Unknown to Richard Yates

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Title

Unknown to Richard Yates

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1861-XX-XX

Language

en

Identifier

500119

Transcription

Secession in Egypt

To the Hon Richard Yates Governor of the State of Illinois I Would Reccommend to your notice to pay some attension to the Rebells in this End of the State, Some of them Say they are going to help Jeff Davis & others Say they going to hang cut throts & shoot every Republican in egypt they say it will be sport A killing the Republicans as they are scatiring, they have got a six pounder cannon belonging to the state Also fifty Stand of Arms which are scatered Among the people the canon is in the Charge of Kernell John Dougherty Rebellion is expected Every day ther are fifty side swords with officers swords April 16 union County Ills Respectfully yours they talk of doing the above With in three weeks of Less


Anonymous

Secession in Egypt

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

3

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