E. P. Ferry to Richard Yates

Office U. S. Direct Tax Commissioners,

District of Tennessee,

Nashville, Tenn., June 22d 1865

My Dear Governer

Please accept my thanks

for forms of the 19th Inft.

Since writing you. I have

learned through a clerk in

the Treasury Dept. Washington

that a letter was forwarded to

Paul Johnson. signed by four

individuals requesting our

removal & the appointment of

Citizens of Tennessee.

The petition was referred

by the Prest to the Secy of the

Treas & by him to Civil Servis.

Judge Travis wrote a strong

protest against our removal

stating that he regarded Mr Smith,

one of my colleagues, & myself as

two of the Ablest & most

faithful officers in the service

of the Dep't

I have recd the Commu-

nication from Judge Travis.

Although I wrote him some

time since. The Judge will

never consent to my removal,

but after the 1st of July he will

not be there & I have no

acquaintince with Mr Astin

his successer.

I presume that a very

strong pressure will be brought

to bear upon the President to

remove us by those in this

state who want the office.

I am preparing to leave

at a moments notice. I have

now eight clerks engaged in

manging the business of the

office so that every thing

will be brought up and

balanced on the 1st prox.

Which is the end of the quarter

and the fiscal year.

If I am removed We

will meet somewhere &

talk over matters.

Please let me hear from

you at your leisu__

Very truly

Your friend

E. P. Ferry

E. P Ferry

Nashville June 22 '65

A strong pressure is making

by Nashvillians for his

removal and he is getting

things in readiness to

leave at a moments notice.