Joseph H. Tucker to Richard Yates

Office of Van Vleck & Tucker

Bankers

New York 5th Mch 1863

Governor,

I received a telegraph dispatch from you early in this week dated Springfield Saturday (28th) as follows

"I will meet you either in New York or Phila. & will telegraph you tomorrow, I leave tomorrow night."

Since the receipt of this, I have heard nothing from you & think probably you have changed your mind, but I take the liberty of addressing this to you at Washington

in case you may have gone there without coming to New York and as I leave for Chicago tonight.

When in Washington recently I made an application to the President in behalf of my only remaining son "Harry" for an appointment at "West Point." Harry will be 16 in July next, and I would thank you Governor to speak a word to the President in behalf of my son.

I am Governor

Very Respy your Obt Servt

Joseph H. Tucker

To His Excellency

Richard Yates

Governor of Illinois

National Hotel

Washington D C

Col. Jos. H. Tucker,

New York, March 5, '63

About not being able to meet the Governor; wants the Governor to get his son "Harry" an appointment at West Point.