Asa J. Baber to Richard Yates

Kansas Ills Sept 9th 1864

To his Excellency

Gov Richd Yates

Springfield

Dear Sir,

We send you a Petition of citizens of Kansas Tp. in reference to the injustice of Drafting our Tp. Kansas with Grandview for 47 men as reported delinquent by Mr Fithian. - our Tp has been and is now unconditionally Loyal, and we have all taken an active part heretofore to get men to enlist in the army of the United States, and Grandview has been intensely Disloyal and has discouraged volunteering from the first breaking out of the war, the Consequence is with a Smaller population in Kansas Tp than Grandview we have sent two or three soldiers to the army, to their (Grandview) one, we now ask you in the name of the Loyal people of Kansas Tp to have our sub-district changed and let each Tp stand upon its own bottom

Please let me hear from you soon on this subject.

Very truly Your friend

Asa J. Baber

Kansas Ills

Baber. Asa. J.

Kansas, Ills. Sept 9th 64

Complains of unfairness in combining Kansas Tp. with Grandview. for Draft purposes Says that Kansas is strictly Loyal & has always encouraged enlistments while Grandview is disloyal & consequently has not furnished her quota. He as the Govr to have its district charged. so that "each Tp shall stand on its own bottom"

Answd Sept 14th 1864.

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