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Princeton, Ills. Nov. 17th /63
Gov Yates,
Dear Sir
I received your Notes & pardon me for troubling you with another.
I am exceedingly anxious, under this last call of the President, of becoming the almoner of many benefits of many friends to the soldiers & contrabands, to whom the benevolent eye of the church particularly, & of the nation generally, is now directed.
Besides, I have a plan, which I now need not stop to delineate - respecting a College in some Southern state, if this war ever closes favorably, which increases my anxiety to help close up this terriable fratricidal conflict, & honor God & my country. It occurred to me that doubtly,
some new Regt. - Cav or Inft. - would be formed. & in Commissioning a Col. you would commission me chaplain - if the appointment comes directly from you - & if does not, your suggestion would be sufficient. Or in any other way, in any other position favorable for this kind of benevolent work, if you could I should like it much. I feel anxious to enter the field. Can you not soon get or give me a commission. If a Regt. is forming any where, just give me a commission, & I will help form it. - a matter in which I have considerable personal experience.
Pardon this intrusion, if any thing turns up to my account, please let me know as soon as possible. otherwise this Note will require no answer.
Your obedient servant,
D.H. Blake
pastor 1st Cong. Ch.
B.
Blake. Rev. D.H.
Princeton Ills.
Nov 17th 1863 -
Very Anxious to enter the Field as an Army Chaplain - to some new regiment - wishes instruction how to procure position if Comn can not be conferred directly -
Letter 25th Nov. Explaining fully necessary steps to secure Chaplaincy - No new regts &c under new call - Regrets that nothing more could be done now to further his plans &c &c
Loomis
ADC
E O Nov 20th 1863-