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Litchfield Nov 4th 1862
Govenor Yates
Respected Sir
I hope you will Pardon the Liberty I have taken in addressing these lines to you in regard to my son who volunteered to serve his Country under the last call of the President. the circumstances under which he volunteered were these, notices were posted up calling for one thousand men for the Flotilla the notices were to this effect that those that volunteered would receive the same bounty as the Land companies and $19-20cts a month. my son talked with the recruiting officer he told him the same as the notice read but told him he would have to clothe himself out of his wages he volunteered for a year as they were taken for that term on the Gun
Boats he was told he would receive a share of his bounty money and one months pay in advance as soon as they were on the receiving Ship at Cairo he has never received a cent yet he left home the 21st of August he is on the Gun Boat Fair Play under Commodore Fitch at Evansville Indiana, I received a letter from him a few days since stating that he understood they could not get any bounty nor but $12 a month and pay for their own clothing besides he is quite dissatisfied under these circumstances after what I have written I would like to know if they will not be obliged to pay him what was promised to him when he volunteered supposing you to be the Proper person to apply to for information on this subject will be my excuse for addressing these lines to you if in Error please inform me who to Apply to I hope you will attend to this and not pass it by and oblige an anxious Mother My Son name is George F Lincoln in this I will enclose my address
yours Respectfully
Rebecca Cook
Ansd Nov. 26-62
Mrs James Cook
Litchfield
Montgomery Co
Has a son on Gunboat (Mississippi)
Has been deceived in regard to the wages he was to receive. wants information about it
Know nothing of the Gunboat service, the same being under control of the Navy Dept. at Washington. The Govnmt is not bound by the misrepresentation of recruiting officers