T. P. Robb to Richard Yates

State of Illinois

Executive Department,

Springfield Jany 13th, 1865

Governor Yates

Dear Sir Please pardon me for again intruding my personal affairs upon your attention, but I have thought that if the Prest is not prepared to make appointments of U.S. Marshal or Direct Tax Commissioners, that the position of Treas Agent for the purchase & sale of cotton at some point in Georgia or So Carolina - Savannah has been lately made a Port of Entry & Govt officers will necessarily have to be appointed. I thought that I would call your attention to the above before you went to Washington, and to say, that no matter what action the state [Law?] Board or Gov Oglesby may take in my case, I will hold myself in readiness to accept any position you may obtain for me.

Very truly yours

T. P. Robb

Memphis Tenn.

Maj T. P. Robb

Jany 13th 1865

In reference to obtaining an appointment.