C. P. Ford to Richard Yates

Clinton Aug 16th 1865

Dear Sir

The following are the most prominent and active union

men in this country="De Witt=" ----

John P Mitchell P.O-CLinton

W H Taylor " " "

W B Smith " " "

W B Morse " " "

M A Morris " " "

J H Humphreys " " "

Wm Hayne " " "

Dr C Goodbreak " " "

W W Adams

Wm Clagg " " "

Isaac M Cuddy " " "

W G Shaw " " "

Henry Magill

Dr B Tenny Waynesville P-O

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John Booth "

Calvin [Timmuns] "

Wm Cantrall "

[Elihu] Robb "

A. P bushman "

[licant] Whiteman "

John [Huehidon] Wapella P-O

S C Nelson "

Eli Harrold "

Smith Taylor "

G Wm Bell "

Parker Gardner "

L Hubble "

C S Cain "

James Brown "

Joseph Brown "

Wm Hume

Wm [Carle] Dem "

Asa Werdman Santa Anna P-O

George [Weedman] "

L Rathburn "

Wm Gillbond "

John Smith "

David White "

David Lowry "

James G. Watson "

Mdj= Lemon "

[gos] Wolf "

Col G B Lemon De Witt P=O

Jacob [Swigant] "

Gorge Nixon "

Dr B S Lewis "

D A Rosencrans "

John Marsh "

James Lafferty "

W H North "

Wm Cottingham "

Dr John Tyler " over

Jonah Lingle [Marow] P O

Wm Phanes "

Thomas B Phillips "

I sent you [his]=J D [Staey] [is]

Letters of recommendation from

Sen Trumbull and gov Oglesby 

have not heard from them have

you received them send me the

Bound vols Congressonal globe

for the last congress also the

complete census reports for G N Coltrin Esq

Respectfully

C P Ford