Richard Yates to Francis Sherman

Apr 2 1862

Col. Francis Sherman Chicago Ill

Dear Sir

The complaints from Chicago by letter and telegraph against your being Colonel of the 2nd Board of Trade are very numerous-and I have suffered very much in public estimation there by reason of our said [illegible] that I was trying to force you on to the Regt. I have given you and your father good evidence of my disposition to serve you notwithstanding all the clamor against me in your behalf.

Now while I do not wish to back down from anything I said to you, yet I was assured by your father and others in a dispatch, that it would be perfectly satisfactory to the 3rd Reg. & to him for you to have the command of the 3rd

Now I have been generous to you should you not be so to me and not subject me to so much opposition when you could have relieved me by the change?

Please to let me hear from you immediately and oblige

Yours truly R. Y.

Apr 2 1862

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Governor Yates to Frank Sherman Col

Sept 2

requesting S to abandon IId Reg Board of Trade and take IIId

Org troops