Frank E. Howe to Richard Yates

With D. L. Hough letter 8/18/64

New England Soldiers' Relief Association,

No. 194 BROADWAY,

New York, August 10th 1864

His Excellency

Governor Yates.

Springfield Ill.

Governor.

By this days Express I have the honor to forward to your Excellency my report of sick and wounded Soldiers belonging to Illinois regiments who have been admitted to Hospitals in and near this City and there visited by my agents from April 1st 1864 to July 1st 1864: together with such Transfers, Returns to Duty, Discharges and Deaths as have occurred during the same period. The delay in the rendition of my report has been occasioned by the greatly increased number of sick and wounded men who have been admitted into Hospitals in and near this City from the battle fields of the Army of the Potomac and elsewhere during the last three months demanding a large amount of additional labor in their visitation and care as well as in gathering and preparing the necessary material for State reports.

This report is entirely independant

of the number of Soldiers who have been received and cared for at the New England Soldiers Relief Association having reference to the Admissions and final dispositions of Illinois Soldiers in hospitals in and near this city during the past three months.

The number of U. S. A. hospitals now visited by my agents has been increased to thirteen to accomodate the additional number of sick, wounded and worn out soldiers who have been sent here for treatment: the names and location of such hospitals please find on Schedule accompanying. The report herewith furnished your Excellency has been prepared with care trusting that while it may be acceptable as an official document from its detail of facts it will afford to those of your citizens more closely interested in its names a fund of interesting information and a relief from suspense and anxiety

I am.

Very Respectfully

Your Obt Svt

Frank E. Howe.

Mil Agt for Ill.

Howe, Frank. E.

New York N.Y. Aug 10, 1864.

Transmitting report of sick and wounded Ills soldiers &c

Ans Aug 25 64

Snyder

ADC

Write Loomis at 5th Avenue [subitance?] of this & tell him to call on Col Howe