S. V. R. Hickcox to Richard yates

Daily Tribune

Railroad, Commercial and General Printing Office.

Daily, - $10.00

Tri-Weekly - 5.00

Weekly, - 2.00

Chicago, January 15 1864

Hon Richard Yates

Dear Sir: Your Private Secretary, writes the enclosed curt letter to our bookkeeper, Mr Williston, in reply to one received from him. Mr Snyder either greatly mistakes, or willfully misstates, the purport of Mr Williston' letter. That gentleman did not write to Mr Snyder that the Tribune "refused to publish the full report" of Your speech; but that the Tribune had published all that had been received. Now, Mr Snyder, who is the Springfield correspondent of the Tribune, should have forwarded a copy of that speech at the earliest moment. This he did not see fit to do. The first copy of your speech that reached this office was through the columns of the Chicago Journal These are simply the facts.

Very truly

Tribune Co

By S. V. R Hickox

Private

Hickox W R

Chicago Jany 15 1864.

Letter in regard to publication of speech. Thinks Snyder yr clerk - willfully misstated letter from Bookkeeper, &c &c

Replied to letter Jany 20th 1864. Stated why letter was wrote to Mr Williston &c

John M Snyder

aid de C.

Executive Office Jany 28 64