James J. Spinks to Richard Yates

Hospital No. 2 Evansville. Ind October 12, A. D. 1864 Governor Sir

We the Soldiers of Illinois now In Hospital at Evansville Request of you to have us Transfered to Illinois As we was Ordered to Be Transfered from Diferent Hospitals To Illinois and was stoped at this Hospital now we Request of you to have us Transfered to Said State

We Remain yours Truly James. J. Spinks Co. F. 9. Ills. Infty Charles A. Foster. Co. H. 129 Regt. Ills. Inft. William. H. Benedict. Co. C. 44. Ills. Inft Andrew J. Tate. Co. D. 35th Ills J. Saxe Mcblair Co. S 86. Ill. Inft. James. D. Gilbert. Co. E. 12. Ill. Inft.

Spinks Jas J. Co Y. 9th Ills Vols. Hospl. Evansville Oct 12th 64 He and other Ill soldiers there want to be trans.d to Ill. Hospitals.

Ansd Oct 18th 1864 and trans appd for [illegible]