J. R. Parker to Richard Yates

Prairie City April 22/61

To his Excellency

R Yates Gov of Ills

Springfield

Dear Sir

For God sake give me an appointment in the Commissionary Department or some other place that I can do some duty for my county being deprived of marching in the South as a soldir by your order by being over 45 years of age I have one sone and one soninlaw who have volunteered hear to join the army and I want to be a long whare I can do some good

your obedeint servant

J. R. Parker

J.R. Parker

For appt in Commissary Department

answered