Asa J. Baber and others to Richard Yates

Sept 9th 1864

Kansas Township Edgar County Illinois

To His Excellency Governor Richd Yates

Springfield

Dear Sir,

Our Township (Kansas) being in a Sub-District with Grandview Township for Enrollment and Draft, and where as Kansas Township having a smaller population than Grandview, has furnished a great many more soldiers to the Army than Grandview has we think two or three, to their one. If we have got the proper credits at the Adjutant Generals Office Now we the Undersigned Citizens of Kansas Township wish to be separated from Grandview in the impending and all future Drafts; And do hereby petition your Honor to lay our case before the proper military authoritys at once, and if possible give us the benefit of the new enrollment Law; that each township will furnish their own quota taking into account the number which has been previously furnished therefrom.

Very Respectfully Yours

Asa J. Baber

Abraham Pinnell

Willis O. Pinnell

Amos Baber

Ezra Nay

Abner Stout

Samuel [McCormacka?]

Wm Goodman

J. K. Boyer

J R Wilhoit

N. S. Wiley

D. B. Fitts

John F [Cerny?]

J.F. Hogue

W.H. Brown

D.W. Zink

Joseph Hollis

G M Sparks

W F Bryer

P Cary

S. B. Taggart

John S Cornwell

Edward Pinnell

Abel Murphy

James [Chilcite?]

Charles Pinnell

Wm P. J. Pinnell

E M [Chilcite?]

Thos. Lemons

Lorenza Newkirk

David Woodruff

Geo Brown

Wm Nay

J. Y. Allison

John McDavitt

I. A. DUdgeon

Wm Smith

Radison R Thompson

Milton Woodruff

Sam Shy

John T. Wiley

W. H.. James

Jacob James

[Adam?] Baber

Danl Collins

J. B. Holland

Wyatt Barr

J. W. Winn

L. H. Best

G Brown

Barber, Asa J. et al

Kansas. Edgar Co. Sep 9th 64

Petition that their Township in the present & all future Drafts be separated from Grandview. Because they have a smaller population & have furnished more soldiers -- three to one.

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