Emilio Bastianelli to Richard Yates

Washington City D.C.

July 4th 1865

Sir

A week or so since I ventured to address you, asking you for your influence to help me get a situation in one of the Departments. As I have received no answer to my letter, my extreme anxiety forces me to write to you again as it is possible my first letter did not reach you. If you will recommend me to Mr. McCulloch, or either one of the Auditors of the Treasury Department if for only the position of a messenger, I shall ever be truly grateful to you for your kindness.

I am now nineteen years of age, and I wish to burden my father any longer to support me since he is growing old, and his health is very delicate, and he has a large family of helpless children to provide for.

Will you please send me a recommendation or a letter of introduction, to any one in either of the Departments, who can give me a situation and you will place me under life long obligations. I am sir

Very respectfully you obedt servant

Emilio Bastianelli

Washington D.C.

Hon. R.R. Yates

Springfield, Ill. Box 800

Bastianelli Sent [Two?] Letters

Emilio Bastianelli

Washington DC

Asks a letter recommending him to be made messenger at some Department at Washington DC

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