Almeda L. Sumter to Richard Yates

Athens Menard Co Ill

June the [1th?] 1863

to the Honorable Richard Yats Governor of the State of Ill, kind sir will you please be so kind as to listen to the petisions of an Illinois Soldiers wife, my husband George [W?] Sumter who is a member of the 115th Ill vol took the [Eeresypilas?] in his head and it fell in his eyes and on the 9th of February he was taken to the Hospital in Nashvill Tenn, and remained there untill the 11th of April, when he was sent to Louisvill Ky, where he now remains, my husband requests me to write to you to see if you can do eny thing for him, he cannot do the Goverment eny good nor has not bin of eny use to it for 4 months the 9th of this month, and why cant he come home untill he gits well, if he ever does git well, I will send you his letter and you can see for your self, the piese that he finished on I cant send as there is other business on it that I have to tend to, and as for those 2 men he mentions I will give thier manes the first is Moses Miller privat in Co A 110th Ill inft vol, the other is a privat in Co G 115th Reg Ill Vol, Charles Wakefield is his name the name of the surgeon in Charge is Dr W W Goldsmith, my husban is in 115th reg Ill vol Co K

Hospital No 7 ward 3 Louisville Ky now Sir if you can do eny thing for me with will you be so kind as to do me the favor as soon as time will permit let me know by droping me a few lines in the next mail and you will do me the greatest kindness from your humble servent

Almeda L. Sumter Daughter of Joseph W. Center esq

Ansd June 13 63 (R) resd letter Sumpter Mrs. A L

File S Athens June 1st 1863

Encloses a letter from her husband now in hospital at Louisville. wishes a discharge.

Recd Ex O. June 10 1863