George W. Tyler to Richard Yates

19th 1864 Mound City Hospital Oct

Your Excellency

Presuming on your known friendship for the Soldier I take the liberty of writing to you to beg your influence in favor of getting a furlough I was sick with the remittent fever at Little Rock and was sent up here with some 130 others Illinois boys on the [date?] January and arrived here to day or rather last night in the night and if you will help me to get home for a month I think I would be able to go back to the Rock at the end of that time and be fit for duty. I should like to go home immediately for I have had no letters from my wife for a month and I also want to be at home to vote-

as we came up the river the Hospital Steward I think it was canvassed the boat and the result was something near 5 to 1 in favor of Lincoln and Johnson please use your influence in my favor and I shall be greatly obliged to you for the kindness.

Yours Most Respectfully

George W. Tyler Ward H General Hospital Mound City, Ill

P.S. I belong to Company G 106 Ill. There is some 18 or 20 from our regiment here might I also request your influence in their favor

Yours for the union G. W. Tyler

Hon. Richard Yates

Geo. W. Tyler. Co "G" 106th Ill Vols

Hospital Mound City Ills Oct 19th 64

Wants a furlough

Ansd Oct 29 1864 Porter