R. L. Wilson to Richard Yates

Chicago Illinois

Nov 15th 1864

Gov. Yates

Sir

There will be mustered out and paid of Illinois Troops about day one hundred and twenty Regiments between this time and the first of Sep 1865 at Chicago and Springfield.

To pay each Reg it will take about $40.000. - $5,000000. It will take about $1,000000. to make the local currant payment.

Wisconsin troops that will serve their time out, and return and be mustered out and paid in the next year. I learn will be about thirty, and will require about $1,300000.

And will require the services of say three or four paymasters.

If Illinois and Wisconsin were made into a Pay Department it would require Seven or eight Paymasters for Illinois and three or four for Wisconsin, and the disbursements would amount to about the sum of from $4 to eight million of dollars

Yours respectfully

R L Wilson

Paymaster USA

Wilson R L. P. Master USA

Chicago Nov 15/64

Gives facts showing that Ill & Wis should be made one district for payment of troops.

Attended to

Copy sent to Wilson

Nov 28 64

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Write stating facts requesting Ill & W. to be made as written & Wilson to be appointed Chief - & strong recommend of Wilson & send him a copy to Chicago.