George Phillips to Richard Yates

No 32. Voucher for Abstract G.

Address, 336 North Franklin St. Chicago Novr 20/64

To, Govr Yates

His Excellency of Illinois.

My dear Governor, I wish I may Even be worthy to have such a Memoir written of me as I have written of you. I wrote and told you - I wrote and told Col.Lomes, Col. Ax Snyder also-- that I had completed such a memoir of you, which would make fifty, or sixty page, and which could be printed for circulation at a cheap rate. I have had no word from Either of you. I called last week at the Tremont with Mr. Church to see you. I did not know till the last hour that you were in town. I have tried hard to get a publisher but have failed. If I had succeeded I would have [had?] the memoir at cost price all over the North West.

I shall be glad to know whether you want it or not. The speeches are omitted; the history is perfect; and I shall be glad if you can give me any idea as to the time when you will be ready to help me make large vol. which you proposed to get [ready?] in the winter. I am heartily glad you are sure - or nearly so -of your [illegible] office. I sincerely congratulate you, and shall look with fresh interest upon [John?] Julius Cesear.

For myself, I have no employment. Could you not in the meanwhile, until a Conselship falls vacent, which you were to [illegible illegible] to promise to get me, could you not secure me some temporary employment as Clerk in Washington? in the Quarter

Masters Depertment or Elsewhere? This will be a small matter to you - and I know your good [illegible] be will prompt you do it for me - for to me just now Such a appointment is a matter of life and death.

I am always yours truly

Geo F Phillips

(Written on form "Requisition for Forage for Public Horses, Mules and Oxen in the Service ...commencing the ___ of ____ 186_ and ending on the ")

Phillips Geo. S.

Chicago, Nov. 20/64.

He has the memoirs ready for publication. and will wait for your advice to have it published.

Wants you to get him a temporary clerkship in Washington until a vacant consulship occurs which he would like to get.

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