B. C. Cook to Richard Yates

Glover, Cook & Campbell,

Law and Collection Office,

Ottawa, Ill., Sept 19th 1864

To his Excellency Gov Yates,

Dr Sir,

I had a conversation with Secy Stanton last week, he told me that all the Ills Soldiers who were in Hospital or unfit for active service should be furloughd until after the Election. That lists should be furnished to him from this State. In Indiana measures are being taken to make out such lists. In order to do so I suppose the Hospitals should be visited by a good man. It would require several men probably. I could furnish one to look after the Soldiers of this Dist

Please let me hear from you on this subject

Yours Truly

B. C. Cook

Cook Hon B. C.

Ottowa Sept. 19th 1864

He had a conversation with Secty. Stanton who told him that all soldiers in hospitals who were not fit for the field should be furloughed until after Election, and that lists of these soldiers should be furnished to him.

He says he can furnish a man to look after soldiers from that Dist.

Applicn made & ans

H

Loomis

Please write him and ask him whether he has any thing in writing from Stanton - also write my Galena P Master I wish him to come down & accept host of [albrit?] with him to go by all means