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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Canton Illinois  
Febuary 25th 1863
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Brother after my Best Respects you I can Inform youthat we are all well Except my Self and I am on the mend the connection is all well So far as I no I hope when you Receive this letter it it will find you better if not well I have ben writing to you for Some time but Received nothing yet I want you to write to me Evry week and let my no where to write to I am going to Iway to make a Crop I would like to have you a long I got tierd of the war and I come off home I have ben at home a bout a month and I have not ben bothered
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;this Country is full of deserters they are coming home evy day they Say if any body comes here to hunt them they will meet bad weather they Say there another call for Six Hundred thousand mor men to be RaySed by draft the people here is prepairing there Selves to Resent it they say thay will die be fore they will be drafted Iowa is about to Join the South I want you to write to me and let me know what you are going to do don't under take anything that you cant get thru with if you want any help or money you must let us no
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;if you Could meet me any where in Missouri or any where Else I would take the tiem and come after you if you can let me no what you can do by the first of April I have wrote to dave for him to come home he wants to make a Crop in in Iowa to  the old folkes is wiling to move to Iowa if we can find a place that Soots us write to me Soon as posable and let me know what you think of things direct your letters Milton Odgen Canton Illinois no more at present but Remains yours C. R. Ogden
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elisha G. Odden
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pitcher and the girls have have wrote to you Regular all winter but they don't Receive any answers from you they got two letters from Johnston John Mc got one now if you are able to write I want you to do it let us no how to direct our letters So you will get them no more Rite Soon
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;C R Odgen
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Canton Illinois  
Febuary 25th 1863
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Brother after my Best Respects you I can Inform youthat we are all well Except my Self and I am on the mend the connection is all well So far as I no I hope when you Receive this letter it it will find you better if not well I have ben writing to you for Some time but Received nothing yet I want you to write to me Evry week and let my no where to write to I am going to Iway to make a Crop I would like to have you a long I got tierd of the war and I come off home I have ben at home a bout a month and I have not ben bothered
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;this Country is full of deserters they are coming home evy day they Say if any body comes here to hunt them they will meet bad weather they Say there another call for Six Hundred thousand mor men to be RaySed by draft the people here is prepairing there Selves to Resent it they say thay will die be fore they will be drafted Iowa is about to Join the South I want you to write to me and let me know what you are going to do don't under take anything that you cant get thru with if you want any help or money you must let us no
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;if you Could meet me any where in Missouri or any where Else I would take the tiem and come after you if you can let me no what you can do by the first of April I have wrote to dave for him to come home he wants to make a Crop in in Iowa to  the old folkes is wiling to move to Iowa if we can find a place that Soots us write to me Soon as posable and let me know what you think of things direct your letters Milton Odgen Canton Illinois no more at present but Remains yours C. R. Ogden
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elisha G. Odden
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pitcher and the girls have have wrote to you Regular all winter but they don't Receive any answers from you they got two letters from Johnston John Mc got one now if you are able to write I want you to do it let us no how to direct our letters So you will get them no more Rite Soon
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Chicago Feby 25th/63
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Governor
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I sent you last evening the petition in relation to Powell. But on coming here this morning, I find quite a good deal of feeling among our friends, in relation to his sucessor.  All with whom I have conversed express a decided preference for Mr Reuben Cleveland. He is an old settler and one who is an active politician and carrys a large influence with him. I understand some of our prominent friends have written you in relation to it.  From what I can
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;see, I think that the appointment of Cleveland would give better satisfaction than any other person. Ward sent for me and I found him at home afflicted with the loss of a child who died last evening. But he is particularly anaious for Clevelands appointment.  I can only say in regard to Cleveland he is a good mechanic and would make a capital Commissioner.  Please let me hear from you soon I shall return to Joliet tonight. Make the appointment soon
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Truly yours &amp;amp;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ira A W Buck
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ira H Buck
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recomends the appointment of Reuben Cleveland as commissioner "says" he is an old settler and carries with him a very large political influence. All whith whom he has conversed express a desire to have him appointed, and he hopes it will be done soon
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Chicago Feby 25th/63
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Governor
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I sent you last evening the petition in relation to Powell. But on coming here this morning, I find quite a good deal of feeling among our friends, in relation to his sucessor.  All with whom I have conversed express a decided preference for Mr Reuben Cleveland. He is an old settler and one who is an active politician and carrys a large influence with him. I understand some of our prominent friends have written you in relation to it.  From what I can
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;see, I think that the appointment of Cleveland would give better satisfaction than any other person. Ward sent for me and I found him at home afflicted with the loss of a child who died last evening. But he is particularly anaious for Clevelands appointment.  I can only say in regard to Cleveland he is a good mechanic and would make a capital Commissioner.  Please let me hear from you soon I shall return to Joliet tonight. Make the appointment soon
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Truly yours &amp;amp;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ira A W Buck
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Telegraph Office Feb 25th
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hon Rich'd Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pardon this intrusion, but these troublous times when loyal men must fight, and loyal women bravely earn their own bread at home, makes me bold.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have been engaged during the last six months in keeping the books of this office.  Since the close of the Session of the Legislature, the business is not sufficiently heavy to require my services.  I must look elsewhere for employment    Can I find it at the State House?  Is there no copying or other writing which a woman might do, and will you exert your influence in my behalf?  I refer you to Judge Caton or Col Fildon (Supt of the Tel Line) who is my brother in law. Again, excuse the liberty 
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have taken prompted by the knowledge of your kindness, and humanity to others.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A reply will reach me at this office during the present week.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very Truly &amp;amp;c&amp;amp;c
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs E.G. Robinson
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ans March 3rd 1863
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs . E.G. Robinson
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Telegraph Office
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Springfield Feb 25th /63
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wishes to know if she can procure copying at the State House?
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[Nuscele?] Appts
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Write that I sincerely regret that at this time no sufficient work to be done &amp;amp;c Recommend her to call in person  on other State Offices
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Telegraph Office Feb 25th
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hon Rich'd Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pardon this intrusion, but these troublous times when loyal men must fight, and loyal women bravely earn their own bread at home, makes me bold.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have been engaged during the last six months in keeping the books of this office.  Since the close of the Session of the Legislature, the business is not sufficiently heavy to require my services.  I must look elsewhere for employment    Can I find it at the State House?  Is there no copying or other writing which a woman might do, and will you exert your influence in my behalf?  I refer you to Judge Caton or Col Fildon (Supt of the Tel Line) who is my brother in law. Again, excuse the liberty 
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have taken prompted by the knowledge of your kindness, and humanity to others.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very Truly &amp;amp;c&amp;amp;c
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&lt;p&gt;Ans March 3rd 1863
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;with petition from Field Officers, 1st Brig. 4th div. 14th Army Corps recommending appointment of Col. Johns
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Chaplain Ills
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Feb 25th 63
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir I was at The Capital During the last week of the Sesion and made Seven unsucful efforts to see you personally In reference to my son S.C. Ebey of Co J 115 one hundred and fifteenth Regt now Sick at my House and was prevented by the press of visitors butt I Explained to Gadge Moses The nature of The business and He will explain to your Honor The Substance of which is to Have The Inclosed Cirtificate with your official approbation Forwarded to The Regt
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Chaplain Ills
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir I was at The Capital During the last week of the Sesion and made Seven unsucful efforts to see you personally In reference to my son S.C. Ebey of Co J 115 one hundred and fifteenth Regt now Sick at my House and was prevented by the press of visitors butt I Explained to Gadge Moses The nature of The business and He will explain to your Honor The Substance of which is to Have The Inclosed Cirtificate with your official approbation Forwarded to The Regt
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Feb 25/63
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hon Govener Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I take my pen in hand to ask you a few questions which I sincerely hope will be answered by you though as it comes from a mere woman prehaps will not be looked upon as worthy of an answer though an answer would be received probbly with more joy and more thanks to you than it would ware it some high oficer ot great Lord   first I will tell you why I write this my husband is private in the
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&lt;p&gt;96 Illinois Regt Company B he has been sick ever since the Regt left Rockford   has not ben able to do duty since then   he has went to the regt several times and as often has been sent to the hospital   he is now at Louisvill Ky and has tried to get his discharge but they wont give him one   he ses he is sadisfide he can never do the Government any good thare and is only expens and he would like to come home and why do they keep him thare they have tried him almost six months to the expence of the Government and why not let him go why is he kept thare till death shall seal his fate and give him his final discharge  another question I would ask are the 96 Ill Vol nine months men 
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&lt;p&gt;were they enlisted under the last call for 9 months men  I thought they ware but did not know  I hope they are for if they are I shall hope once to see my husband once more but if they are for 3 years I shall dispair of ever seeing him again   it is to this end I write to find out if they are 9 months men and if you can and will in any way help my husband in geting his discharge as he is uterly useless to the army  if he was not I would not ask for him nor call him back when he was well and harty   I bade him go and fight for his country which he was very anxious to do   he has tried it and finds he can do no good and he deeply regrets he he cannot be able to meet the 
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&lt;p&gt;foe with the rest of the regt  if you can give him any aid and assistance I hope and pray you will and god will bless you for it and you never will fail to have the prayers of your humble Servant  Mrs E. Fisher. Hainesville Lake Co Ill
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs E Fisher
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Feb 25/63
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hon Govener Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I take my pen in hand to ask you a few questions which I sincerely hope will be answered by you though as it comes from a mere woman prehaps will not be looked upon as worthy of an answer though an answer would be received probbly with more joy and more thanks to you than it would ware it some high oficer ot great Lord   first I will tell you why I write this my husband is private in the
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&lt;p&gt;96 Illinois Regt Company B he has been sick ever since the Regt left Rockford   has not ben able to do duty since then   he has went to the regt several times and as often has been sent to the hospital   he is now at Louisvill Ky and has tried to get his discharge but they wont give him one   he ses he is sadisfide he can never do the Government any good thare and is only expens and he would like to come home and why do they keep him thare they have tried him almost six months to the expence of the Government and why not let him go why is he kept thare till death shall seal his fate and give him his final discharge  another question I would ask are the 96 Ill Vol nine months men 
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&lt;p&gt;were they enlisted under the last call for 9 months men  I thought they ware but did not know  I hope they are for if they are I shall hope once to see my husband once more but if they are for 3 years I shall dispair of ever seeing him again   it is to this end I write to find out if they are 9 months men and if you can and will in any way help my husband in geting his discharge as he is uterly useless to the army  if he was not I would not ask for him nor call him back when he was well and harty   I bade him go and fight for his country which he was very anxious to do   he has tried it and finds he can do no good and he deeply regrets he he cannot be able to meet the 
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&lt;p&gt;foe with the rest of the regt  if you can give him any aid and assistance I hope and pray you will and god will bless you for it and you never will fail to have the prayers of your humble Servant  Mrs E. Fisher. Hainesville Lake Co Ill
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PS W.O. Fisher his is name  My husband is in Louisville Ky Hospital No 8
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please help if in your power a sick and aflicted Soldier
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&lt;p&gt;Answered Mar6 63
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs E Fisher
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hainesvill Lake Co Feb 25 63
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Writes in behalf of her Husband who is now in Hospital at Louisville Ky.  Wishes the Gov to aid in getting a discharge and desires information as to whether the regt was enlisted for 9 mns or 3 years.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Write &amp;amp;c
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov. Yates:
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir  having been called to Springfield on business, I called to see you at your Office, and was sorry to learn that you were too unwell to receive visitors.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did not prepare and forward to you the papers in regard to our county seat question, as I promised you, as upon reflection I felt convinced that it would be asking too much of you to interfere, and I further felt satisfied that we can beat the matter before the people.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I desire, if it will not be asking to much of you, to present another matter, and most respectfully ask your favor.  Iroquois County 
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&lt;p&gt;If the congressional Conscription Bill becomes a law, I desire the appointment of Provost Marshall for our Congressional District.  We are in the 7th, but if you have signed the late apportionment Bill, Iroquois will be in the 10th District.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you will be kind enough to recommend me for the position I desire, I will be under great obligations for the favor.  If my request be granted, please forward the recommendation to me, at Middleport, Ill.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yours truly,
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Desires the appt. of Provost Marshal for his Congressional District.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did not prepare and forward to you the papers in regard to our county seat question, as I promised you, as upon reflection I felt convinced that it would be asking too much of you to interfere, and I further felt satisfied that we can beat the matter before the people.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov Yates.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seymour Van B &amp;amp; other leading N.Y. democrats of rebel proclivities, have become frightened and are backing down as you see from their treasonable positions.  Copperheadism in our own state is Collapsing &amp;amp; fallling to a very desirable discount.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Under the Conscriptions bill just passed #, you will probably Control the Appointments for Illinois - Should this be so I hope you will remember me favorably. 
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&lt;p&gt;Our worthy friend Col A. C. Harding who was with me at your house when I was there last, acted the hero nobly at Donelson recently.  He is one of our best men.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please do me the favor of sending me a pamphlet copy on more of your last message.  I wish to bind among my pamphlets for reference - And believe me as ever
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your friend &amp;amp; fellow citizen
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anson S. Miller.
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Office of the Peoria Daily Transcript,
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peoria, Ill., February 24 1863.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His Excellency Richard Yeates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Sir,
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As our member of the legislature from this city has got, through the agency of base men, taken in the whole of the remaining part of [illegible] 8 N Range 8 East apart [illegible] and unocupied land and a part in inundated now [illegible] ten feet lately called &lt;u&gt;swamp&lt;/u&gt; &lt;u&gt;land&lt;/u&gt; I desire to inquire if said bill has been approved by your excellency, as another important reason is the attempt to abolish our common schools and connect its existence with the copperhead democracy of this place.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill is entitled an act to amend an act to amend the city of Peoria passed in the year 1844 when the original charter was granted the bill was got through in a &lt;u&gt;subrosa&lt;/u&gt; manner without the knowledge of those who are interested either in the city or country if you have not approved [illegible] said bill I can assure you that abundant reason can be furnished you why said bill should receive your rejection  
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&lt;p&gt;Mark M. Aiken
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Bloomington Ills.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Febry 24
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Governor,
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bearer Mr. F. L. Simonson I take pleasure in introducing to you as a sterling Union man and Citizen of this County.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He desires to go down to Vicksburg and bring home his nephew Lt. E. R. Prall of Co. F. 116th. Ills. Regiment, who is in a feeble and disabled condition there.
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Hopkinton Iowa.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Feb. 24th 1863
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am authorized to inform you that you have been elected an honorary member of the "Athenian Literary Society," of Bowen Collegiate Institute.  Our aim is fraternal affection, and mutual improvement.  We have a few standard volumes, the Nucleus of a library which we are striving to increase.  Any contribution you may be pleased to make, either of books or money, will be thankfully received and faithfully applied.
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;EVERETT HOUSE,
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have been informed that Government has ordered five Regiments four of Infantry and one of Calvary for state service. and Sir while Copper headed Democrats pursue the course in which they are [now?] engaged. in my opinion I concur that it is a wise and satisfactory movement.   The official acts of the past Legislature are sufficient to convince every Patriot that love his country more than party that the signs of the times are portentous for evil and that the time had arrived when Traitors at home as well as in the field needed to be learned that if they are inclined, to trample upon the Government and the Laws that the Government still possesed the 
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&lt;hr /&gt;power to at least enforce its Laws and compel all such sympatisers with Rebels to take their place either with the South in the field where they belong or hold their place and cease endeavoring to produce dissatisfaction with our Glorious Government
&lt;p&gt;But what I desire to communicate to you is I desire the Command of one of those Infantry Regiments.  I would not make the request were I not fully convinced from experience that my health will not permit me to remain in a Southern Climate since my connection with the Military I have devoted my time to the study of Military Law and the Drill.  and I feell confident from the experience I have had no man in the field can bost of a better Drilled and disciplined Regiment than mine when [we were?] unfortunately [captured?]   by giving me the command of the Regts above refered to it will enable you to make such choice as your Judgments dictates to fill the vaccancy so created   I hope sir you will not consider me
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&lt;hr /&gt;importunate or troublesome.  I am induced to make the within request from the fact I do not desire to leave the service of my country but to change its position.  I am under a great Debt of gratitude to you for the many favors you have extended with me.  and as I expressed to you one day in your office my services are at your disposal in any manner you may desire them, draw upon me in any manner you deem best and I am ready and willing to respond   my standing Toast is Gov Yates for the next U S. Senator.  hoping you will give the above a favorable consideration
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&lt;p&gt;Pirvate
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Sir I have good encouragement to make up a company of cavalry I think I can succeed and wish you to inform me all the facts in the case the order for raising the border rigments there dutys and term of servis and any thing that you may think will be of advantage to the cause I wrote to you some weeks ago but have no answer I wish to raise this company or go into the 6th rig again  I think that I have done my duty so far but  do not wish to do any less from now until the end of the war I would come up and see you but my presents hear for the past 4 weeks &amp;amp; for 4 weeks to come is indispencable as there in no one hear who will keep talking those leave who should of kep the ball rolling got faint harted and had almost given up in the last ten days things begin to brighten I hear of some meetings to be held in the country by one J.W Howerd late clerk of the legistalen I cannot make public speeches but I will do all I can to thwart his ends I do not know what his intention is but I think it is to ratify the acts of the last legistatn it will be hard for me to work against him as he is a good speaker but I think I can beat him I will be glad you would get some one to send me some public documents to help counteract [J W Allen?] in his plans
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