Jesse Cremer to Richard Yates

Head Quarters

Yates SS Ills Vol

Camp Big Springs

Miss Aug 3rd 1862

Hon Gov Yates

Dear Sir

I am a privete in Co F 1st Bat Yates SS Ills Vol and I have recieved a letter from Kankakee County Ills requesting me to come and take a commission office in a company there and I think myself amply qualified for any company officer and can come out well recommended and therefore I would ask of you a permotion or a transfer or a furlough to go there long enough to find out what the prospect is for I think I would

be of more servis there then I am here at the presant time write to me and let me know what my chance will be for the seem ancious to have a man that has been drilled for to go at the head of the company and I have been in the servis nearly a year and I can go through all the tacticts in good order

Please write soon and give me the chance of complying with there request.

Your obediant servent and soldier

Jesse Cremer Co F 1st Bat Yates SS Ills Vol

To Hon Gov Yates of Ills

Direct to Camp Big Springs

Miss. vio Cairo

Jesse Creme Cremer

Big Springs Mip

Aug 3/62

Wants a Commission in a new Regt-

Ansd Aug 16 62

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