Greenbury Wright to Richard Yates

Laclede Ills March 24th 1863

Mr Green Wright

Dear sir

As you have some correspondence with Gov. Yates would it not be well enough to inform him of the following.Ishmal Dilly was at Richmond yesterday and over heard a conversation between two C.H. one was telling the other that he had good News from Springfield They had one Thousand [prime?] rifles and was distributing a rifle and revolver to every man that would agree to use them and says he you will hear from them in less than thirty days Dick Yates will be hung and Springfield laid in ashes and then says he the

work commences.

What think you of such a state of things would it not be well to Notify the Gov. of the report it can do no harm if it does no good

Yours Respectfuly

Wheeler Wright

Mason Ills. March 24/63

Governor:

The foregoing letter which explains itself I have just received & hasten to for'd it to you. With Dilly & Wright, I am personally acquainted,& know them to be reliable men. I believe if this is not true, that such a project is on foot.

Yours in haste.

Greenberry Wright.

Private, of course.

Greenberry Wright

Mason March 24 1863

Says a Mr Dilly over heard a conversation the other day between two Copperheads one said he had good news from Springfield, they had received one thousand Rifles and were distributing them, they would hear from them soon the Governor was to be hung and the town laid in ashes.

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Recd Ex O March 26 1863