Joseph Knox to Richard Yates

Chicago June 15th /61

His Excellency, Richard Yates

My Dear Sir -

I am told there

is a vacancy in the office

of Major in the 13th Ills

Regt (Colo Wyman's)

If so, I am extremely

anxious that Capt Quincy

McNeil of Comp'y D. of

that Regt should be

appted to the office -

Capt McNeil is of

the Rock Island Compy &

no man could more

worthily or creditably fill

the office

I have know him

well for more than twenty

years, & can vouch for his

worthinefs, & fitnefs in every

respect - He is a cusin

of Judge Wilson, & Solo. Wilson

of this city - Besides, my

third son, George, is his Orderly

Sergt - Of course then you

must know that he is in

all respects a man -

I pray you Governor,

do him, & me - all his friends,

& the Country the favor

of appointing him -

Ever & truly

Your friend

Jos. Knox

This will be handed you

by one of my partners,

Mr. Reed -

J. K.

Gov. Yates

Dear Sir -

I do not suppose that anything

I might say, would add any force to the

request for Capt McNiel's appointment -

But in the hope that it might, permit

me to say that from a long acquaintance

with him, and a much longer one with

many others who know him a great deal

better than I do, I entertain no doubt, that

he is all respects an eminently proper

man for the place - I am acquainted with

a large part of Col Wyman's regiment; and

know that this opinion is shared in by all

of them -

I am Yr. obt. Servt

John Eustace

Joseph Knox

reccommending

Quincy McNeil