B. C. Cook to Richard Yates

                   GLOVER, COOK & CAMPBELL,

                     Law and Collection Office,

                       Ottawa, Ill., Dec 30th 1864

Hon Richard Yates

          Dear Sir...... Yours of 20th I received yesterday I am summoned to Washington to look after some matters in the Supreme Court in which the Bridge across the Mississippi river is concerned; I have done what I could about here and believe that our representatives are all right  I fear McIntyre and was right about Sedgwick as You have been, but I may be mistaken about McIntyre.  I shall try to have Mr Glover come down in my place he can do all that I could and is sagacious I think, the little claim I had for services in the McAllister & Stebbins matter I think is right all I want of you however is to go before the finance committee & say what is right about it. Mr Cassell said something about its being mentioned in your message but that is wholly unnecessary.  I hope you will come out all right and if possible I will come that way on my route to Washington

                                               Yours Truly

                                                          B.C. Cook

Cook B. C.

Ottowa Dec 30th 1864

He is summoned to Washington & cannot be here to Legislature_ Will send Mr Glover who will answer the same purpose _

The claims he has in the McAllister & Stebbins matters he thinks are right All he wants you to do is to go before the finance committee & say what is right about it.