A. R. Kenner to Richard Yates

Send his name to J. P. Root for Docs & write Kenner. I have to send & thank him for these names---copy names

Flora Aug 22nd 1864

Hon Rich Yates

Dr Gov

Yours of 18th is recd and I send you names of our Reliable Union men in each Township in Clay County with their Post Office address

T. J. Bagwell Clay City

Alex Bothwell " " [Clay City]

T. D. Clark Xenia

John Russell " [Xenia]

Esquire Meek Suttons Point

Dr. J. H. Parker Larkinsburg

John Beal Hord

Calvin Gibson Bilble Grove

Osman Pixley Ingraham

Robt Fields Louisville

at co seat Wm. H Hanna " [Louisville]

H G Gunn Flora

Our prospects I think are good for carrying this county we lacked 36 votes of carrying the county last April in the Election of Supervisor

and if we can go on making these gains we have done we shall certainly carry the county for we have made a gradual gain from 489 in 1860 to 36 in 1864 and I can count changes since then to carry the county We are makeing great efforts in this county we have established a Printing Press the first no will be issued this week we do this to counter act the influence of a copper head paper issued here. If you can do anything for us in this county by way of [documenting?] speech makers or in any other way it will be thankfully recd and [place?] your credit in the great Union effort in this election. don't neglect our humble servant if you send documents

Your Friend in the strong union hope

A. R. Kenner

Kenner A. R.

Flora Clay Co Ill Aug 22 1864

List of names of best union men of Clay Co.

Senatoral

Mr. Porter will please enter these names on Book under head of Clay County as soon as he has time.

Hirshbach

Entered