197 25 22278 https://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/032a22bee79e8d4512df6c70d8785fe1.pdf ea79a71d350f3283947ec54697c62c4e Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [Seal of the Soc. Historic: Chicago Monumenta Histor Conser 1856] Chicago, November 17, 1864 To His Excellency - Richard Yates - Governor &c. Sir, By this Society's direction I have the honor to accompany with this a certified copy of resolutions passed by them, relating to the desirableness of State action in Illinois, auxiliary to the designs of the United States Bureau of Emigration. The fact that several states of the Northwest have already organised such action, and issued publication---the two States of Ohio and Minnesota having for some years had a regular Bureau of Statistics, <hr /> whose annual reports, from the estimable commissioners, have been widely diffused, and presented at the European Congress of Statisticians, shows that the action proposed in Illinois is not unprecedented, but is imperatively demanded by a just regard for the interests of the State. It is needless to suggest, that only publications emanating from, and hence sanctioned by the State authorities, can have full weight in foreign countries, and most certainly conduce to attract foreign emigrants to our territory. I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Sir, Your obedient Servant, William Barry, Secretary &c. To His Excellency Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois. <hr /> At a statute meeting of the Chicago Historical [Society?] recently held, was passed the following - vis. "Whereas the United States government, by order of Congress has recently established and organised a <ul>Bureau of Emigration</ul>, for the laudable purpose of encouraging and aiding the emigration of foreigners to the unoccupied or newly settled regions of the United States. <ol> <li>1 Resolved, that, in the opinion of this Society, the interests of the State of Illinois require the prompt establishment of a State Bureau of Statistics, to be filled by a commissioner of approved intelligence, judgment, and experience, for the purpose of seasonably collecting digesting and publishing, in an authentic form, from time to time, complete means of information respecting the resources, development and advantages to settlers, of this state; the said commissioner to hold correspondence with the United States Bureau of Emigration, and, in all ways, to serve effectively, as occasion may offer, the object of general good contemplated, in the late enlightened action of the general Government. </li> </ol> "Resolved that a copy of the above be transmitted by the Secretary, to His Excellency Governor Yates, as also to his successor, when elected." A copy of Record. William Barry, Rec. Secretary Chicago. November 17, 1864 <hr /> Barry Wm Secy Hist. Society Chicago Nov 17th 1864 Encloses copy of resolutions passed by the Society in referrence to the Establishment in the State of a Bureau of statistics. auxiliary to the designs of the U.S. Bureau of Emigration Legisl Recommend in message done Col. H - Abstract & return Also please direct your attention to getting up few paragraphs for my message on this Subject 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 3, Folder 11 (November 17-30, 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 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 William Barry to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-11-17 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516383 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. [Seal of the Soc. Historic: Chicago Monumenta Histor Conser 1856] Chicago, November 17, 1864 To His Excellency - Richard Yates - Governor &c. Sir, By this Society's direction I have the honor to accompany with this a certified copy of resolutions passed by them, relating to the desirableness of State action in Illinois, auxiliary to the designs of the United States Bureau of Emigration. The fact that several states of the Northwest have already organised such action, and issued publication---the two States of Ohio and Minnesota having for some years had a regular Bureau of Statistics, <hr /> whose annual reports, from the estimable commissioners, have been widely diffused, and presented at the European Congress of Statisticians, shows that the action proposed in Illinois is not unprecedented, but is imperatively demanded by a just regard for the interests of the State. It is needless to suggest, that only publications emanating from, and hence sanctioned by the State authorities, can have full weight in foreign countries, and most certainly conduce to attract foreign emigrants to our territory. I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Sir, Your obedient Servant, William Barry, Secretary &c. To His Excellency Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois. <hr /> At a statute meeting of the Chicago Historical [Society?] recently held, was passed the following - vis. "Whereas the United States government, by order of Congress has recently established and organised a Bureau of Emigration, for the laudable purpose of encouraging and aiding the emigration of foreigners to the unoccupied or newly settled regions of the United States.<ol> <li>1 Resolved, that, in the opinion of this Society, the interests of the State of Illinois require the prompt establishment of a State Bureau of Statistics, to be filled by a commissioner of approved intelligence, judgment, and experience, for the purpose of seasonably collecting digesting and publishing, in an authentic form, from time to time, complete means of information respecting the resources, development and advantages to settlers, of this state; the said commissioner to hold correspondence with the United States Bureau of Emigration, and, in all ways, to serve effectively, as occasion may offer, the object of general good contemplated, in the late enlightened action of the general Government.</li> </ol> "Resolved that a copy of the above be transmitted by the Secretary, to His Excellency Governor Yates, as also to his successor, when elected." A copy of Record. William Barry, Rec. Secretary Chicago. November 17, 1864 <hr /> Barry Wm Secy Hist. Society Chicago Nov 17th 1864 Encloses copy of resolutions passed by the Society in referrence to the Establishment in the State of a Bureau of statistics. auxiliary to the designs of the U.S. Bureau of Emigration Legisl Recommend in message done Col. H - Abstract & return Also please direct your attention to getting up few paragraphs for my message on this Subject 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/83830cd06a3a149ae46e37573e98eade.pdf f4061f7e4b64db445ff9e301c49dbd7a Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. State of Illinois Executive Department. Springfield Nov. 17th, 1864. Major John F. Randolph Surgeon in Charge U.S. General Hospital. Jefferson Barracks Mo Sir: I would respectfully request you to examine Mr. Jacob Heyman Co "C." 82nd Reg't Ills Vols. for discharge. He has been in hospital since June last and his left hand is entirely useless to him. Please examine him as soon as possible and render him all proper assistance to procure a discharge. Respectfully Your obed't serv't, Richd. Yates Governor <hr /> US Genl Hospl Jeffn Bks Mo Nov 23rd 1864 Respectfully returned with the information that the within named man is very useful at this Hospital and under existing orders it would not be proper to discharge him, although he has a g.s.wd of the left hand he is a good [penman?] and performs the duties required of him, as well as a perfectly sound man. Maj. Randolph Surgeon afa in charge Surgeon in Charge Jeffsn Bks Hospl. Nov 23d 1864 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 Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 3, Folder 11 (November 17-30, 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 Richard Yates to John F. Randolf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-11-17 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516382 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. State of Illinois Executive Department. Springfield Nov. 17th, 1864. Major John F. Randolph Surgeon in Charge U.S. General Hospital. Jefferson Barracks Mo Sir: I would respectfully request you to examine Mr. Jacob Heyman Co "C." 82nd Reg't Ills Vols. for discharge. He has been in hospital since June last and his left hand is entirely useless to him. Please examine him as soon as possible and render him all proper assistance to procure a discharge. Respectfully Your obed't serv't, Richd. Yates Governor <hr /> US Genl Hospl Jeffn Bks Mo Nov 23rd 1864 Respectfully returned with the information that the within named man is very useful at this Hospital and under existing orders it would not be proper to discharge him, although he has a g.s.wd of the left hand he is a good [penman?] and performs the duties required of him, as well as a perfectly sound man. Maj. Randolph Surgeon afa in charge Surgeon in Charge Jeffsn Bks Hospl. Nov 23d 1864 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/57c90899f55a267d832a1a4d5b090f7e.pdf 3b5b158ca340e6314ecf45c2a7326b55 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Headquarters District Provost Marshal, Alton, Ill., Nov 17 1864. Governor, Our people feel all right. I know no opposition to you here. You will see expressed in Alton Telegraph of 12th inst our feeling. Barnsback our member of Legislature has just got back-was away during the Campaign. I will have a good talk with him. I wrote some days ago to Alexander of Greenville to see Dressor member from Bond Co. for you. We want to see no opposition to you if possible While the general result is so grand, it is especially gratifying to defeat Morrisen Job & West. Enough is it not to inspire emotions of thankfulness. We are to have a good time about next Wednesday John Baker will be up. Could you come down and join us? Respectfully Yours H. G. McPike <hr /> Alton, Ill., Nov 17th 1864. McPike H. G. Senatorial and highly complimentary 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 3, Folder 11 (November 17-30, 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 H. G. McPike to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-11-17 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516381 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. Headquarters District Provost Marshal, Alton, Ill., Nov 17 1864. Governor, Our people feel all right. I know no opposition to you here. You will see expressed in Alton Telegraph of 12th inst our feeling. Barnsback our member of Legislature has just got back-was away during the Campaign. I will have a good talk with him. I wrote some days ago to Alexander of Greenville to see Dressor member from Bond Co. for you. We want to see no opposition to you if possible While the general result is so grand, it is especially gratifying to defeat Morrisen Job & West. Enough is it not to inspire emotions of thankfulness. We are to have a good time about next Wednesday John Baker will be up. Could you come down and join us? Respectfully Yours H. G. McPike <hr /> Alton, Ill., Nov 17th 1864. McPike H. G. Senatorial and highly complimentary 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ec1800dcb9874bda21238804f3c43456.pdf c445f2d3ae4b55d2380bcea12fd3fe65 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. State of Illinois Executive Department. Springfield _____186__ Col Hirshback I sent you letter from Dr. Noble as to some surgeon permit. Look it up & write him if not already I saw him to day & he has recd- no answer. He is the Reps from M Clain 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 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 Unkown to Simon Hirshbach Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-26 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516380 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. State of Illinois Executive Department. Springfield _____186__ Col Hirshback I sent you letter from Dr. Noble as to some surgeon permit. Look it up & write him if not already I saw him to day & he has recd- no answer. He is the Reps from M Clain 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/88759b9797db9cdc9b3c87af91160625.pdf f3a12fc78d44f0bc86466c28879ac40b Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Heyworth Illinois Nov 16, 1864 Gov Yates Permit me to congratulate you on the result of the Election. Legislature all right. Oglesby Governor Hurrah. I have two friends who desire to go to the army as surgeons or asst. surgeons. Please send to me an order for J. M. Burch and G. W. Allen to be examined by the Med. Board. Yours Sincerely H Noble <hr /> Noble H. Heyworth Nov 16th 64 Congratulates on glorious triumph of Union Party. Wishes two of his friends appointed surgeons in the army. Ansd H Col H I ask your pardon - this is the letter refd to in the enclosed note. Please do not fail to attend to at once & send my hearty congratulations on his success - saying nothing about Senator. Nov 22nd Sent permits 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 H. Noble to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-21 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516379 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. Heyworth Illinois Nov 16, 1864 Gov Yates Permit me to congratulate you on the result of the Election. Legislature all right. Oglesby Governor Hurrah. I have two friends who desire to go to the army as surgeons or asst. surgeons. Please send to me an order for J. M. Burch and G. W. Allen to be examined by the Med. Board. Yours Sincerely H Noble <hr /> Noble H. Heyworth Nov 16th 64 Congratulates on glorious triumph of Union Party. Wishes two of his friends appointed surgeons in the army. Ansd H Col H I ask your pardon - this is the letter refd to in the enclosed note. Please do not fail to attend to at once & send my hearty congratulations on his success - saying nothing about Senator. Nov 22nd Sent permits 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/034ac677d7b8bf45e7c7805d8e696f0e.pdf 6dcc599a28cf26996b1242ffb9f9a108 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Union Monitor Office, Hillsboro, Ills., Nov. 16th 1864. Hon Richard Yates. Springfield Ill Dear Sir: I hardly know how to address you on the subject I am about to name. It is a settled question with every loyal voter in Illinois that Richard Yates would be the next U. S. Senator from Illinois, provided the Legislature was right - such is the case now. Should you be a candidate your election is certain, and I wish your influence in order to enable me to get the appointment as post master in this town. There is considerable dissatisfaction among all classes with the present incumbent, as you are probaby aware. Mr J. T. Eccles has been trying to have him removed, but was not successful. I can give you as good reference as the country can afford, besides being publisher of the Union Monitor. Every county officer elected are disloyal and I expect nothing from them in this way of support and unless I can get into something that I can closely connect with my paper I shall be compelled to succumb to the pressure! I can refer to J. T. Alexander, Greenville, C. P. H. Bromwell member elect from 7th Dist. Gen. Sammons, and others if necessary, or old Abe if that will do. Please let me know whether I can count on your assistance. Respectfully, Thos J. Russell. <hr /> Russell Thos. J. Hillsboro Nov 16th 64 Senatorial - & Complimentary - 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 Thomas J. Russell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-20 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516378 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. Union Monitor Office, Hillsboro, Ills., Nov. 16th 1864. Hon Richard Yates. Springfield Ill Dear Sir: I hardly know how to address you on the subject I am about to name. It is a settled question with every loyal voter in Illinois that Richard Yates would be the next U. S. Senator from Illinois, provided the Legislature was right - such is the case now. Should you be a candidate your election is certain, and I wish your influence in order to enable me to get the appointment as post master in this town. There is considerable dissatisfaction among all classes with the present incumbent, as you are probaby aware. Mr J. T. Eccles has been trying to have him removed, but was not successful. I can give you as good reference as the country can afford, besides being publisher of the Union Monitor. Every county officer elected are disloyal and I expect nothing from them in this way of support and unless I can get into something that I can closely connect with my paper I shall be compelled to succumb to the pressure! I can refer to J. T. Alexander, Greenville, C. P. H. Bromwell member elect from 7th Dist. Gen. Sammons, and others if necessary, or old Abe if that will do. Please let me know whether I can count on your assistance. Respectfully, Thos J. Russell. <hr /> Russell Thos. J. Hillsboro Nov 16th 64 Senatorial - & Complimentary - 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/363c8a36bf70bcf05bd89d1283afe34d.pdf 1b04a470bddb7c8af89d72c90e45affc Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Unofficial Gov Yates - - Dear Governor On recep't of your telegram regarding Myers I made application to Secretary of War in his behalf & received in reply that the appointment was vested in the Commander of the Post. He will be with you in a few days & I shall send this to confirm with you in making the appointment. Permit me to congratulate you on the result of the election in your glorious state May you realize every aspiration of yours <hr /> Very truly Yours Joseph Hooker Nov 16. <hr /> Hooker Maj. Gen. Joseph Cincinnati Nov 16th 1864 Telegraphed to Sect'y of War in behalf of Myers & was informed in answer that his app't could be made by the Commander of Post. Congratulates on result of Election 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 Joseph Hooker to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-18 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516377 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. Unofficial Gov Yates - - Dear Governor On recep't of your telegram regarding Myers I made application to Secretary of War in his behalf & received in reply that the appointment was vested in the Commander of the Post. He will be with you in a few days & I shall send this to confirm with you in making the appointment. Permit me to congratulate you on the result of the election in your glorious state May you realize every aspiration of yours <hr /> Very truly Yours Joseph Hooker Nov 16. <hr /> Hooker Maj. Gen. Joseph Cincinnati Nov 16th 1864 Telegraphed to Sect'y of War in behalf of Myers & was informed in answer that his app't could be made by the Commander of Post. Congratulates on result of Election 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/82ea0ddc28a41c741550bf78bedc5e99.pdf 2e071902ebc21c4d69ba1c46c4226f54 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Ottawa Nov 15th 1864 Dear Governor, I congratulate your on our glorious triumph. Dont you believe now there is a "God in Israel" now. He has certainly "lifted up the light of His countenance upon us. "Glory Halleluah" One thing is certain you are to U S - Senator & I don't want you to commit yourself on who Shall be "Atty for Northern District" untill I see you if consistent with your duty. So to do, I want it myself. Again I Say "Glory to God in the highest." Yours as Ever W. Bushnell Hon Rich Yates <hr /> Bushnell W. Ottawa Nov 15/1864 Congratulates Govr on the glorious triumph of Union Party and his certain elevation to US Senator. Wants him not to commit on who shall be Atty. for Northern District until he sees him, as he wants it himself. Governor (Ansd favorably) 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 W. Bushnell to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516376 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. Ottawa Nov 15th 1864 Dear Governor, I congratulate your on our glorious triumph. Dont you believe now there is a "God in Israel" now. He has certainly "lifted up the light of His countenance upon us. "Glory Halleluah" One thing is certain you are to U S - Senator & I don't want you to commit yourself on who Shall be "Atty for Northern District" untill I see you if consistent with your duty. So to do, I want it myself. Again I Say "Glory to God in the highest." Yours as Ever W. Bushnell Hon Rich Yates <hr /> Bushnell W. Ottawa Nov 15/1864 Congratulates Govr on the glorious triumph of Union Party and his certain elevation to US Senator. Wants him not to commit on who shall be Atty. for Northern District until he sees him, as he wants it himself. Governor (Ansd favorably) 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/80f1f4074a83ba5f15f46e085391e664.pdf 3a81276772f4c93cab2719e027108fd0 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Abingdon Knox County Ill. Nov. 14th 1864 Our mutch loved and honored governor Missr Yates I take my pen to pen you a few lines I feel it my duty as a friend and a head of my family and a soldiers widow. I congratulate you for your kindness to our brave soldiers and our beloved country may heaven bless you and god protect you as we are about to accomplish our great course and Lincon is going to be our next president god noes he aught to be for he obeyed the call of his majority and government 4 years and he done evry thing he could do in spite of traitors yes and I beg pardon for these hard names is what I call them. Lincon is our father and if he does as well the next 4 years we will elect him again and over and over till he is a hundred years old if he lives to be so old and I wish he could live to be that age if the war continues don't you. now this may amuse you a little when I am going to tell you you are going to the senate your self if I am not mistaken. Tell Mrs Y I said so and I do think so to some of the coperheads lookes like the ruins of beter days and thier faces is just about as long as any dough faces I ever saw. N.B. govenor I heard you say in your speech at galesburg that you requested the friends and citizens to see that soldiers wives never .... should beg and the responds was never no never now I will come out bold and say some dos worse than bad they have to friez and starve to in this land of plenty it is a litel to bad and I for one will not submit to this way of doing mutch longer it is true I draw my pension but it is not suficient to suport my family at the rates we have to pay for every thing and I am not abel to worke and tend to my household duties and live decent as any one as my children is small my health will not permit me to chop wood and do mens work mutch longer I had not had one stick of wood choped since last March ownly what I cut myself I tended my garden and now it is all distroid by catel and horces my fence was nine bords high and post now do you say it is rite to submit to hav my property distroid and shubry ruind after having my husband enlist as a true patriot and he faught in nine hard batels and was in the service 1 year and nine months and never was home or sick or wounded and at last Murdred by gerilles near Black River Miss. in Co. K 55 Ill. Vol Col Stuart and O Malburg capton Black and Kendrick was capton when he was killed report is that Kendrick sold my husbands revolver and kept the money without informing me if he has I never recievd any thing NB I took one women and 3 children and kept them 6 weeks and her husband is at Clarkesvile Tenn in Co I 43 Reg Ill vol the oficers of their county would do nothing for her she has got a Room with one of my neighbors at present I took my last draw of my money and I spent it to protect her and her children Ruth Green let me here what you say to this <hr /> Notice what I propose to do is to colonize 600 families with the aid of the state and if the state will furnish one years provision I will furnish the names of sutch as are willing to go and take the benefit of the new law in sutch state or teritory as sutch persons shall vote to go within the United States it is my candid opinion that it will cost less to do this than to suport us for a number of years no telling how long besides it will place them in permanent homes and they will be less bills of rent <hr /> and we will not see so many aristocrats riding in fine carages when we are sufering here in this fair land. I wish to go but I will spend the last dime before I will see my pepal sufer so and others will do the same Obediently Ruth Green <hr /> Green, Ruth Abingdon Ills Nov 14th 64 She thinks the recent victory of the Union Party was the greatest achievement of the age. She is exceedingly glad that Lincoln is destined to rule the nation four years longer. And although it may be amusing she desires to assure the Governor that he will go to the Senate, and wants him to tell Mrs Yates so - She complains that the citizens of that county don't follow the injunctions of the Govr's Speech at Galesburg for they over <hr /> allow Soldiers Widows to beg- She encloses a proposition for the Gov's consideration 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 6 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 Ruth Green to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516375 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. Abingdon Knox County Ill. Nov. 14th 1864 Our mutch loved and honored governor Missr Yates I take my pen to pen you a few lines I feel it my duty as a friend and a head of my family and a soldiers widow. I congratulate you for your kindness to our brave soldiers and our beloved country may heaven bless you and god protect you as we are about to accomplish our great course and Lincon is going to be our next president god noes he aught to be for he obeyed the call of his majority and government 4 years and he done evry thing he could do in spite of traitors yes and I beg pardon for these hard names is what I call them. Lincon is our father and if he does as well the next 4 years we will elect him again and over and over till he is a hundred years old if he lives to be so old and I wish he could live to be that age if the war continues don't you. now this may amuse you a little when I am going to tell you you are going to the senate your self if I am not mistaken. Tell Mrs Y I said so and I do think so to some of the coperheads lookes like the ruins of beter days and thier faces is just about as long as any dough faces I ever saw. N.B. govenor I heard you say in your speech at galesburg that you requested the friends and citizens to see that soldiers wives never .... should beg and the responds was never no never now I will come out bold and say some dos worse than bad they have to friez and starve to in this land of plenty it is a litel to bad and I for one will not submit to this way of doing mutch longer it is true I draw my pension but it is not suficient to suport my family at the rates we have to pay for every thing and I am not abel to worke and tend to my household duties and live decent as any one as my children is small my health will not permit me to chop wood and do mens work mutch longer I had not had one stick of wood choped since last March ownly what I cut myself I tended my garden and now it is all distroid by catel and horces my fence was nine bords high and post now do you say it is rite to submit to hav my property distroid and shubry ruind after having my husband enlist as a true patriot and he faught in nine hard batels and was in the service 1 year and nine months and never was home or sick or wounded and at last Murdred by gerilles near Black River Miss. in Co. K 55 Ill. Vol Col Stuart and O Malburg capton Black and Kendrick was capton when he was killed report is that Kendrick sold my husbands revolver and kept the money without informing me if he has I never recievd any thing NB I took one women and 3 children and kept them 6 weeks and her husband is at Clarkesvile Tenn in Co I 43 Reg Ill vol the oficers of their county would do nothing for her she has got a Room with one of my neighbors at present I took my last draw of my money and I spent it to protect her and her children Ruth Green let me here what you say to this <hr /> Notice what I propose to do is to colonize 600 families with the aid of the state and if the state will furnish one years provision I will furnish the names of sutch as are willing to go and take the benefit of the new law in sutch state or teritory as sutch persons shall vote to go within the United States it is my candid opinion that it will cost less to do this than to suport us for a number of years no telling how long besides it will place them in permanent homes and they will be less bills of rent <hr /> and we will not see so many aristocrats riding in fine carages when we are sufering here in this fair land. I wish to go but I will spend the last dime before I will see my pepal sufer so and others will do the same Obediently Ruth Green <hr /> Green, Ruth Abingdon Ills Nov 14th 64 She thinks the recent victory of the Union Party was the greatest achievement of the age. She is exceedingly glad that Lincoln is destined to rule the nation four years longer. And although it may be amusing she desires to assure the Governor that he will go to the Senate, and wants him to tell Mrs Yates so - She complains that the citizens of that county don't follow the injunctions of the Govr's Speech at Galesburg for they over <hr /> allow Soldiers Widows to beg- She encloses a proposition for the Gov's consideration 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/c44b627ba8ab8699011af2260c7bf960.pdf 6fe45ac7fa4197b95cd10a5d077eca16 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Waukegan Nov 14th/64. My Dear Governor. No one can rejoice More than I do, that you have carried the Legislature. & that you will in all human probability be Elected to the Senate. It is needless for me to say that you are preeminently Entitled to the position and that if you do not receive Every Rep vote in both Houses it will be violation of the Known and Expressed wishes of the Entire Masses of our party. As well as a great outrage upon yourself. I do not expect any difficulty but we can never be too safe. I would therefore suggest that it would be a good plan for you at once to address a letter personally to each Member <hr /> Elect - Who is not already positivly pledged to you. - Stating your candidacy and soliciting his vote. My opinion is that this will elicit a favorable reply in probably Every case. & thus the Matter will be positively settled. The Writing of these letters cannot possibly result injuriously and may be very beneficial. There can be no impropriety in it as you are Known and recognized as a candidate. There may be some Members Who are yet undecided Who Would be pleased & honored & Consequently "fixed" by a letter from "Gov Yates." This may be placing a low Estimate upon the Mentality of Illinois Law Makers, yet my Experience is that slighter Causes frequently Control greater Minds than I think many of them have. I do not fear the result in the Republican Caucus <hr /> You will undoubtedly receive the caucus nomination but I fear some game on the part of Copperheads. Our Majority is not large. Suppose that the Copperheads could draw off Six or Seven of our men. in other Words. one more than half of our majority to the support of some Republican for whom they would all vote. The result would be his Election. You May think this cannot be done. That the democratic Members would not find themselvs to a scheme of this kind. I know that you have deservedly many friends in that party. That you are personally popular with a great many. Yet some of the leaders May take this view. Gov Yates is the acknowledged <hr /> head & leader of the Republican party in the state & the recognized candidate for the Senate. If We defeat him it is a quasi defeat of the Republican party. Especially as the Man for Whom the state will be Elected. Although he is not a member of our party. You will recollect Gov that Senatorial Contests have thus resulted. Chase was first elected to the Senate by the Entire vote of the Whig members. With the vote of free soil democrats. When the united democracy had a large majority. This case is not quite parallel yet sufficient to show that a political party has cast its Entire Legislative vote for a man who had been in opposition to them all his life. Merely for the purpose of <hr /> defeating the regular candidate of their opponents. My fears may be wild & groundless. I hope they are. & I assure you they arise only from My intense desire that you should be Elected. I know that nothing in the political future can be certain and I feel that too much cannot be done to secure your success. Four years ago Genl Washburne in Wisconsin had as he supposed a majority of Rep Numbers pledged to him for the Senate. We rested upon this. Remained at Washington & the result Was the Election of Jim Horne. In Trust my dear Gov dont rest too securely & allow the prize <hr /> now within your grasp to escape. or be Stolen from you. I shall return to Nashville in about ten days or two weeks. Would be very glad to see you in Chicago & Consult before I leave. I am inclined to think that a few days Could be profitably spent by you in Chicago With the Cook delegation. The importance of the nine votes from Cook Co solid for you cannot be overestimated. If however I do not see you allow me to say that it is not my intention to return from Tenn again until spring but When the Legislature meets if there is a man Who is not for you & Whom I can possibly reach With influence, persuasion or money, telegraph Me & I will be in Springfield in 36 to 48 hours. Recollect I will be at <hr /> Nashville. Mrs Ferry sends her Kindness regards to you and Mrs Yates. She says she was much interested & pleased with your speech in Chicago & would have shook you by the hand as you went out but did not want to make herself "Conspicuous". Very truly Your Friend E. P. Ferry <hr /> Ferry E P. Waukegan Nov 14th 64 Senatorial - Suggests plan &c Abstract & return 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E. P. Ferry to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516374 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. Waukegan Nov 14th/64. My Dear Governor. No one can rejoice More than I do, that you have carried the Legislature. & that you will in all human probability be Elected to the Senate. It is needless for me to say that you are preeminently Entitled to the position and that if you do not receive Every Rep vote in both Houses it will be violation of the Known and Expressed wishes of the Entire Masses of our party. As well as a great outrage upon yourself. I do not expect any difficulty but we can never be too safe. I would therefore suggest that it would be a good plan for you at once to address a letter personally to each Member <hr /> Elect - Who is not already positivly pledged to you. - Stating your candidacy and soliciting his vote. My opinion is that this will elicit a favorable reply in probably Every case. & thus the Matter will be positively settled. The Writing of these letters cannot possibly result injuriously and may be very beneficial. There can be no impropriety in it as you are Known and recognized as a candidate. There may be some Members Who are yet undecided Who Would be pleased & honored & Consequently "fixed" by a letter from "Gov Yates." This may be placing a low Estimate upon the Mentality of Illinois Law Makers, yet my Experience is that slighter Causes frequently Control greater Minds than I think many of them have. I do not fear the result in the Republican Caucus <hr /> You will undoubtedly receive the caucus nomination but I fear some game on the part of Copperheads. Our Majority is not large. Suppose that the Copperheads could draw off Six or Seven of our men. in other Words. one more than half of our majority to the support of some Republican for whom they would all vote. The result would be his Election. You May think this cannot be done. That the democratic Members would not find themselvs to a scheme of this kind. I know that you have deservedly many friends in that party. That you are personally popular with a great many. Yet some of the leaders May take this view. Gov Yates is the acknowledged <hr /> head & leader of the Republican party in the state & the recognized candidate for the Senate. If We defeat him it is a quasi defeat of the Republican party. Especially as the Man for Whom the state will be Elected. Although he is not a member of our party. You will recollect Gov that Senatorial Contests have thus resulted. Chase was first elected to the Senate by the Entire vote of the Whig members. With the vote of free soil democrats. When the united democracy had a large majority. This case is not quite parallel yet sufficient to show that a political party has cast its Entire Legislative vote for a man who had been in opposition to them all his life. Merely for the purpose of <hr /> defeating the regular candidate of their opponents. My fears may be wild & groundless. I hope they are. & I assure you they arise only from My intense desire that you should be Elected. I know that nothing in the political future can be certain and I feel that too much cannot be done to secure your success. Four years ago Genl Washburne in Wisconsin had as he supposed a majority of Rep Numbers pledged to him for the Senate. We rested upon this. Remained at Washington & the result Was the Election of Jim Horne. In Trust my dear Gov dont rest too securely & allow the prize <hr /> now within your grasp to escape. or be Stolen from you. I shall return to Nashville in about ten days or two weeks. Would be very glad to see you in Chicago & Consult before I leave. I am inclined to think that a few days Could be profitably spent by you in Chicago With the Cook delegation. The importance of the nine votes from Cook Co solid for you cannot be overestimated. If however I do not see you allow me to say that it is not my intention to return from Tenn again until spring but When the Legislature meets if there is a man Who is not for you & Whom I can possibly reach With influence, persuasion or money, telegraph Me & I will be in Springfield in 36 to 48 hours. Recollect I will be at <hr /> Nashville. Mrs Ferry sends her Kindness regards to you and Mrs Yates. She says she was much interested & pleased with your speech in Chicago & would have shook you by the hand as you went out but did not want to make herself "Conspicuous". Very truly Your Friend E. P. Ferry <hr /> Ferry E P. Waukegan Nov 14th 64 Senatorial - Suggests plan &c Abstract & return 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ed715809d83819f0939997afeefa8176.pdf 3c367324be4622cbb7eeceb0f1d4098d Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. BOOK & JOB PRINTING, Ruling and Binding. Office of the Aurora Beacon, BANGS & KNICKERBOCKER, PUBLISHERS. Power Press Job Printing Office and Bindery. The "Beacon" has a Larger Circulation than all other Papers in Kane County combined. Geo. S. Bangs. O.B. Knickerbocker. Aurora, Ill., Nov. 13th 1864. Dear Governor:- I suppose it is certain that we have carried both branches of the Legislature & that you can with some certainty calculate who are your friends among those who make the majority. That other candidates for the Senate are making their appearance you probably know, and before the time arrives for the election, there will form combinations against you. Against all opposition you must be prepared. Do not leave a stone unturned, or our honorable expections untried thus will secure success. I fear that you will have opposition from persons that have strongly professed to be friendly and also from some who are under obligation to support you. My chance for observation to any great extent is limited, and therefore shrink from sounding any note of alarm; but are you certain that all of the holdover Senators are for you? I think you told me once they were. Our Mr. Allen is all right; but how is it with Ward? Now, I have no right to create any distrust in your mind of him, and do not desire to; I only want you to be certain and have him fixed up if he is not already. I believe him to be an honorable man and a clever, high minded gentleman and if he is pledged to you he will doubtless fulfill his promise. I was told in Chicago on Thursday last that he was against you, but possibly there was a mistake. Is there any truth in the rumor that Col. Bob Ingarsol's friends contimplate a raid in his favor in that direction? I have been told that there is an idea of this kind afloat; but it does not seem to me to be formidable, <hr /> except that it may create confusion. Is there any truth in that other story that Oglesby will be a candidate? You have doubtless heard it often and know the extent of it. There are those who would urge this thing, & if Dick is not proof against the hope, it is possible that a strong combination can be made with him. Those who are opposed to you will try everything & everybody, from Oglesby to Logan, Palmer & Ingarsol. You must be prepared against the possible contingency that some of our folks will not go into the caucus, or be bound by its decision. And right here let me ask how is it with Wash Bushnell of LaSalle. He is a good man and will stand up to his word, but he can be as ugly as the Devil if he takes the notion. Your friends in Woodford & LaSalle doubtless put the ring in his nose before the election, but if you have not and others not, you had better have him seen by some good stout friend. You must excuse me, Governor, for what may appear to you as "simple minded zeal" in this matter. I want to see you get through. I know that there is likely to be combinations against it; and that many things may be said to accomplish your defeat; Do not "trust to luck" in any one particular where it can be avoided, but take time & circumstances by the fortap and smoke the opposition out of your track. Do not trust too implicitly in the magnanimity and honesty of men. There are a heap of them that have been diping their crust in your molasses dish within the last four years, who are ready to sell out for a better bid. They may not get a chance, & I trust you have got the bars put up in such a way that they will not; but when I hear men who have been professing strong friendship for you, and who have partaken largely of your confidence and used you to advance their interests, magnifying the only argument that can be used by your enemies, it makes me the more anxious that you be on the guard and strive unremittingly for certain success. Excuse my impudence and believe me Your Friend Geo S. Bangs <hr /> Senatorial Bangs Geo. S. Aurora Nov. 13th 64 Senatorial 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 George S. Bangs to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-09 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516373 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. BOOK & JOB PRINTING, Ruling and Binding. Office of the Aurora Beacon, BANGS & KNICKERBOCKER, PUBLISHERS. Power Press Job Printing Office and Bindery. The "Beacon" has a Larger Circulation than all other Papers in Kane County combined. Geo. S. Bangs. O.B. Knickerbocker. Aurora, Ill., Nov. 13th 1864. Dear Governor:- I suppose it is certain that we have carried both branches of the Legislature & that you can with some certainty calculate who are your friends among those who make the majority. That other candidates for the Senate are making their appearance you probably know, and before the time arrives for the election, there will form combinations against you. Against all opposition you must be prepared. Do not leave a stone unturned, or our honorable expections untried thus will secure success. I fear that you will have opposition from persons that have strongly professed to be friendly and also from some who are under obligation to support you. My chance for observation to any great extent is limited, and therefore shrink from sounding any note of alarm; but are you certain that all of the holdover Senators are for you? I think you told me once they were. Our Mr. Allen is all right; but how is it with Ward? Now, I have no right to create any distrust in your mind of him, and do not desire to; I only want you to be certain and have him fixed up if he is not already. I believe him to be an honorable man and a clever, high minded gentleman and if he is pledged to you he will doubtless fulfill his promise. I was told in Chicago on Thursday last that he was against you, but possibly there was a mistake. Is there any truth in the rumor that Col. Bob Ingarsol's friends contimplate a raid in his favor in that direction? I have been told that there is an idea of this kind afloat; but it does not seem to me to be formidable, <hr /> except that it may create confusion. Is there any truth in that other story that Oglesby will be a candidate? You have doubtless heard it often and know the extent of it. There are those who would urge this thing, & if Dick is not proof against the hope, it is possible that a strong combination can be made with him. Those who are opposed to you will try everything & everybody, from Oglesby to Logan, Palmer & Ingarsol. You must be prepared against the possible contingency that some of our folks will not go into the caucus, or be bound by its decision. And right here let me ask how is it with Wash Bushnell of LaSalle. He is a good man and will stand up to his word, but he can be as ugly as the Devil if he takes the notion. Your friends in Woodford & LaSalle doubtless put the ring in his nose before the election, but if you have not and others not, you had better have him seen by some good stout friend. You must excuse me, Governor, for what may appear to you as "simple minded zeal" in this matter. I want to see you get through. I know that there is likely to be combinations against it; and that many things may be said to accomplish your defeat; Do not "trust to luck" in any one particular where it can be avoided, but take time & circumstances by the fortap and smoke the opposition out of your track. Do not trust too implicitly in the magnanimity and honesty of men. There are a heap of them that have been diping their crust in your molasses dish within the last four years, who are ready to sell out for a better bid. They may not get a chance, & I trust you have got the bars put up in such a way that they will not; but when I hear men who have been professing strong friendship for you, and who have partaken largely of your confidence and used you to advance their interests, magnifying the only argument that can be used by your enemies, it makes me the more anxious that you be on the guard and strive unremittingly for certain success. Excuse my impudence and believe me Your Friend Geo S. Bangs <hr /> Senatorial Bangs Geo. S. Aurora Nov. 13th 64 Senatorial 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/5682717598adcfceb7176f15df851fa0.pdf 97a908230d154f6230a7e0bd438d812e Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Assessor's Office, United States Internal Revenue, 10th Collection District, State of Illinois. Winchester, 12 Nov. 1864 His Excy, Gov. Yates, Dear Gov. I suppose we have carried the Legislature; allow me to join in the chorus of congratulations, which I trust will grow louder and larger until it swells into one grand shout of Amen! and Amen!! over your election to the Senate. We have done well in Scott - having reduced the majority of over 300 to 37!! If I can aid you in any way to achieve the Senatorial Success, let me know and I am that! Yours Ever, for God and our Country! John Moses. <hr /> Col John Moses Winchester 12th Nov 64. Congratulates Governor on success of Union party and his prospects for U S Senatorship. If he can be of any assistance let him know 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 Moses to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-06 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516372 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. Assessor's Office, United States Internal Revenue, 10th Collection District, State of Illinois. Winchester, 12 Nov. 1864 His Excy, Gov. Yates, Dear Gov. I suppose we have carried the Legislature; allow me to join in the chorus of congratulations, which I trust will grow louder and larger until it swells into one grand shout of Amen! and Amen!! over your election to the Senate. We have done well in Scott - having reduced the majority of over 300 to 37!! If I can aid you in any way to achieve the Senatorial Success, let me know and I am that! Yours Ever, for God and our Country! John Moses. <hr /> Col John Moses Winchester 12th Nov 64. Congratulates Governor on success of Union party and his prospects for U S Senatorship. If he can be of any assistance let him know 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/5a2d54cdada19025902a65aa71d23705.pdf 1ab1893ec07dcf13b9d02b2ffaa942a0 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Alton Daily Telegraph Office. STATE STREET, OPPOSITE THIRD, Alton, Ill., Nov 12 1864 Gov Yates Dear Sir- Your note was recived this morning and its request complied with. I regret much more than you possibly Can that I did not Meet with you while in Alton, but it was entirely out of my power to meet with you at Capt Benbank, as I live a half mile from the City Hall and had ladies in company with me. I have expressed my views to-day in the Telegraph in reference to a U S Senator which <hr /> I will forward to you to-night. The kind feelings expressed by you in your note is appreciated and you may hear from me again. The administration must do something for us or we cannot survive in our present large and respectable scale. Yours most Respectfully L. A. Parks Editor Telegraph <hr /> Parks L A. Alton Nov 12/64 Encloses, at Govr's request an extract from the Telegraph, in regard to U S Senate. Regrets that he could not see Gov while in Alton. The Administration must help them or they will have to decrease the size of their papers Gov 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 Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 L. A. Parks to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-06 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516371 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. Alton Daily Telegraph Office. STATE STREET, OPPOSITE THIRD, Alton, Ill., Nov 12 1864 Gov Yates Dear Sir- Your note was recived this morning and its request complied with. I regret much more than you possibly Can that I did not Meet with you while in Alton, but it was entirely out of my power to meet with you at Capt Benbank, as I live a half mile from the City Hall and had ladies in company with me. I have expressed my views to-day in the Telegraph in reference to a U S Senator which <hr /> I will forward to you to-night. The kind feelings expressed by you in your note is appreciated and you may hear from me again. The administration must do something for us or we cannot survive in our present large and respectable scale. Yours most Respectfully L. A. Parks Editor Telegraph <hr /> Parks L A. Alton Nov 12/64 Encloses, at Govr's request an extract from the Telegraph, in regard to U S Senate. Regrets that he could not see Gov while in Alton. The Administration must help them or they will have to decrease the size of their papers Gov 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/86866e3c10d1205a1ccbde3613fe15f5.pdf 2c05c3d690a09404c2f3ce6190a33ac8 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gr. Secretary's Address: Geo. H. Harlow, P.O. Box 500, Springfield, Ills. In communicating with Gr. Secretary, please give Name, No. and P.O address of your Council. Union League of America, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS GRAND COUNCIL. Pekin, Nov 10th, 1864. His Excellency Gov Richd Yates Sir By a System of fraud totally unexpected by us Old Tazewell has gone Copperhead by about 200 Majority. Had there been a fair vote we would have carried the County by a Small Majority. Never did men work harder or with more zeal than the Republicans of our County We made gains and held our own in all Townships excepting four viz Pekin, Cincinnatti, Sand Prairie & Spring Lake. Ive no doubt and others think with me, that at least 100 Irishmen were imported into Pekin and voted at the opening of the polls and were then Scattered through the above named towns, where the <hr /> [same letterhead] polls are controlled by Copperhead Judges; and voted there also, under assumed names. Some of our oldest Citizens Stated positively that they Saw at least 100 Men in our City on the morning of the election that they Knew were Strangers; yet at night they were not Seen Neither have they been Seen Since. Every one of these men were Challenged and made to "Swear in" their votes also to bring two witnesses to Swear to their being Citiezens. Yet these Same two witnesses were men of Straw. I firmly believe. We all hope and pray (though Tazewell has not come up to our expectations) that we have or will have controll of the Legislature and by So doing, Send "Dick Yates" to the United States Senate Very truly Yours Geo. H. Harlow <hr /> [same letterhead] P.S. I received your telegram this morning but owing to Some disarangement of the wires, I have not been able to answer until late this evening I presume Cohrs (Copperhead Candidate for State Senate 37th Dist) is elected, but it will depend on the Size of his Majority in Sangamon he will probably get about 200 here. there will doubtless be 300 or 400 against him in Logan and if Sangamon dint go to heavy he may yet be beaten. I hope and pray he may for he doubtless will carry Some Strenght with him as a Senator Respectfully Geo H Harlow <hr /> Harlow Geo. W. Pekin Nov 10th 64 Says that by stupendous fraud, Tazewell has gone 200 against us. By a fair vote we would have carried it by a small majority. A hundred Irishmen are known to have voted & sworn in their vote in Pekin, who were never seen there before. We gained in every precinct but four. Cohrs---(Copp) is elected if Sangamon dont spoil it. He gets 200 in Tazewell, & 400 against him in Logan. 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 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 George H. Harlow to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-05 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516370 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. Gr. Secretary's Address: Geo. H. Harlow, P.O. Box 500, Springfield, Ills. In communicating with Gr. Secretary, please give Name, No. and P.O address of your Council. Union League of America, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS GRAND COUNCIL. Pekin, Nov 10th, 1864. His Excellency Gov Richd Yates Sir By a System of fraud totally unexpected by us Old Tazewell has gone Copperhead by about 200 Majority. Had there been a fair vote we would have carried the County by a Small Majority. Never did men work harder or with more zeal than the Republicans of our County We made gains and held our own in all Townships excepting four viz Pekin, Cincinnatti, Sand Prairie & Spring Lake. Ive no doubt and others think with me, that at least 100 Irishmen were imported into Pekin and voted at the opening of the polls and were then Scattered through the above named towns, where the <hr /> [same letterhead] polls are controlled by Copperhead Judges; and voted there also, under assumed names. Some of our oldest Citizens Stated positively that they Saw at least 100 Men in our City on the morning of the election that they Knew were Strangers; yet at night they were not Seen Neither have they been Seen Since. Every one of these men were Challenged and made to "Swear in" their votes also to bring two witnesses to Swear to their being Citiezens. Yet these Same two witnesses were men of Straw. I firmly believe. We all hope and pray (though Tazewell has not come up to our expectations) that we have or will have controll of the Legislature and by So doing, Send "Dick Yates" to the United States Senate Very truly Yours Geo. H. Harlow <hr /> [same letterhead] P.S. I received your telegram this morning but owing to Some disarangement of the wires, I have not been able to answer until late this evening I presume Cohrs (Copperhead Candidate for State Senate 37th Dist) is elected, but it will depend on the Size of his Majority in Sangamon he will probably get about 200 here. there will doubtless be 300 or 400 against him in Logan and if Sangamon dint go to heavy he may yet be beaten. I hope and pray he may for he doubtless will carry Some Strenght with him as a Senator Respectfully Geo H Harlow <hr /> Harlow Geo. W. Pekin Nov 10th 64 Says that by stupendous fraud, Tazewell has gone 200 against us. By a fair vote we would have carried it by a small majority. A hundred Irishmen are known to have voted & sworn in their vote in Pekin, who were never seen there before. We gained in every precinct but four. Cohrs---(Copp) is elected if Sangamon dont spoil it. He gets 200 in Tazewell, & 400 against him in Logan. 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/3780c3ab9e28e99eb7533709700eb9fb.pdf d3dc03392870181eaca2d399e96e65b1 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Belleville Ills. Novr 10, 1864 Gov. Yates Dr Sir: We have done it handsomely all around. St Clair gives some 1800 majority. Baker is elected My joy at this result is a little alloyed with the thought that such a creature as Bob Smith should have kept me out of the nomination by the threat of his opposition, after I had recd within one vote, enough to make me the candidate I had a frank talk with Metcalf some time ago. He will support you. You spoke of going to Washington Had I not better go with you, or meet you there? I understand that officers have been reinstates with pay, after resignation and dismissal. I have been at work you know, for the hundred days service and otherwise for the country ever since I resigned and I think I have claims on Old Abe. Please write. Yours Truly N. Niles (over) <hr /> I have a boy a little over 15 (Kossuth) just out of the Hundred Days, really two hundred days service, as a Private soldier in Tennessee & Missouri where he earned praise from all. Could he be sent to Westpoint? I know the pressure on Senators & hesitated to mention him to you. Please remember him. There is a matter to which I must allude as a true and loyal friend to you. There will be an opposition to you in the state of a personal character which you must dissipate scatter and crush out---at once. As U.S.G said to his boys, of the Johny Rebs, "you can whip them and you must," so you must succeed By success I mean complete triumph over the world, the flesh & the Devil---like St Paul's. There was a dead set made against me here as a drunkard and against Baker as a Temperance man I have firmly resolved on self reform; the removal of all grounds for such slanders. I write tremulously from an intemperate celebration of our victory, but hoping praying that this resolution is fixed Let us go together. Excuse the freedom of Your True Friend N.N. <hr /> Niles Col N. Belleville Nov 10/64 St Clair 1800 Baker is elected. His joy is a little alloyed from fact of his having been defeated in Nomination by such a man as Bob Smith. Wants to know if he had better not meet Govr at Washington. Wants him to get his son---a boy of 15 years just out of the Two hundred days service into West Point Speaks of an opposition to Gov of a personal (over) Character. Metcalf will support you. 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 N. Niles to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516369 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. Belleville Ills. Novr 10, 1864 Gov. Yates Dr Sir: We have done it handsomely all around. St Clair gives some 1800 majority. Baker is elected My joy at this result is a little alloyed with the thought that such a creature as Bob Smith should have kept me out of the nomination by the threat of his opposition, after I had recd within one vote, enough to make me the candidate I had a frank talk with Metcalf some time ago. He will support you. You spoke of going to Washington Had I not better go with you, or meet you there? I understand that officers have been reinstates with pay, after resignation and dismissal. I have been at work you know, for the hundred days service and otherwise for the country ever since I resigned and I think I have claims on Old Abe. Please write. Yours Truly N. Niles (over) <hr /> I have a boy a little over 15 (Kossuth) just out of the Hundred Days, really two hundred days service, as a Private soldier in Tennessee & Missouri where he earned praise from all. Could he be sent to Westpoint? I know the pressure on Senators & hesitated to mention him to you. Please remember him. There is a matter to which I must allude as a true and loyal friend to you. There will be an opposition to you in the state of a personal character which you must dissipate scatter and crush out---at once. As U.S.G said to his boys, of the Johny Rebs, "you can whip them and you must," so you must succeed By success I mean complete triumph over the world, the flesh & the Devil---like St Paul's. There was a dead set made against me here as a drunkard and against Baker as a Temperance man I have firmly resolved on self reform; the removal of all grounds for such slanders. I write tremulously from an intemperate celebration of our victory, but hoping praying that this resolution is fixed Let us go together. Excuse the freedom of Your True Friend N.N. <hr /> Niles Col N. Belleville Nov 10/64 St Clair 1800 Baker is elected. His joy is a little alloyed from fact of his having been defeated in Nomination by such a man as Bob Smith. Wants to know if he had better not meet Govr at Washington. Wants him to get his son---a boy of 15 years just out of the Two hundred days service into West Point Speaks of an opposition to Gov of a personal (over) Character. Metcalf will support you. 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/a3ecd5c7a26ff7db19b3260bf464099d.pdf 0a8aebabfd5b1946ffb01932922a54a7 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gov Yates In [illegible] with Geo M Chatterton: 64 July 13 [illegible] 1 knife 250 May 14 " Rep watch & pin 125 <pre>28 " 1 [illegible] 150 Rep [illegible] 30 180 </pre> June 18 " 1 [illegible] 150 [illegible] pin 25 175 July 16 " [illegible] & [illegible]pin 175 23 " sheet music 30 30 " " " 30 Aug 10 " " " 30 [illegible] " " " 15 Sept 24 " [illegible] 50 Nov 5 : Altering & [illegible] diamond ring 500 Piano rent one year 60.00 75.60 <hr /> Gov Rich Yates to $75.60 to Chatterton Bill for 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 Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 Richard Yates to George McChatterton Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516368 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gov Yates In [illegible] with Geo M Chatterton: 64 July 13 [illegible] 1 knife 250 May 14 " Rep watch & pin 125 <pre>28 " 1 [illegible] 150 Rep [illegible] 30 180 </pre> June 18 " 1 [illegible] 150 [illegible] pin 25 175 July 16 " [illegible] & [illegible]pin 175 23 " sheet music 30 30 " " " 30 Aug 10 " " " 30 [illegible] " " " 15 Sept 24 " [illegible] 50 Nov 5 : Altering & [illegible] diamond ring 500 Piano rent one year 60.00 75.60 <hr /> Gov Rich Yates to $75.60 to Chatterton Bill for 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/5447ddc9079be51047618081bfda545a.pdf ad0a3b1e0bf218244a161c684dbf29bf Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. State of Illinois Executive Department. Springfield Nov. 3d 1864. Surgeon in Charge. Univty Hospital N. Orleans, La. Sir: I will feel obliged if you will have Peter Kenselow of 94th Ills Vols. now an inmate of your hospital, examined and if a fit subject granted a furlough, as I am informed he is very sick and not able to do military duty By early attention to this, and reporting action taken to me you will oblige. Your Obedient Svt Rich. Yates Governor Inform P. F. Kenselow Washington Ind <hr /> University Hospital New Orleans La Nov. 18, 1864 Respectfully returned, with the information that the papers of the within named man were this day sent to the Medical Director for approval for a furlough of 40 days from date of departure. Samuel Kneeland Surg. U.S. Vols. in charge Inform Informed Dec 3d Porter 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 3, Folder 10 (November 1-16, 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 Richard Yates to Surgeon in Charge Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-XX Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516367 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. State of Illinois Executive Department. Springfield Nov. 3d 1864. Surgeon in Charge. Univty Hospital N. Orleans, La. Sir: I will feel obliged if you will have Peter Kenselow of 94th Ills Vols. now an inmate of your hospital, examined and if a fit subject granted a furlough, as I am informed he is very sick and not able to do military duty By early attention to this, and reporting action taken to me you will oblige. Your Obedient Svt Rich. Yates Governor Inform P. F. Kenselow Washington Ind <hr /> University Hospital New Orleans La Nov. 18, 1864 Respectfully returned, with the information that the papers of the within named man were this day sent to the Medical Director for approval for a furlough of 40 days from date of departure. Samuel Kneeland Surg. U.S. Vols. in charge Inform Informed Dec 3d Porter 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/343fa438c4000a5393605800fdda7d21.pdf 42a09da9522d69a1274a343b66ab90ea Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. HEAD-QUARTERS, NORTHERN DEPARTMENT Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct 28th 1864 Copy of Telegram Governor Richard Yates Springfield, Ill Orders have been issued throughout the Department to grant furloughs to Illinois soldiers to enable them to vote on the 8th of November. Joseph Hooker Major Gen'l Com'dg By C. H. Potter Asst Adj Genl (sent 5-40 P.M.) <hr /> Hooker, Maj. Genl. Comdg Dpt. &c. Cincinnati Oct 28th 64 Orders have been sent through War Dept for furloughs to all soldiers to allow to vote. <pre>(File) </pre> Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 3, Folder 9 (October 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 Joseph Hooker to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-42 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516366 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. HEAD-QUARTERS, NORTHERN DEPARTMENT Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct 28th 1864 Copy of Telegram Governor Richard Yates Springfield, Ill Orders have been issued throughout the Department to grant furloughs to Illinois soldiers to enable them to vote on the 8th of November. Joseph Hooker Major Gen'l Com'dg By C. H. Potter Asst Adj Genl (sent 5-40 P.M.) <hr /> Hooker, Maj. Genl. Comdg Dpt. &c. Cincinnati Oct 28th 64 Orders have been sent through War Dept for furloughs to all soldiers to allow to vote. <pre>(File) </pre> Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/6c007415d3c0570322324c27a6c30806.pdf 6b95048f5832a365147cb5f34962bbeb Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Kewanee Oct 26 1864 Gov Richard Yates Springfield Ill Dear Sir Allow me to call your attention to the situation of the 100 day Regiments who so promptly responded to your call in May last. They have been detained over two months over the time for which they volunteered. Some of these have been sadly abused. Some have been mustered out without being payed. No money to go home with. None to pay their board & charged 40 ct per day at Camp Fry to be taken from their pay. In this situation [illegible] & [illegible] their officers take advantage of them [illegible] & get a Power of Atty & swindle them out of what little they should have. They look to you for protection. Some have families <hr /> <pre>who are suffering for the necessary's of life. Their Husbands & Fathers being detained through the villany or guilty neglect of some Government officials. Will you not look to this matter and see strict justice is done to them without any further delay. The Government would be [illegible] with the noble sons who volunteer to defend her. If [illegible] she expects to have them respond to her calls - Yours Very Respectfully R. Sedgwick </pre> <hr /> R. Sedgwick Kewanee Oct 25th 64 Calls the Gov's attention to the condition of the hundred Day (100 Day) men who have served more than two months over their time and are now compelled to pay 40 cts per day for board and cheated out of their money by Govert officials [illegible] 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 3, Folder 9 (October 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 R. Sedgwick to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-41 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516365 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. Kewanee Oct 26 1864 Gov Richard Yates Springfield Ill Dear Sir Allow me to call your attention to the situation of the 100 day Regiments who so promptly responded to your call in May last. They have been detained over two months over the time for which they volunteered. Some of these have been sadly abused. Some have been mustered out without being payed. No money to go home with. None to pay their board & charged 40 ct per day at Camp Fry to be taken from their pay. In this situation [illegible] & [illegible] their officers take advantage of them [illegible] & get a Power of Atty & swindle them out of what little they should have. They look to you for protection. Some have families <hr /> <pre>who are suffering for the necessary's of life. Their Husbands & Fathers being detained through the villany or guilty neglect of some Government officials. Will you not look to this matter and see strict justice is done to them without any further delay. The Government would be [illegible] with the noble sons who volunteer to defend her. If [illegible] she expects to have them respond to her calls - Yours Very Respectfully R. Sedgwick </pre> <hr /> R. Sedgwick Kewanee Oct 25th 64 Calls the Gov's attention to the condition of the hundred Day (100 Day) men who have served more than two months over their time and are now compelled to pay 40 cts per day for board and cheated out of their money by Govert officials [illegible] 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/488ea9f179acbceafeaebffd9720b9a7.pdf 4459191d8b598fee0b9deb1470a87984 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gr. Secretary's Address GEO. H. HARLOW P.O. BOX 500, Springfield, Ills In communicating with Gr. Secretary, please give Name, No. and P.O. Box address of your Council Union League of America OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS GRAND COUNCIL Pekin Oct 26th, 1864 Governor Richard Yates Springfield Ill Sir I again write you, for your interest as well as my own and that of our country. I have just recd a letter from a member of Co K 146th Ill Vol now at Camp Butler saying that the voters of that company desire to come home (Pekin & this County) to vote. Capt Williams took a vote of his company and the count was 87 for Lincoln and 4 for "Little Mac". Such being the case, it would be a Sin to refuse them away from the polls on the 8th of Nov. I hope you will have it arranged to let them come home on or before that time. The 108th Reg (& Co H 4th Cavalry) nearly every one in Co B and Co A being Union men <hr /> from this county ought by all means be allowed to come home. I believe they are doing provost duty at Vicksburg and Memphis and it does seem to me they could be spared for the important duty they will perform on the 8th not only the votes but the influence they will exert will be of great advantage. This matter is too important to wink at or to let go by default and I trust you will do all in your power to bring it about. The 47th Veterans are now doing Provost duty at Jefferson City - under command of Gen Rosecrans. They should by all means come home for every man is for Old Abe and the entire ticket. A little extra trouble will save this county senatorial and Congressional District. Of course, you are well aware of the vital <hr /> importance of the result of the coming elections not only in reference to our country, but to yourself individually. Both our representative and Senator in the State Legislature will cast their vote for you as United States Senator if they are elected, if not, in the person of John Blevins and Dr. S. R. Suttenstall you will have most determined and bitter opposers. Surely your influence with the war department or at least with Commander of Departments ought to bring this about. There are but a few days to work in and I would suggest that messengers be sent immediately to Gen Rosecrans and other Commanders in order to get such soldiers as I have mentioned furloughed for a few days. This is one of the doubtful counties <hr /> and the Senatorial and Congressional Districts are doubtful and in my humble opinion no effort should be spared to carry them on the side of the Union. We expect to have an Extra Grand mass meeting here on the 2nd of November. Gen Oglesby will be here. As there is a great desire expressed by every one to hear "our gallant and noble Governor Dick Yates" I hope you will try to be here. Please let me know by telegram if it will be possible for you to be here. This will be a meeting that will benefit you in particular. If the weather is pleasant this meeting will eclipse anything of the kind held here or in the county. The importance of the matter discussed will be my excuse for this lengthy letter. Respectfully Yours Geo H Harlow <hr /> Harlow Geo H Pekin Oct 26 64 Wants certain Ill soldiers home to vote & Gov to come there to speak on 2nd Nov Ansd not copied 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 3, Folder 9 (October 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 George H. Harlow to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-40 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516364 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. Gr. Secretary's Address GEO. H. HARLOW P.O. BOX 500, Springfield, Ills In communicating with Gr. Secretary, please give Name, No. and P.O. Box address of your Council Union League of America OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS GRAND COUNCIL Pekin Oct 26th, 1864 Governor Richard Yates Springfield Ill Sir I again write you, for your interest as well as my own and that of our country. I have just recd a letter from a member of Co K 146th Ill Vol now at Camp Butler saying that the voters of that company desire to come home (Pekin & this County) to vote. Capt Williams took a vote of his company and the count was 87 for Lincoln and 4 for "Little Mac". Such being the case, it would be a Sin to refuse them away from the polls on the 8th of Nov. I hope you will have it arranged to let them come home on or before that time. The 108th Reg (& Co H 4th Cavalry) nearly every one in Co B and Co A being Union men <hr /> from this county ought by all means be allowed to come home. I believe they are doing provost duty at Vicksburg and Memphis and it does seem to me they could be spared for the important duty they will perform on the 8th not only the votes but the influence they will exert will be of great advantage. This matter is too important to wink at or to let go by default and I trust you will do all in your power to bring it about. The 47th Veterans are now doing Provost duty at Jefferson City - under command of Gen Rosecrans. They should by all means come home for every man is for Old Abe and the entire ticket. A little extra trouble will save this county senatorial and Congressional District. Of course, you are well aware of the vital <hr /> importance of the result of the coming elections not only in reference to our country, but to yourself individually. Both our representative and Senator in the State Legislature will cast their vote for you as United States Senator if they are elected, if not, in the person of John Blevins and Dr. S. R. Suttenstall you will have most determined and bitter opposers. Surely your influence with the war department or at least with Commander of Departments ought to bring this about. There are but a few days to work in and I would suggest that messengers be sent immediately to Gen Rosecrans and other Commanders in order to get such soldiers as I have mentioned furloughed for a few days. This is one of the doubtful counties <hr /> and the Senatorial and Congressional Districts are doubtful and in my humble opinion no effort should be spared to carry them on the side of the Union. We expect to have an Extra Grand mass meeting here on the 2nd of November. Gen Oglesby will be here. As there is a great desire expressed by every one to hear "our gallant and noble Governor Dick Yates" I hope you will try to be here. Please let me know by telegram if it will be possible for you to be here. This will be a meeting that will benefit you in particular. If the weather is pleasant this meeting will eclipse anything of the kind held here or in the county. The importance of the matter discussed will be my excuse for this lengthy letter. Respectfully Yours Geo H Harlow <hr /> Harlow Geo H Pekin Oct 26 64 Wants certain Ill soldiers home to vote & Gov to come there to speak on 2nd Nov Ansd not copied 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/282eb398c5068c23841f25f7d405dba4.pdf 7116a6ec580094b92caef4a34db4ae62 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Clerk's Office, Battery "H" 1st Mo Lt. Artillery Rome Ga Oct 24 1864 To His Excellency Rich Yates, Gov. of Illinois Sir: If your memory is No. 1, you may recollect of receiving---in 1862 & 3 occasional copies of the "Greene County Loyalist", published at Carrollton. Of that humble and somewhat obscene sheet I was Editor. Its publication for one year (in connection with the "Gospel Echo") resulted in my ruin (financially): I spent a farm in the attempt to print a "loyal" paper in Greene. Having failed, I determined to fight the enemies of my country in a way in which there is no such thing "as fail" I enlisted in Welker's famous 1st Mo. Battery, and have fought in all the battles of Sherman's great Georgia Campaign---with its hardships and sufferings. So much for my introduction. On entering the service I left with my wife all the money I had, ($40), expecting that we would be promptly paid each muster-day, which would be sufficient for her support. Muster-days have passed and since the Co. left Benton Barracks last Feb. we have not re- <hr /> ceived a cent of pay. The little funds I left at home is spent, and now as the cold winter sets in my excellent wife is among the Copperheaded population of Greene destitute, sick, and homeless. You may imagine how this kind of thing would affect an honorable man and husband---how it would unman him in battle, that he might save his life for her whom he loves. So much for that. Now to the point: Is there any fund or plan of relief in Illinois that will meet this case? If there is, please address Mrs. J. B. Boyle in care of James Gregory Esq, Whitehall, Greene Co, Ills. If not---dismiss the case, and let Providence solve the problem. We may not be paid before Jan 1 1865; by which time hundreds of soldier's families will suffer untold hardships. It seems as if Government was intent on punishing both friend and foe! I have the honor to remain, Governor Your Obt St J. B. Boyle, private Battery "H" 1st Mo Light Artillery Reference Harman G. Reynolds Editor "Masonic Trowel" Elder A.J. Kane Springfield, Ills <hr /> Boyle, J. B. Bat "H" 1st Mo Lt Artly Rome GA Oct 24/64 Before he entered service he "broke up" trying to run a loyal paper in Greene Co. he left all the money he had in the world ($40) with his wife when he left her. Has not been paid since he went in. His wife will suffer---Is there not some way of providing for her. F 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 3, Folder 9 (October 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 J. B. Boyle to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-39 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516363 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. Clerk's Office, Battery "H" 1st Mo Lt. Artillery Rome Ga Oct 24 1864 To His Excellency Rich Yates, Gov. of Illinois Sir: If your memory is No. 1, you may recollect of receiving---in 1862 & 3 occasional copies of the "Greene County Loyalist", published at Carrollton. Of that humble and somewhat obscure sheet I was Editor. Its publication for one year (in connection with the "Gospel Echo") resulted in my ruin (financially): I spent a farm in the attempt to print a "loyal" paper in Greene. Having failed, I determined to fight the enemies of my country in a way in which there is no such thing "as fail." I enlisted in Welker's famous 1st Mo. Battery, and have fought in all the battles of Sherman's great Georgia Campaign---with its hardships and sufferings. So much for my introduction. On entering the service I left with my wife all the money I had, ($40), expecting that we would be promptly paid each muster-day, which would be sufficient for her support. Muster-days have passed and since the Co. left Benton Barracks last Feb. we have not re- <hr /> ceived a cent of pay. The little funds I left at home is spent, and now as the cold winter sets in my excellent wife is among the Copperheaded population of Greene destitute, sick, and homeless. You may imagine how this kind of thing would affect an honorable man and husband---how it would unman him in battle, that he might save his life for her whom he loves. So much for that. Now to the point: Is there any fund or plan of relief in Illinois that will meet this case? If there is, please address Mrs. J. B. Boyle in care of James Gregory Esq, Whitehall, Greene Co, Ills. If not---dismiss the case, and let Providence solve the problem. We may not be paid before Jan 1 1865; by which time hundreds of soldier's families will suffer untold hardships. It seems as if Government was intent on punishing both friend and foe! I have the honor to remain, Governor Your Obt St J. B. Boyle, private Battery "H" 1st Mo Light Artillery Reference Harman G. Reynolds Editor "Masonic Trowel" Elder A.J. Kane Springfield, Ills <hr /> Boyle, J. B. Bat "H" 1st Mo Lt Artly Rome GA Oct 24/64 Before he entered service he "broke up" trying to run a loyal paper in Greene Co. he left all the money he had in the world ($40) with his wife when he left her. Has not been paid since he went in. His wife will suffer---Is there not some way of providing for her. F Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 https://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/aa024809f9aaa24f74f3af13940ecd2a.pdf 59f12c0147a3eccfc7aef19d32e0dab5 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Gr. Secretary's Address GEO. H. HARLOW, P.O. Box 500, Springfield, Ills In communicating with Gr. Secretary, please give Name, No. and P.O. address of your Council. Union League of America OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS GRAND COUNCIL Pekin Oct 23rd, 1864 Governor Richard Yates Sir: The Union men of this county (Tazewell) are doing all in their power to carry it for the Union this fall; but I must confess if we do not have help the results are very doubtful. You doubtless know that if we lose this county, we lose a member of Legislature. Also a member of the State Senate and the member of Congress from the 8th Dist. If our Soldiers were home there would be no doubt of the result, but as it is I am fearful. The Copperheads have plenty of money and are using it lavishly. The county Union Centive Committee are cramped for funds although our local candidates are liberal and give <hr /> all and more than they are able. If we can get the Soldiers home we send you will be safe result from the apparent apathy that seems to exist in this matter. I again say I fear the result. I told O. M. Hatch a few months ago that Tazewell would give 250 majority for the Union but that assertion was based on the belief that our Soldiers would be home. We want part at least of the 8th, 47th, 73rd, 86th, 115th, 108th, 139th, & 146th and maybe some others that you know are from this county or District. It is of fearful importance that our brave boys should be allowed to vote. Essentially in all doubtful counties and Districts and I trust you will leave no effort spared to bring it about. Respectfully Yours Geo. H. Harlow <hr /> Harlow, George Pekin Oct 23rd 64 There is an alarming doubt of the result in that county. If they lose it, they lose members of the Senate from 8th Dist. He thinks that the result is very doubtful unless they have the Soldiers vote. They want at least part of the 8th, 47th, 73rd, 86th, 115th, 108th, 139th & 146th Regts. Without these he fears that the county is lost. Ansd Oct 26 64 Snyder ADC 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 3, Folder 9 (October 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 George H. Harlow to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-38 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516362 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. Gr. Secretary's Address GEO. H. HARLOW, P.O. Box 500, Springfield, Ills In communicating with Gr. Secretary, please give Name, No. and P.O. address of your Council. Union League of America OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS GRAND COUNCIL Pekin Oct 23rd, 1864 Governor Richard Yates Sir: The Union men of this county (Tazewell) are doing all in their power to carry it for the Union this fall; but I must confess if we do not have help the results are very doubtful. You doubtless know that if we lose this county, we lose a member of Legislature. Also a member of the State Senate and the member of Congress from the 8th Dist. If our Soldiers were home there would be no doubt of the result, but as it is I am fearful. The Copperheads have plenty of money and are using it lavishly. The county Union Centive Committee are cramped for funds although our local candidates are liberal and give <hr /> all and more than they are able. If we can get the Soldiers home we send you will be safe result from the apparent apathy that seems to exist in this matter. I again say I fear the result. I told O. M. Hatch a few months ago that Tazewell would give 250 majority for the Union but that assertion was based on the belief that our Soldiers would be home. We want part at least of the 8th, 47th, 73rd, 86th, 115th, 108th, 139th, & 146th and maybe some others that you know are from this county or District. It is of fearful importance that our brave boys should be allowed to vote. Essentially in all doubtful counties and Districts and I trust you will leave no effort spared to bring it about. Respectfully Yours Geo. H. Harlow <hr /> Harlow, George Pekin Oct 23rd 64 There is an alarming doubt of the result in that county. If they lose it, they lose members of the Senate from 8th Dist. He thinks that the result is very doubtful unless they have the Soldiers vote. They want at least part of the 8th, 47th, 73rd, 86th, 115th, 108th, 139th & 146th Regts. Without these he fears that the county is lost. Ansd Oct 26 64 Snyder ADC 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/39d2c914af03d2e922e71c1facd87096.pdf ebb87e60758767860ec18dfc03d5e674 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Camp Butler Oct 21st/64 Richard Yates (Governor) Sir I have the honour of asking you if please to attend to that letter which you gave us in Peoria concerning that furlough to Geneseo untill we can vote we are old Soldiers and have our three years in the 9th Illinois Cav and now we want the priviledge of going home to vote, our names is in that letter which Capt Key has that you gave us Please lett us go we will pay our own way the whole five of us is for good old Abe you will find us in the Substitute Camp let us know Yours truly James Bracken <hr /> Bracken James Camp Butler Oct 21st 64 Calls the Governor's attention to a letter which he gave them in Peoria in reference to a furlough. They want it attended to so that they can vote 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 Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 3, Folder 9 (October 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 James Bracken to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-37 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516361 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. Camp Butler Oct 21st/64 Richard Yates (Governor) Sir I have the honour of asking you if please to attend to that letter which you gave us in Peoria concerning that furlough to Geneseo untill we can vote we are old Soldiers and have our three years in the 9th Illinois Cav and now we want the priviledge of going home to vote, our names is in that letter which Capt Key has that you gave us Please lett us go we will pay our own way the whole five of us is for good old Abe you will find us in the Substitute Camp let us know Yours truly James Bracken <hr /> Bracken James Camp Butler Oct 21st 64 Calls the Governor's attention to a letter which he gave them in Peoria in reference to a furlough. They want it attended to so that they can vote 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/bd1c5755eb9224a2051bf63f921bf426.pdf 528d2c5324ad75651bfe3b3b5be56eb5 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Clerk's Office, County Court, KANE COUNTY, ILLS. Geneva, Oct 21 1864. Governor Yates My Dear Sir We are now making arrangements for a large meeting here on Thursday Nov 3d and I have been specially authorized by the committee of arrangements to secure your attendance if possible. It is designed to be an imposing demonstration, and as you have not been in our Congressional district during the campaign it is earnestly hoped that you will be able to come. Indeed from information which I received in Chicago a day or two since, and which when I see you I can explain, I am persuaded that your own interests may make it of some importance that you should visit us. Wentworth and Trumbull are expected & Ingersoll has also been invited. I see you have an appt. at Alton the day following, but we are to have an extra train which will take you <hr /> into the city by 1/2 past 7 and the Alton train does not leave until 9 which would drop you at Alton next day in time for the meeting. You will probably receive a letter from Turner on the subject. Most earnestly hoping that you will not disappoint the expectations of our people in this part of the State, I remain Very truly & faithfully Your Friend & Servant J. G. Wilson Chairman Com. of Arrangements Wilson J. G. Geneva Oct 21st 64 They will have a great demonstration there on Nov 3d 64 Want Gov to be sure to be there as he thinks it will be to his interest (File ) File Senatorial 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 3, Folder 9 (October 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 J. G. Wilson to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-10-21 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516360 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. Clerk's Office, County Court, KANE COUNTY, ILLS. Geneva, Oct 21 1864. Governor Yates My Dear Sir We are now making arrangements for a large meeting here on Thursday Nov 3d and I have been specially authorized by the committee of arrangements to secure your attendance if possible. It is designed to be an imposing demonstration, and as you have not been in our Congressional district during the campaign it is earnestly hoped that you will be able to come. Indeed from information which I received in Chicago a day or two since, and which when I see you I can explain, I am persuaded that your own interests may make it of some importance that you should visit us. Wentworth and Trumbull are expected & Ingersoll has also been invited. I see you have an appt. at Alton the day following, but we are to have an extra train which will take you <hr /> into the city by 1/2 past 7 and the Alton train does not leave until 9 which would drop you at Alton next day in time for the meeting. You will probably receive a letter from Turner on the subject. Most earnestly hoping that you will not disappoint the expectations of our people in this part of the State, I remain Very truly & faithfully Your Friend & Servant J. G. Wilson Chairman Com. of Arrangements Wilson J. G. Geneva Oct 21st 64 They will have a great demonstration there on Nov 3d 64 Want Gov to be sure to be there as he thinks it will be to his interest (File ) File Senatorial 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://mail.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/02919b4c0be1419dc6766036c6ba984b.pdf 3e4b2e90a544ab3b4f3bed80e6e5dd19 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Quincy Ills Oct. 20th/64 Gov. Richard Yates Springfield Ills Dr Sir I understand that and has come from Secty Stanton that such of Ills Soldiers as you desire may be furloughed home to vote at the coming November Election. If such is the case I would like very much to have the Adams County boys that are in the 10th 16th & 50th Ills Regts. We think with the soldiers of these Regts. here to vote we can carry this County and Congressional district. I would urge that you telegraph to Secty. Stanton immediately (if not already done) and see if such an arrangement cannot be effected. I think it highly important. Your most Obt. John Wood <hr /> Wood John Quincy Oct 20/64 Says they must have 10th 16th & 50th Regts home to vote in order to carry Adams County. Wants Gov to do it. 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 3, Folder 9 (October 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 Wood to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-35 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516359 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Quincy Ills Oct. 20th/64 Gov. Richard Yates Springfield Ills Dr Sir I understand that and has come from Secty Stanton that such of Ills Soldiers as you desire may be furloughed home to vote at the coming November Election. If such is the case I would like very much to have the Adams County boys that are in the 10th 16th & 50th Ills Regts. We think with the soldiers of these Regts. here to vote we can carry this County and Congressional district. I would urge that you telegraph to Secty. Stanton immediately (if not already done) and see if such an arrangement cannot be effected. I think it highly important. Your most Obt. John Wood <hr /> Wood John Quincy Oct 20/64 Says they must have 10th 16th & 50th Regts home to vote in order to carry Adams County. Wants Gov to do it. 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