James Oakes to Richard Yates

                                                                                                              HEAD-QUARTERS SUP'T VOL. RECT'G SERVICE, ILLINOIS,
                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                           Springfield, September 20  1864

His Excellency Richard Gates Govenor os Illinios Springfield Ills.

Sir:

 I have the honor to acknowledge reciept of your letter of 20 insh, informing me that Wm N. Morris of Mound City Palnski County has in Camp Butler 23 men enlisted th 146th Ill. Inf. and requestin tranportation for the (illegible) to Alton Ills. to enable him to comply with his arrangement with Maj. Gen Rosecomb to transfer the new to the regiment forming there.
 In reply I would respectfully request to be furnished with a copy of said arrangements as I have no official information that there is any Regiment forming st Alton, Ills,

                                                                  I have to honor & be, Sir,
                                                                               Very Respectfully
                                                                                     Yr. Obd. Servt.
                                                                                   James Oakes
                                                                                S Col. 4 U.S. Supt Vol Rec Serv Ills.

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James Oakes. A.A.P.M.G. ____________________ ____________________

Spfld. Sept 20th 1864 ___________________

Has recd Gov's letter requesting that transportation be furnished to Wm R Morris and wants copy of arrangements as he has no official information that a reginment is forming at Alton.

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