under some false but nevertheless highly reprehensible impression - that we owe it I say to our countrymen, to ourselves and to Schimelfennig to request the Government to give to the latter public and full satisfaction and if against our expectation this should be refused, to call a mass meeting of the Germans of this city <hr /> 4 and invite the germans of Philadelphia, New York, and other cities to similar proceedings for the purpose of giving public expression to our indignation. I as requested by the gentlemen composing the meeting to repair to the war department and if necessary to see the President and there to seek a suitable reparation for the injury inflicted. In the war department - the Secretary being absent - I explained the object of our mission to the chief clerk who assured me at once that he knew nothing of the revocation, that he perfectly understood the grave nature of the mistake - probably committed by inadvertence (?) of some inferior official - that he would find out who committed it and would make it his special object to make immediate and ample reparation. The investigation brought to light that the assistant adjutant general had made out the revocation on the ground that the mustering officer at Philadelphia had reported that Col. Schimmelfennig had only one company and but a small <hr /> 5 prospect of ever completing his regiment and that the time granted to the Colonel was out. I explained to the gentleman that Schimmelfennig had four companies almost complete in Philadelphia and one in Baltimore, that his time would not be out before the 28th of this month and that although he is down with the small pox and has been so for more than a fortnight, his friends had actively taken hold of the organization of the regiment, for him to take command of it as soon as recovered. I added that the Colonel having lived a retired life almost exclusively devoted to arduous military studies and rarely seen in any public place and therefore without influential american friends, besides being poor and sick - would probably not succeed in raising his regiment, but that in such a case the loss would very likely be greater on the part of our cause than on his own because if we shall succeed in beating the Beauregards, Johnstons, and Lees, it will have to be done by just such men as Col. Schimmelfennig and not by a corps of tavern keepers, beerbrewers, ward politicians and so forth. The chief clerk ordered at <hr /> 6 once a new authority to be conferred on the Colonel a letter of explanation to be written to him and an official refutation of the impression created to be attempted in the papers. I then drew up the following telegram which the department dispatched at once to the press and which on the morning of the 16th appeared in all the leading papers. THE GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS TO PROCURE THE SERVICES OF OFFICERS OF DISTINCTION. Information obtained at the proper department warrants the statement that the authority conferred on Colonel Schimmelfennig, of Philadelphia, is not revoked, as recently stated, but on the contrary, the government is anxious to secure the services and active co-operation of military officers of high professional distinction. On the evening of the 15th our german citizens met again to receive my report and then appointed a committee from amongst themselves of which I was made the chairman, said committee to meet every day during the whole time of the organisation of Col. Schimmelfennig's Regiment and to assist such organisation by means of correspondence with men of position and influence, with the press, and by other such means as may seem proper to us. One of the first resolutions of this body was to address General Siegel and Col. Hecker both friends of Schimmelfennig, and for the purpose of asking from them a brief statement of the historical facts connected <hr /> 7 with Schimmelfennigs career which endorsed by their names well known to the american public would (if published in our leading newspapers) more than anything else enable us to defeat the machinations of the clique above referred to. I was also requested by the committee to write to you honored Sir, upon whom we germans look as one of the truest friends we have on the floors of Congress, and state to you the facts of the case and appeal to that kind regard you have always shown for the german element, for the purpose of soliciting your powerful influence in favor of Col. Schimmelfennig and his regiment. Without presuming to specify in which manner this your influence might be best employed for the purpose I take the liberty to point to the fact that the influence of the congressional delegations of various states has been successfully exerted in favor of gentlemen recommended for high military positions. So far I have written on this matter by request of the Committee. But now allow me to speak a word to you as my kind personal friend. I doubt that <hr /> 8 with all our exertions we will be able to overcome the difficulties thrown in the way of the completion of S's regiment by the fact of his sickness (which will yet detain him in the hospital another fortnight) and by that treacherous coup above related. In fact it appears as if none of the colonels lately authorized to raise german regiments would succeed -- Some cannot get any men at all. The department will finally be compelled to take the companies such as sworn in and belonging to incomplete regiments and combine them under one colonel to be selected by the government. If you can throw such influence in favor of my friend as to induce our government to hand five or six such companies over to him then (and in my opinion by only such means) will his regiment be completed, and we will at once be enabled to send against our enemies an officer not by any means inferior to Siegel. This I repeat is my private idea and did not originate with the committee or any others. As a matter of course I did not nor intend I to communicate it to others but you, because if emanating from me or any other of S's friends it might place him in a false light. <hr /> 9 I have no news from here except if it be news to you that the confidence in a government under which Mr Cameron is at the head of the most important department is rapidly on the wane and that people begin to ask "what are we fighting for? is it for the clothing, provision, &c contracts of Mr Cameron and his favorites? Surely it is not against slavery, no doubt about that." Without a principle to fight for we can not expect to achieve great things but must be prepared to be beaten. Our great evil is "corruption" an entire want of honesty of purpose. Honesty is more apt to be found with extreme parties, with men who have all along occupied an ostracised position for the sake of their convictions and who have had the energy to bear up with the unpleasant consequences of such a position. I together with many of my friends begin to lean strongly towards abolitionism, we begin to be tired of half way matters and parties. Excuse dear Sir, the quite improper <hr /> 10 length of this epistle and remember kindly Your humble and devoted friend M. C. Gritzner NB. Our secretary of State appointed a gentleman consul to Mexico who acted as salesman in one of the cigar stores here during his temporary stay in this city, and sold lemonade and sandwiches to the soldiers in one of the camps - Fact - I am an eye witness - What you say to that? Yours &C M. C. G. <hr /> 11 Aug. 19. 1861. I send these papers on although the official scream of distress which rings this morning through the papers calling for all the regiments and companies complete or incomplete in the North and East to hasten here even if it be without arms and equipments - may break up the regiment of Schimmelfennig and have the effect to scatter the companies he has, among different regiments. However this may be I can assure you that I would feel a good deal safer in this our capital if I knew McClellan to have a couple of Brigadiers such as Siegel and Schimmelfennig under him and that whoever lifts our Schimmelfennig from his obscure position in this country into one of high command, will - I pledge my word for it -- never have reason to regret it. I shall write again after a couple of days. Yours &c M. C. G. 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/5aadab31f46407b3ed24ee464f02b026.pdf 2129c5c322ac5f844f1cacd64bfda325 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Galesburg Ill Jany 20th 1865 Hon Richard Yataes Springfield Ills Dr Sir: Your name has been used as a reference by the Illinois Central Insurance Company of Decatur. Acting at the instance of a number of citizens and friends who wish to insure in that Company if it is really a good one, I write to ask you whether in your opinion, it is such. We wish to insure in a home Company rather than in an Eastern one if in it we can be as safe. Hoping that you will find time to give us an early reply and with many assurances of our personal esteem and confidence. I am sir Your obt Svt M. C. Hazard <hr /> Hazard M. C. Galesburg Jany 20 65. Wishes to know as to the responsibility of the Decatur Insurance Company. Has noticed that Gov Yates name is used in connection with that company. Executive Office 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 20, Folder 01 (January 11-20, 1865) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource M. C. Hazard to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-01-20 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 511786 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. Galesburg Ill Jany 20th 1865 Hon Richard Yataes Springfield Ills Dr Sir: Your name has been used as a reference by the Illinois Central Insurance Company of Decatur. Acting at the instance of a number of citizens and friends who wish to insure in that Company if it is really a good one, I write to ask you whether in your opinion, it is such. We wish to insure in a home Company rather than in an Eastern one if in it we can be as safe. Hoping that you will find time to give us an early reply and with many assurances of our personal esteem and confidence. I am sir Your obt Svt M. C. Hazard <hr /> Hazard M. C. Galesburg Jany 20 65. Wishes to know as to the responsibility of the Decatur Insurance Company. Has noticed that Gov Yates name is used in connection with that company. Executive Office 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/c7d01a00069edfce6c420bfac21fff2c.pdf 6246aaf4fd14ebe1385c9bdb4d5882f7 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Bloomington Indiana June 15th /61 Gov Yates As a member of the Republican party I take this opportunity of expressing my regret at your appointing a man to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Senator Douglas. Whose principles were directly opposite those of his when he was elected to that honorable position. Douglas was elected to carry out the principles of "non Intervention by congress" for a certain time which has not expired and should be filled by a man who holds that principle until the time does expire. Not only the Democrats of Indiana [murmer?] at this unprincipled act but the Republicans denounce you as unworthy of the position you hold. In this state all party lines are obliterated. And the people here thinking the Hon Gentleman you have appointed too Honorable to except. We hope that you will show your love for your state and respect for Douglas by appointing Hon Jas Allen to fill the vacancy. By so doing you will show your patriotism and gain the <hr /> the esteem of the American people Yours Truly M. C. Hunter Gov Yates Springfield Ills <hr /> M. C. Hunter Bloomington Ind. Concerning the appointment of Browning Answer written by Gov Yates. 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 2, Folder 09 (June 11-15, 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 M. C. Hunter to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-15 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500427 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. Bloomington Indiana June 15th /61 Gov Yates As a member of the Republican party I take this opportunity of expressing my regret at your appointing a man to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Senator Douglas. Whose principles were directly opposite those of his when he was elected to that honorable position. Douglas was elected to carry out the principles of "non Intervention by congress" for a certain time which has not expired and should be filled by a man who holds that principle until the time does expire. Not only the Democrats of Indiana [murmer?] at this unprincipled act but the Republicans denounce you as unworthy of the position you hold. In this state all party lines are obliterated. And the people here thinking the Hon Gentleman you have appointed too Honorable to except. We hope that you will show your love for your state and respect for Douglas by appointing Hon Jas Allen to fill the vacancy. By so doing you will show your patriotism and gain the <hr /> the esteem of the American people Yours Truly M. C. Hunter Gov Yates Springfield Ills <hr /> M. C. Hunter Bloomington Ind. Concerning the appointment of Browning Answer written by Gov Yates. 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/b32b1d62509ca804663d07ba5f2c2572.pdf af3808531a52549b06b19976d4034425 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 9, Folder 06 (October 1-10, 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 M. C. McLain to [Richard Yates] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-10-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 506432 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/ab8c4fd22f83258e30ee02c868e032f1.pdf c173b736f5b06832162326ccdc31e539 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 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 M. C. McLain to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-07-24 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507096 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/c2aa0cd3b75024eb6ee5fe6b017555a6.pdf 6ed7c39e8e9b67f38a5a1f05c3fc83e8 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 07 (March 11-20, 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 M. C. McLain to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-03-16 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 508736 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/c5877abaff43ed8f3e1950101b8aad3f.pdf 32703f5a963457502e2ea7c4f34d4ee5 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 10 (April 16-25, 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 M. C. McLain to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-04-25 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 508867 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/70734eea1de5eb7656cbcfc9781cf4cc.pdf a20597dbb602e058c27c7534cddbcefa 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 M. D. Hardin to S. E. Walworth Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-03-02 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 501394 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/8273b7b535ad486a15e237d95dac1c9b.pdf 4445d3c1a3f679dc9cc23274a512e6c0 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 M. D. Ogden to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-[11]-XX Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 502355 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/c3398a0098c1a40389fce3e7030da505.pdf 15c5db034be185c7e5936973b6ecaf14 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Office of Assessor of Internal Revenue, 28th Collection District, New York. Rochester, Nov. 22d, 1864. His Excellency Richard Yates, Gov. &c. Dear Sir: I desire to procure for preservation a copy of your late Thanksgiving Proclamation, bearing your signature. Can you send one to me? Very Resp'y Yours, M. D. Phillips. Henrietta, N.Y. <hr /> Phillips M. D. Henrietta, N.Y. Nov 22/64 Wants copy of your Thanksgiving Proclamation Send to him Sent Proclamation Dec 16th 1864 Snyder A. D. C. Disposed of 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 03 (November 21-25, 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 M. D. Phillips to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-11-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 513674 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 Assessor of Internal Revenue, 28th Collection District, New York. Rochester, Nov. 22d, 1864. His Excellency Richard Yates, Gov. &c. Dear Sir: I desire to procure for preservation a copy of your late Thanksgiving Proclamation, bearing your signature. Can you send one to me? Very Resp'y Yours, M. D. Phillips. Henrietta, N.Y. <hr /> Phillips M. D. Henrietta, N.Y. Nov 22/64 Wants copy of your Thanksgiving Proclamation Send to him Sent Proclamation Dec 16th 1864 Snyder A. D. C. Disposed of 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/75420c4342a07526ea90e0a6f8561a15.pdf a2aaec4d567ad270a21c37b436a4b9fa 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 7, Folder 09 (August 14-15, 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 M. Donahoe to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-08-14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 506070 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/47ff4c151682cf3e963fa6cc3f318306.pdf 0d507390aa9db4637f471642accfc1ac Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Pontiac Oct 11th 1864 Hon Richard Yates Dear Sir For sometime a notice has been standing in the Chicago Tribune announcing that you would speak in Pontiac on the 17th inst. Our people in accordance with the notice are making preparations to give you an immense meeting. Bill have been printed and posted all over the County. Committee formed in every township and all the arrangements perfected for the largest meeting ever held in Livingston County - Should the weather be favorable. The Copperheads <hr /> held a mass meeting here in a few days since and the had a large crowd and rather have the start of us. Their candidate for Gov Wm Robinson was here together with a number of other speakers and we think they made some capital. We hope our meeting on the 17th will set us all right again. The people are coming out to see you and hear you talk and a disappointment in that respect would damage us by our calculations. If convenient assure me that you will be here so that we can announce it in our County paper this week. Your Obed Servant M.E. Collins <hr /> M. E. Collins Pontiac Oct 11/64 Wants Gov to assure him that he will be there on the 17th 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 08 (October 11-18, 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 M. E. Collins Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-10-11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509666 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. Pontiac Oct 11th 1864 Hon Richard Yates Dear Sir For sometime a notice has been standing in the Chicago Tribune announcing that you would speak in Pontiac on the 17th inst. Our people in accordance with the notice are making preparations to give you an immense meeting. Bill have been printed and posted all over the County. Committee formed in every township and all the arrangements perfected for the largest meeting ever held in Livingston County - Should the weather be favorable. The Copperheads <hr /> held a mass meeting here in a few days since and the had a large crowd and rather have the start of us. Their candidate for Gov Wm Robinson was here together with a number of other speakers and we think they made some capital. We hope our meeting on the 17th will set us all right again. The people are coming out to see you and hear you talk and a disappointment in that respect would damage us by our calculations. If convenient assure me that you will be here so that we can announce it in our County paper this week. Your Obed Servant M.E. Collins <hr /> M. E. Collins Pontiac Oct 11/64 Wants Gov to assure him that he will be there on the 17th 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/2941892161f73e9e0a4fceb471b6bfb2.pdf 440f69b24ac8d40729d24325fcdf6d79 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 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 M. E. Hollister to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-07-06 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500510 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/ac0c172787d716ab5907a790f321a426.pdf 2389bd4507b215639c25133689596536 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Ottawa Oct 1, 1861 His Excellency Richd Yates Gov. Sir Some weeks since I wrote your Excellency requesting the appointment of my brother Abner W. Hollister as Major in some of the new Regts. to be formed in this state. Since then he has been named as 1st Lieut. of Co "E" 1st Artillery & has been acting as such at Cape Girardeau Mo. I learn to day that Capt C. C. Campbell of that Co. has recd the appointment of Col. of the 1st Regt of Artillery which leaves the Captaincy of Co "E" vacant. I trust your Excellency will allow <hr /> me to ask the appointment of my brother to the vacancy, as he is now the next in rank to Capt. Campbell. I should esteem it a great favor to him, as well as myself, and his appointment I think would be satisfactory to his command I am with great respt. your M. E. Hollister <hr /> Recommendations Abner W. Hollister for Major. 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 4, Folder 04 (October 1-12, 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 M. E. Hollister to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-10-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 502170 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. Ottawa Oct 1, 1861 His Excellency Richd Yates Gov. Sir Some weeks since I wrote your Excellency requesting the appointment of my brother Abner W. Hollister as Major in some of the new Regts. to be formed in this state. Since then he has been named as 1st Lieut. of Co "E" 1st Artillery & has been acting as such at Cape Girardeau Mo. I learn to day that Capt C. C. Campbell of that Co. has recd the appointment of Col. of the 1st Regt of Artillery which leaves the Captaincy of Co "E" vacant. I trust your Excellency will allow <hr /> me to ask the appointment of my brother to the vacancy, as he is now the next in rank to Capt. Campbell. I should esteem it a great favor to him, as well as myself, and his appointment I think would be satisfactory to his command I am with great respt. your M. E. Hollister <hr /> Recommendations Abner W. Hollister for Major. 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/8a9c41d3a9ceec25e178c4c449c93a73.pdf 3be85cfeecd5a19c07e372dcaef879da 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 9, Folder 04 (September 19-22, 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 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource M. E. Hollister to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-09-19 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 506306 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/cd9253682bee8f0293c8bac653c4509a.pdf 06cbd35d81a9fc6c913a5810a0df70fa 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 01 (August 18, 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 M. E. Morris to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-08-18 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 504041 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/3cfc8cae50f3f3df2eae31f82c2d9eb7.pdf a6c54efbb8496c2ee1f476ce3a0de89c 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 02 (February 6-10, 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 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource M. Edmiston to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-02-08 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 508513 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/48f5b714acff28ab17a870670d65f6be.pdf 075e44dcff82fa674ae2a1f0c37a90f1 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 10, Folder 01 (November 1-15, 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 M. Fox to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-11-06 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 503160 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/1a122d1863919d2a2c1714299a9137c7.pdf 1d97a5197c25cdfaefef48b10da49913 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [Seal] Capital, $1,000,000. Losses Paid $700,000. Mutual Indemnity Office of the Illinois Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Alton Aug. 23, 1862. Hon. F. A. Hoffmann, Lieut Gov. of Illinois Springfield My Dear Sir: - Ever since the escape of the Prisoners from this Military Prison, some considerable claim has existed here in regard to guerilla bands from Missouri. Our Common Council have asked the Governor for Cannon, and our War Committee have asked to have troops stationed here as an additional protection. I have also written to the Governer personally, and to Secretary Hatch, upon the subject. Yesterday I received a letter from the Governors Secretary, John Moses, Esq, saying that the Governor desires further information as to whether the danger mentioned is still apprehended, and desires to know as to the condition of things in Alton, generally. I wrote a hurried note to the Secretary, yesterday; but deeming the matter of great importance, I have concluded to make a more extended reply. I enclose the same to you, with the request that you will hand the same to Gov. Yates, after <hr /> reading it with such suggestions as you may deem prudent & advisable under the circumstances. I do not think that our citizens are inclined to be alarmed without cause. I know that other points in the State are calling upon the Governor for protection. I know, too, that his hands and head & heart are all full - and that it seems almost like an imposition to call upon him for any thing more at this time. Being a member of the Council & of the War Committee, I am in a position to know the real feelings of our citizens. We do not desire to get up any unnecessary alarm - but we all feel, (or those who have the interests of the city at heart,) that we are liable to be destroyed in a Single night. McGoffin said the City ought to be burned. Both McG & Sweeny promised to rescue the whole, when they had made good their escape. There are now 1100 or more confined here. They are in constant Communication with rebels outside - & it cannot be prevented. Dr. Thos. M. Hope is said to be constantly Stirring them up - & promising them a speedy release, through the successes of his Southern brethren & says he shall soon be Military Governor of Illinois! Hoping that you will interest the Governor in our behalf, I remain Yours, truly - M. G. Atwood 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 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 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource M. G. Atwood to F.A. Hoffman 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 504178 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. [Seal] Capital, $1,000,000. Losses Paid $700,000. Mutual Indemnity Office of the Illinois Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Alton Aug. 23, 1862. Hon. F. A. Hoffmann, Lieut Gov. of Illinois Springfield My Dear Sir: - Ever since the escape of the Prisoners from this Military Prison, some considerable claim has existed here in regard to guerilla bands from Missouri. Our Common Council have asked the Governor for Cannon, and our War Committee have asked to have troops stationed here as an additional protection. I have also written to the Governer personally, and to Secretary Hatch, upon the subject. Yesterday I received a letter from the Governors Secretary, John Moses, Esq, saying that the Governor desires further information as to whether the danger mentioned is still apprehended, and desires to know as to the condition of things in Alton, generally. I wrote a hurried note to the Secretary, yesterday; but deeming the matter of great importance, I have concluded to make a more extended reply. I enclose the same to you, with the request that you will hand the same to Gov. Yates, after <hr /> reading it with such suggestions as you may deem prudent & advisable under the circumstances. I do not think that our citizens are inclined to be alarmed without cause. I know that other points in the State are calling upon the Governor for protection. I know, too, that his hands and head & heart are all full - and that it seems almost like an imposition to call upon him for any thing more at this time. Being a member of the Council & of the War Committee, I am in a position to know the real feelings of our citizens. We do not desire to get up any unnecessary alarm - but we all feel, (or those who have the interests of the city at heart,) that we are liable to be destroyed in a Single night. McGoffin said the City ought to be burned. Both McG & Sweeny promised to rescue the whole, when they had made good their escape. There are now 1100 or more confined here. They are in constant Communication with rebels outside - & it cannot be prevented. Dr. Thos. M. Hope is said to be constantly Stirring them up - & promising them a speedy release, through the successes of his Southern brethren & says he shall soon be Military Governor of Illinois! Hoping that you will interest the Governor in our behalf, I remain Yours, truly - M. G. Atwood 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/8c69833323fa432245bae5be5f53f4c7.pdf 61b48844f2170515d6ceb62601c40d58 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 M. G. Atwood to John Moses 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 504177 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/5c6e7bc65d7c732a0507e5a1341382ec.pdf b2706f537e71d3616fe901b2b976646e Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Alton, August 31, 1864. To His Excellency, Governor Yates, Springfield, My Dear Sir: Permit me to introduce to you the bearer of this, Mr. Robert Smith Cavender, my-son-in-law. He is the person of whom I spoke to you, in the cars last Wednesday, when on your way to St. Louis. I learn that he has been recommended to your Excellency, by several of our prominent Citizens, as a suitable person to fill the post of Major in our Alton Regiment - and that his appointment would give satisfaction to Col. Rogers, as well as to a host of friends. I can only say that, should you deem it for the best interest of the Regiment to give him the Commission of Major, I should esteem it as a personal favor, believing as I do that he will do honer to the Nation, & give satisfaction to the public. Yours, with great respect, M.G. Atwood <hr /> Robt. Smith & M.G. Atwood Alton, Aug 31st 64 Recommend Robert S. Cavender for the position of major of Alton Regiment. 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 02 (August 25-31, 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 M. G. Atwood to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-08-31 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 509399 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. Alton, August 31, 1864. To His Excellency, Governor Yates, Springfield, My Dear Sir: Permit me to introduce to you the bearer of this, Mr. Robert Smith Cavender, my-son-in-law. He is the person of whom I spoke to you, in the cars last Wednesday, when on your way to St. Louis. I learn that he has been recommended to your Excellency, by several of our prominent Citizens, as a suitable person to fill the post of Major in our Alton Regiment - and that his appointment would give satisfaction to Col. Rogers, as well as to a host of friends. I can only say that, should you deem it for the best interest of the Regiment to give him the Commission of Major, I should esteem it as a personal favor, believing as I do that he will do honer to the Nation, & give satisfaction to the public. Yours, with great respect, M.G. Atwood <hr /> Robt. Smith & M.G. Atwood Alton, Aug 31st 64 Recommend Robert S. Cavender for the position of major of Alton Regiment. 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