Judson and McCluer to Richard Yates

Office of the Freeport Weekly Journal Martin's Block, Stephenson Street JUDSON & McCLUER, Proprietors. CIRCULATION, 1000 ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER, 1848 C.K. JUDSON C.W. McCLUER Freeport, Ill,. Jan 20th 1864 Gov. Yates I'm enclosing $5. money rec'd, for which find enclosed receipt for the Journal. Thanks for the [illegible] Should it be in our power to do anything to aid you in satisfying your ambition to represent our [illegible] Illinois in the Senate, rest assured that it will afford me much pleasure. Our first choice for that [illegible]position. has for months been the man who as Governor of our State has done so much for our credit State & National, so much for the cause we all hold most dear, and so much for "Our Boys" in the Army. Yours Respectfully Judson & McCluer (per C.K.J.)

Office of the Freeport Weekly Journal Freeport Jan 18 1864 Richard Yates TO FREEPORT JOURNAL From No 38 Vol. 8 to No 52 Vol. 11 $5.00 Received Payment Paid to April 17 1867 Judson & McCluer

Freeport Journal Receipt to subs to April 17. 1867

Judson and McCluer Freeport Jany 22 1864 Has received Governor's communication containing 5.00. Will be happy to aid the Governor in his aspirations Senatorial