1 25 46 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/8b2ad005e8eef3cdb213dea2445706d1.pdf 962cf03cdd586fbda74e67230da6fddd Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Delavan Ill. Dec 8th 1861 Hon Richard Yates Gov of Illinois Dear Sir, I desire an order for examination by the Medical Board. I am a regular graduate of Medicine and Surgery have practiced my profession in this county more than ten years (refer to letter of Geo Straut) Please transmit order to me at Delavan Tazewell Co Ill, and oblige Yours Very Respectfully A.P. Littlefield M.D. <hr /> Dr A P Littlefield Delevan Wants Permit Issue Permit Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A. P. Littlefield to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-08 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507248 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Delavan Ill. Dec 8th 1861 Hon Richard Yates Gov of Illinois Dear Sir, I desire an order for examination by the Medical Board. I am a regular graduate of Medicine and Surgery have practiced my profession in this county more than ten years (refer to letter of Geo Straut) Please transmit order to me at Delavan Tazewell Co Ill, and oblige Yours Very Respectfully A.P. Littlefield M.D. <hr /> Dr A P Littlefield Delevan Wants Permit Issue Permit Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/1748510c21ea3065fbcd311d77e51d17.pdf 1cd79e2742723fdc535989bd3da7244d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A. York to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507223 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/266768d38142806cd42b3952bfd33182.pdf ac46eea0ad9257022027ce0758fb1d7e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amariah Lockard to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-08 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507247 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/6c5e73bd369a770b10dd0a5d05562fdc.pdf a11a671aaab6bd25e101a6993430cef4 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Camp Douglas Dec 7th 1863 Hon, Richard Yates Springfield Respected Sir It is a feeling of diffidence that I again address you a few lines in regard to getting a situation in the Army that will compensate me for my time. Forgive me in doing this for necessity compels me to urge on But my object in writing to your Excellency this time is to make a Statement of a certain fact that has occurred here, please bear with me. There is a certain Lieut J.A. Fife here that has recently been transfered to the 1st Bat Inalid Corps (formily of the 75th Ill Vol) I understand this to be an honerable Corp, and none but those who merit it can obtain to a position in it <hr /> Now this same J. A. Fife is a swindler and owes me for my property which by his fair speech and oily tounge he got from me with his promise to pay upon the word and honor of a gentleman. Now he can atain to an honorable position by fals representation and Chicanery; can strut with a Lieut' salary and cheat and defraud a comon soldier, who gets his hard tack and no support for his children, can toil on for his thirteen Dollars per month and no recourse whatsoever. "Of consistency thou art a jewell," "Of judgment thou ard fled to bruitish beasts and men have lost reason" Smothed tounged, oily words, walking puppet shows; so goes the world; all right the bigger the rascal the more leniency he gets and the more favors he receives; To the above Statement I get as good men as the state afords to endorse the fact. But enough of this. <hr /> In trying to serve my Country I have lost my health I do not begrudge it I can lay down my life if necessary for the preservation of our Glorious and Benign Government anything that my Country requires of me, but I cannot see my family suffer for the Common necessaries of life I could loose a thousand lives if I had them in the defence of our beloved land yet my duty to my family first and above all except to my God. This will be the last I shall write your Excellency in regard to this matter and will leave the subject with you. You I presume are placed beyond the reach of want and may never need the assistance of Friends God grant you may never need them. In your political periginations through life if you should want the votes of the gallant soldiers of Illinois please remember the poor soldier who addresses you upon this occasion and <hr /> call upon him and ask his vote he knows his duty and will not falter in time of need, and in closeing up this correspondence with your Excellency rember that it is in the sturdy yeomanry who have shouldered the trusty musket and dared to breast the storm of damneble and tratorous Secessionists and drove them back their slimy [stays?], that you can put your trust; if they are not worthy of honerable positions, certainly then swindlers are not If your Excellency will deign to notice this letter and give an answer in due season it will ever be gratfuly remembered by your humble petitioner Very Respectfuly I Remain Yours Fraternaly B. Mendenhall, Co H 78th Reg Ill Vols <hr /> Mendenhall B. Camp Douglas Dec 7 1863 Wishes a position with army, is in very poor circumstances. can the Governor give him a position in a new regt. Gov Endorsement on inside <pre>[Dec?] 15 63 </pre> Answd---as directed Hirshbach <hr /> State of Illinois Executive Department Springfield 186 General We do not know where his address Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource B. Mendenhall to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-07 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507244 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Camp Douglas Dec 7th 1863 Hon, Richard Yates Springfield Respected Sir It is a feeling of diffidence that I again address you a few lines in regard to getting a situation in the Army that will compensate me for my time. Forgive me in doing this for necessity compels me to urge on But my object in writing to your Excellency this time is to make a Statement of a certain fact that has occurred here, please bear with me. There is a certain Lieut J.A. Fife here that has recently been transfered to the 1st Bat Inalid Corps (formily of the 75th Ill Vol) I understand this to be an honerable Corp, and none but those who merit it can obtain to a position in it <hr /> Now this same J. A. Fife is a swindler and owes me for my property which by his fair speech and oily tounge he got from me with his promise to pay upon the word and honor of a gentleman. Now he can atain to an honorable position by fals representation and Chicanery; can strut with a Lieut' salary and cheat and defraud a comon soldier, who gets his hard tack and no support for his children, can toil on for his thirteen Dollars per month and no recourse whatsoever. "Of consistency thou art a jewell," "Of judgment thou ard fled to bruitish beasts and men have lost reason" Smothed tounged, oily words, walking puppet shows; so goes the world; all right the bigger the rascal the more leniency he gets and the more favors he receives; To the above Statement I get as good men as the state afords to endorse the fact. But enough of this. <hr /> In trying to serve my Country I have lost my health I do not begrudge it I can lay down my life if necessary for the preservation of our Glorious and Benign Government anything that my Country requires of me, but I cannot see my family suffer for the Common necessaries of life I could loose a thousand lives if I had them in the defence of our beloved land yet my duty to my family first and above all except to my God. This will be the last I shall write your Excellency in regard to this matter and will leave the subject with you. You I presume are placed beyond the reach of want and may never need the assistance of Friends God grant you may never need them. In your political periginations through life if you should want the votes of the gallant soldiers of Illinois please remember the poor soldier who addresses you upon this occasion and <hr /> call upon him and ask his vote he knows his duty and will not falter in time of need, and in closeing up this correspondence with your Excellency rember that it is in the sturdy yeomanry who have shouldered the trusty musket and dared to breast the storm of damneble and tratorous Secessionists and drove them back their slimy [stays?], that you can put your trust; if they are not worthy of honerable positions, certainly then swindlers are not If your Excellency will deign to notice this letter and give an answer in due season it will ever be gratfuly remembered by your humble petitioner Very Respectfuly I Remain Yours Fraternaly B. Mendenhall, Co H 78th Reg Ill Vols <hr /> Mendenhall B. Camp Douglas Dec 7 1863 Wishes a position with army, is in very poor circumstances. can the Governor give him a position in a new regt. Gov Endorsement on inside <pre>[Dec?] 15 63 </pre> Answd---as directed Hirshbach <hr /> State of Illinois Executive Department Springfield 186 General We do not know where his address Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/bc60bbfea790ab8677aa26680fc2777a.pdf 0552f68a979d1ac239f4e7791dc3c7ac Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource C. C. Parks to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507259 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/ac9ae928a88d8bc2e5a890d178bddbd1.pdf 2c07d3f63b857c0fdcbe0a41a9da381a Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Buffalo Dec 7th 1863 To his excellency Gov Yates Dear Sir Will you have the kindness to favor me with your autograph to add to a collection I am making of celebrated men Very Resp C H Wiley <hr /> Wiley C H. Buffalo Dec 7 1863. Wishes the Governers autograph Executive Office Jany 1864 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource C. H. [Wiley] to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-07 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507245 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Buffalo Dec 7th 1863 To his excellency Gov Yates Dear Sir Will you have the kindness to favor me with your autograph to add to a collection I am making of celebrated men Very Resp C H Wiley <hr /> Wiley C H. Buffalo Dec 7 1863. Wishes the Governers autograph Executive Office Jany 1864 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/c8cb471aad2931018f0c297e90c38a66.pdf b1598ac54ba00bc51294976969989bd5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charles Carleton to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507257 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/2d8c0b49249647d770f12e93f32dc15a.pdf 354cfb73b3857bfe6ef8997ac23cb1a6 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. International Hotel New York, Dec. 7, 1863 Gov. Yates Dear Sir I have arranged for the course of lectures which I have spoken of to you. The course will be commenced on next Saturday evening, Dec. 12. Several prominent speakers have consented to speak on that evening. It occurred to my mind today that it might pos-sibly be more convenient to you to be present and speak at the open-ing of the course, than at the close. If so please allow me to announce you <hr /> as one of the speakers for Saturday evening. The speaches will be such as are usually made at war meetings. I hope enthusiasm will be en-kindled by them - enlistments encouraged and a vigorous prosecution of the war urged by all the speakers. 50 per cent of the proceeds of these lectures will go to the Patriotic Fund for orphans of soldiers the remainder to the National Literary Asso- ciation, for the purpose of increacing the cir-culation of the National Banner, and otherwise promoting the interests of the Association, of which I hope you <pre>---- </pre> will sometime become a member. Hoping to receive from you a favorable reply to my request, I am Very Respectfully by Delphine P. Baker Gov. Richard Yates.d P.S. I hope Mrs Yates is well. Please give my kind remem-berances to her. D.P.B. <hr /> Baker DP New York Dec 7 1863 Has arranged for a course of lectures which will commence Dec 12th Wishes Governor to be present at the opening of course File Executive Office [July?]15 64 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Delphine P. Baker to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-07 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507246 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. International Hotel New York, Dec. 7, 1863 Gov. Yates Dear Sir I have arranged for the course of lectures which I have spoken of to you. The course will be commenced on next Saturday evening, Dec. 12. Several prominent speakers have consented to speak on that evening. It occurred to my mind today that it might pos-sibly be more convenient to you to be present and speak at the open-ing of the course, than at the close. If so please allow me to announce you <hr /> as one of the speakers for Saturday evening. The speaches will be such as are usually made at war meetings. I hope enthusiasm will be en-kindled by them - enlistments encouraged and a vigorous prosecution of the war urged by all the speakers. 50 per cent of the proceeds of these lectures will go to the Patriotic Fund for orphans of soldiers the remainder to the National Literary Asso- ciation, for the purpose of increacing the cir-culation of the National Banner, and otherwise promoting the interests of the Association, of which I hope you <pre>---- </pre> will sometime become a member. Hoping to receive from you a favorable reply to my request, I am Very Respectfully by Delphine P. Baker Gov. Richard Yates.d P.S. I hope Mrs Yates is well. Please give my kind remem-berances to her. D.P.B. <hr /> Baker DP New York Dec 7 1863 Has arranged for a course of lectures which will commence Dec 12th Wishes Governor to be present at the opening of course File Executive Office [July?]15 64 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/0e4b378992497c05f9ebab6f0d7f1982.pdf fdb7cab65b83428e6345de10c8275be0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E. Bement to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507232 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/b3af2d4930e3c91b540efbbdb7a1a88f.pdf 05b084ec9ec9439835436071fbdf991e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E. D. Townsend to Elisha Bassett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507221 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/00d3ba8b5f6c1638ad3678c93553cbe7.pdf 52bf9dabdd6531bdede95f8e1831b401 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource G. W. Foote to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-09 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507254 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/38fb9bcc8579ddbdd0426b0e9f7ac1fe.pdf 8f52920efa79df888115a69d00e7db9b Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. HEAD-QUARTERS GREAT WESTERN SANITARY FAIR, CINCINNATI, No. 178 Vine St., above Fourth St. Donations sought from all. Freight brought free by Railroads and Parcels by Express. Opening day Dec. 21st, Fair to continue during Holiday Season. Entire NET Proceeds to be Distributed to Union Soldiers through the Cincinnati Branch of U.S. Sanitary Commission. MAJ. GEN'L ROSECRANS, President. His Honor, MAYOR HARRIS, Vice President. EDGAR CONKLING, Chairman of Executive Committee, ROBERT W. BURNET, Treasurer. JOHN D. CALDWELL, Cor. Sec'y. Cincinnati, Dec 3, 1863 Dear Sir, As one of Committee I would respectfully request from you an autograph letter for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission. The Committee would be glad to receive any papers of historic, or political interest, or any captured rebel documents, correspondence &c. either as a donation or loan for exhibition. Hoping to receive an early and favorable reply I am Yours Truly Geo. M Laughlin Governor Yates Springfield, Ill. <hr /> Laughlin Geo M. Cincinnati Dec 3 1863. Wishes an autograph letter from the Governor for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission, would be glad to receive any papers of historical interest either as a donation or loan for exhibition Acknowledged receipt & informed him of Governor's absence will refer letter to him on his return. H'bach. Executive Office Dec 9 63. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George M. Laughlin to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507230 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. HEAD-QUARTERS GREAT WESTERN SANITARY FAIR, CINCINNATI, No. 178 Vine St., above Fourth St. Donations sought from all. Freight brought free by Railroads and Parcels by Express. Opening day Dec. 21st, Fair to continue during Holiday Season. Entire NET Proceeds to be Distributed to Union Soldiers through the Cincinnati Branch of U.S. Sanitary Commission. MAJ. GEN'L ROSECRANS, President. His Honor, MAYOR HARRIS, Vice President. EDGAR CONKLING, Chairman of Executive Committee, ROBERT W. BURNET, Treasurer. JOHN D. CALDWELL, Cor. Sec'y. Cincinnati, Dec 3, 1863 Dear Sir, As one of Committee I would respectfully request from you an autograph letter for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission. The Committee would be glad to receive any papers of historic, or political interest, or any captured rebel documents, correspondence &c. either as a donation or loan for exhibition. Hoping to receive an early and favorable reply I am Yours Truly Geo. M Laughlin Governor Yates Springfield, Ill. <hr /> Laughlin Geo M. Cincinnati Dec 3 1863. Wishes an autograph letter from the Governor for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission, would be glad to receive any papers of historical interest either as a donation or loan for exhibition Acknowledged receipt & informed him of Governor's absence will refer letter to him on his return. H'bach. Executive Office Dec 9 63. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d43acfd1a4fc6b75c66279121b422ae8.pdf eb1aa1bd6b4636c741d1ca91820c2691 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Rutledge to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507234 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/2f96b783b3bb503b3bbf80f3585933e1.pdf 1954580140d29b39b5a29d41e4c2846e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George W. Winans to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507255 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/a3028aea76f905452226b3a75d6bb64e.pdf 0ba189507e4f8096356599543eb438d0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gustavus Gaven to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507261 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/7a17ad0f84842b8a4aed003900501129.pdf 82b3585e519b59da4f01aec3fc7e13f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Henry G. Yates to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507222 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/b1352340e48669ac07a09168df49637f.pdf 909be8467b4eaf25eebc7e12d1fcc05d Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Louisville KY Hospital No. 18 December the 9th 1863 To Gov Yates of Ills I now take my pen in hand to write these few lines to you to let you know that their is several Ills boys at this place that was wounded at the Bloody Battle of Chickamuga and we would like to be sent to our own state for we think we would be more comfortable there and if you will be as kind and send for us we shall be very much oblige to you for all the boys that came to the hospital the time we came as been sent to their own state and I think that the Ills soldiers as always done their duty every where and we should like to be treated same as other states troops. From the Ills Soldiers at Hospital No..18 Louisville Ky <hr /> Illinois Soldiers In hospital No 18 Louisville Decem 9 1863 Wish to be transferred to some hospital in their own state. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Illinois Soldiers to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-09 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507251 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Louisville KY Hospital No. 18 December the 9th 1863 To Gov Yates of Ills I now take my pen in hand to write these few lines to you to let you know that their is several Ills boys at this place that was wounded at the Bloody Battle of Chickamuga and we would like to be sent to our own state for we think we would be more comfortable there and if you will be as kind and send for us we shall be very much oblige to you for all the boys that came to the hospital the time we came as been sent to their own state and I think that the Ills soldiers as always done their duty every where and we should like to be treated same as other states troops. From the Ills Soldiers at Hospital No..18 Louisville Ky <hr /> Illinois Soldiers In hospital No 18 Louisville Decem 9 1863 Wish to be transferred to some hospital in their own state. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/f871c0b64254d41cb252e06edd34ff59.pdf b8f9db58cdfc9e7f15cc13c912baac57 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Illinois Military Agency. Louisville, Ky., Dec 10th 1863 Surgeon in Charge Park Barracks Dear Sir I wish most respectfully to call your attention to the case of Elisha Bosley of Co K. 34th Regt Ills Vol. now in sick ward at Park Barracks. he has been there but a short time. has been in Hospital & Barracks near seventeen months. I visited Mr Bosley a few days ago, he is unfit for duty, and will never be. Please examine him, and take the neccessary steps, to bring him before the Board of Examiners, for Discharge. Mr Bosley ought to have been discharged, long before the was sent to Park Barracks. Your early attention is called to his case Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt J C McCoy Ill Mil Agt. <hr /> Park Barracks Louisville Ky Dec 14th 1863 It has been my duty as well as pleasure to carefully examine the within named soldier - while he is unfit for field duty - there is nothing in his case which would cause the b'd of Med Exam. to discharge him - he will go home on Furlough in a few days. Respectfully Wm R Van Hook Surg In Chg Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource J. C. McCoy to William R. Van Hook Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507266 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Illinois Military Agency. Louisville, Ky., Dec 10th 1863 Surgeon in Charge Park Barracks Dear Sir I wish most respectfully to call your attention to the case of Elisha Bosley of Co K. 34th Regt Ills Vol. now in sick ward at Park Barracks. he has been there but a short time. has been in Hospital & Barracks near seventeen months. I visited Mr Bosley a few days ago, he is unfit for duty, and will never be. Please examine him, and take the neccessary steps, to bring him before the Board of Examiners, for Discharge. Mr Bosley ought to have been discharged, long before the was sent to Park Barracks. Your early attention is called to his case Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt J C McCoy Ill Mil Agt. <hr /> Park Barracks Louisville Ky Dec 14th 1863 It has been my duty as well as pleasure to carefully examine the within named soldier - while he is unfit for field duty - there is nothing in his case which would cause the b'd of Med Exam. to discharge him - he will go home on Furlough in a few days. Respectfully Wm R Van Hook Surg In Chg Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/d56baf02e03978ca39c523f73ac8c37b.pdf 671f296f20977092ed2e8a864f2c0598 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource J. D. Mack, C. B. Bales, Davis Major to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507235 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/2fbd51a1d3772c3a8ed28c696f0d8cd7.pdf cbebd9bbc298018f12ab9f9125b7b544 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Richview. Dec 1st 1863 To His Excellency Gov Yates Dear Sir Mr V Frederick of this place wishes to visit the Army of the Cumberland as he has Friends who he is anxious to see on important business. We the undersigned would respectfully recommend him to your favorable consideration as a gentleman of well known Loyalty. Will you please address him a letter recommending him to the Commander of the Army of the Cumberland as a person whome it will be safe, to pass into the lines of the Army for the purposes above Stated Respectfully Yours &C J.H. Barber Chas. Gibbs G T [illegible] A R Shipley W S Merrell F.C.. Gunn <hr /> Barber I H. Richview Dec 1 1863. Recommending Mr V Frederick for a pass to visit the Army - He is a good loyal man. Sent letter of introduction to Mr F./ to Genl Boyle Louisville -Dec 7' 63. Loomis ADC Executive Office Dec 3 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource J. H. Barber and others to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507226 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Richview. Dec 1st 1863 To His Excellency Gov Yates Dear Sir Mr V Frederick of this place wishes to visit the Army of the Cumberland as he has Friends who he is anxious to see on important business. We the undersigned would respectfully recommend him to your favorable consideration as a gentleman of well known Loyalty. Will you please address him a letter recommending him to the Commander of the Army of the Cumberland as a person whome it will be safe, to pass into the lines of the Army for the purposes above Stated Respectfully Yours &C J.H. Barber Chas. Gibbs G T [illegible] A R Shipley W S Merrell F.C.. Gunn <hr /> Barber I H. Richview Dec 1 1863. Recommending Mr V Frederick for a pass to visit the Army - He is a good loyal man. Sent letter of introduction to Mr F./ to Genl Boyle Louisville -Dec 7' 63. Loomis ADC Executive Office Dec 3 63 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/860fc3c107f126c3ea611a97ca752486.pdf e2414416110f232e9d542ed4b641f3b8 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Salem Illinois Dec 3. 1863 His Excellency Richard Yates, Gov. Sir/ Enclosed I send you an article handed to me to day. So far as it relates to me I despise it. My standing and character are too well known for it to disturb me. I have not a copy of your Report, please send it to me and any other documents on the matter of use. I have replied to the enclosed article in the "Centralia Sentinel" Yours Respectfully James Bassett. <hr /> Bassett James Salem Illinois Dec 8 1863. Encloses a Newspaper article handed him a few days ago. Will reply to it through the Centralia Sentinel. Wishes the Governor to send him his report, Wrote him that the detailed report is in the hands of the clerk of the Legislature will furnish him with a copy as soon as the Journals are published. H Send report when published Executive Office Dec 8 1863 <hr /> PICKET GUARD. JOHN R. SHANNON, EDITOR. CHESTER ILLINOIS: Wednesday November 25, 1863. WANTS NOTORIETY. One James Basset a one-horse, jack-leg pettifogger of Salem, Illinois, determined to achieve notoriety, even by playing flunkey to that tottering old debauchee, Dick Yates, communicates to the Centralia Sentinel of the 19th inst, the following twaddle, under the heading of "Slander Refuted:" Salem Illinois, Nov. 14, 1863. Editor of Centralia Sentinel:- Dear Sir: Some [illegible] three weeks ago, at Nashville, Washington county, Col. W. R. Morrison made a speech in the Court Room. In the course of his generally-vituperative remarks on the President and especially Governor Yates, he stated in substance that of the $50,000 voted for the soldiers, and placed in the Governor's hands to disburse, only one thousand went to the soldiers, nine thousand in steamboat excursions, and the remaining $40,000 was unaccounted for by the Governor whom he sneeringly called the soldier's friend. Believing this to be untrue, yet unable to reply by facts, I wrote to Governor Yates for an explanation, so that I might refute the charge. I received the following satisfactory reply, which I send to you for publication. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Springfield, Nov 10, 1863. Sir: Your letter of the 28:h of October, was handed to me yesterday; it would have been answered before if I had been at home. It is impossible for me to give you at present, the items for which the $50,000 appropriation was expended but will refer you to the report which I made to the Legislature, showing how the funds were disposed of The fact that not a single item was objected to, is sufficient to refute the ridiculous charge you speak of. I am truly thankful for your offer to answer the accusation. Respectfully yours. Richard Yates, Gov. Comment is unnecessary. Truly yours, JAMES BASSET. If Mr. Basset will refer to Gov. Yates' report to the legislature, and show us by the Governor's own figures that Col. Morrison has charged him with anything that is "untrue," it will be more to the point. The report of Governor Yates, itself is proof patent that of the $50,000 voted by the legislature of Illinois for the soldiers in the field, Governor Yates, and his "strikers and bowers" "gobbled up" $40 000, and that all of the remaining $10 000 except less than $2,000 was paid out for steamboat charters, wines and refreshments, which the country knows that Dick Yates, Mrs. Major Belle Reynolds, et id omne genus guzzled on the pleasure excursion to Pittsburg Landing. B ass-et is evidently an ass. A professed lawyer, he confesses in the above that he knows nothing of what he attempts to deny, while there is not an intelligent boy of eighteen years in this country, but had, months ago read Yates' report to the legislature, which, in black and white, over his own signature, tells the world that of the $50,000 voted by the Illinois legislature, for the purpose of relieving the wants and distresses of the sick and wounded soldiers of Illinois, he, Dick Yates -"The soldiers' friend" - applied $40 000 to the payment of himself and his strikers, and of the remaining $10,000 all but less than $2,000 was paid for steamboat excursions. It is late in the day for any man to deny that Dick Yates swindled the poor soldiers out of $48,000 and upwards. Though the charge has been made for months, no respectable Abolitionist has heretofore been found with hardihood enough to deny it, and now, this Mr. James B-ass-head raises his wooly cranium and denies what Dick Yates himself admits in his report. We thus have the denial of a stay-at-home abolitionist against the word of a patriotic Democrat like Col. Bill Morrison who has shown his love of country on the tented field. B-ass-et you may be a very ass-tute pettifogger. but when you attempt to write down Col. Bill Morrison as a slanderer, you only succeed in writing yourself down as an unmitigated Ass. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Bessett to Richard Yates, enclosure Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507233 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Salem Illinois Dec 3. 1863 His Excellency Richard Yates, Gov. Sir/ Enclosed I send you an article handed to me to day. So far as it relates to me I despise it. My standing and character are too well known for it to disturb me. I have not a copy of your Report, please send it to me and any other documents on the matter of use. I have replied to the enclosed article in the "Centralia Sentinel" Yours Respectfully James Bassett. <hr /> Bassett James Salem Illinois Dec 8 1863. Encloses a Newspaper article handed him a few days ago. Will reply to it through the Centralia Sentinel. Wishes the Governor to send him his report, Wrote him that the detailed report is in the hands of the clerk of the Legislature will furnish him with a copy as soon as the Journals are published. H Send report when published Executive Office Dec 8 1863 <hr /> PICKET GUARD. JOHN R. SHANNON, EDITOR. CHESTER ILLINOIS: Wednesday November 25, 1863. WANTS NOTORIETY. One James Basset a one-horse, jack-leg pettifogger of Salem, Illinois, determined to achieve notoriety, even by playing flunkey to that tottering old debauchee, Dick Yates, communicates to the Centralia Sentinel of the 19th inst, the following twaddle, under the heading of "Slander Refuted:" Salem Illinois, Nov. 14, 1863. Editor of Centralia Sentinel:- Dear Sir: Some [illegible] three weeks ago, at Nashville, Washington county, Col. W. R. Morrison made a speech in the Court Room. In the course of his generally-vituperative remarks on the President and especially Governor Yates, he stated in substance that of the $50,000 voted for the soldiers, and placed in the Governor's hands to disburse, only one thousand went to the soldiers, nine thousand in steamboat excursions, and the remaining $40,000 was unaccounted for by the Governor whom he sneeringly called the soldier's friend. Believing this to be untrue, yet unable to reply by facts, I wrote to Governor Yates for an explanation, so that I might refute the charge. I received the following satisfactory reply, which I send to you for publication. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Springfield, Nov 10, 1863. Sir: Your letter of the 28:h of October, was handed to me yesterday; it would have been answered before if I had been at home. It is impossible for me to give you at present, the items for which the $50,000 appropriation was expended but will refer you to the report which I made to the Legislature, showing how the funds were disposed of The fact that not a single item was objected to, is sufficient to refute the ridiculous charge you speak of. I am truly thankful for your offer to answer the accusation. Respectfully yours. Richard Yates, Gov. Comment is unnecessary. Truly yours, JAMES BASSET. If Mr. Basset will refer to Gov. Yates' report to the legislature, and show us by the Governor's own figures that Col. Morrison has charged him with anything that is "untrue," it will be more to the point. The report of Governor Yates, itself is proof patent that of the $50,000 voted by the legislature of Illinois for the soldiers in the field, Governor Yates, and his "strikers and bowers" "gobbled up" $40 000, and that all of the remaining $10 000 except less than $2,000 was paid out for steamboat charters, wines and refreshments, which the country knows that Dick Yates, Mrs. Major Belle Reynolds, et id omne genus guzzled on the pleasure excursion to Pittsburg Landing. B ass-et is evidently an ass. A professed lawyer, he confesses in the above that he knows nothing of what he attempts to deny, while there is not an intelligent boy of eighteen years in this country, but had, months ago read Yates' report to the legislature, which, in black and white, over his own signature, tells the world that of the $50,000 voted by the Illinois legislature, for the purpose of relieving the wants and distresses of the sick and wounded soldiers of Illinois, he, Dick Yates -"The soldiers' friend" - applied $40 000 to the payment of himself and his strikers, and of the remaining $10,000 all but less than $2,000 was paid for steamboat excursions. It is late in the day for any man to deny that Dick Yates swindled the poor soldiers out of $48,000 and upwards. Though the charge has been made for months, no respectable Abolitionist has heretofore been found with hardihood enough to deny it, and now, this Mr. James B-ass-head raises his wooly cranium and denies what Dick Yates himself admits in his report. We thus have the denial of a stay-at-home abolitionist against the word of a patriotic Democrat like Col. Bill Morrison who has shown his love of country on the tented field. B-ass-et you may be a very ass-tute pettifogger. but when you attempt to write down Col. Bill Morrison as a slanderer, you only succeed in writing yourself down as an unmitigated Ass. Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/8713599b4c06dde667db8d65135cd3cf.pdf 6e1c76d3ded069f0177c0cc2ef23bb7e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Stacy to J. [Dury] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507260 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/bb6724cb962d69ad7f89c3ec69bd5ca4.pdf b347316a7e8c116c3ec4b440bc899aa9 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Millburn, Lake Co. Ill. Dec 8, 1863 Governor, Yates, My son, Geo. C. Dodge of Co C 96th. Reg. Ill. Vol's., was wounded in the battle of Chickamanga; left on the field and fell into the rebels' power. He was paroled as were the other wounded, and returned to our lines. They were not paroled singly but all signed the same papers, - one of which was retained by the rebels, while the other, it is supposed was sent to the proper officer of the U. S. army. Thus George has nothing to show his actual relation to the army. He is now at home on a furlough requiring him to report at Nashvill Tenn. My object in writing, is to ask of you the favor, if in your power, to arrange with the proper authorities, that the paroled Illinois soldiers may report at the parole camp nearest their several homes. To be with, or near their families, while unable to take an active part in the war, would be a privilege to many of the soldiers without any prejudice to the public service. <hr /> To a young man from Indiana, furloughed at the same time as my son, who had been captured on an other occasion and paroled singly, Gen. Granger granted permission to report to the parole camp in Indiana. Why should not the same privilege be granted to Illinois soldiers? Please to consider this subject at an early day, and oblige many wounded men as well as Yours Respectfully James M. Dodge <hr /> Dodge James M. Milborn Lake County Dec 3 1863. His son is a paroled prisoner now at home on furlough. Wishes the Governor to arrange with the authorities to have Illinois soldiers to report at parole camps nearest their homes. Executive Office Dec 11 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James M. Dodge to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507229 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Millburn, Lake Co. Ill. Dec 8, 1863 Governor, Yates, My son, Geo. C. Dodge of Co C 96th. Reg. Ill. Vol's., was wounded in the battle of Chickamanga; left on the field and fell into the rebels' power. He was paroled as were the other wounded, and returned to our lines. They were not paroled singly but all signed the same papers, - one of which was retained by the rebels, while the other, it is supposed was sent to the proper officer of the U. S. army. Thus George has nothing to show his actual relation to the army. He is now at home on a furlough requiring him to report at Nashvill Tenn. My object in writing, is to ask of you the favor, if in your power, to arrange with the proper authorities, that the paroled Illinois soldiers may report at the parole camp nearest their several homes. To be with, or near their families, while unable to take an active part in the war, would be a privilege to many of the soldiers without any prejudice to the public service. <hr /> To a young man from Indiana, furloughed at the same time as my son, who had been captured on an other occasion and paroled singly, Gen. Granger granted permission to report to the parole camp in Indiana. Why should not the same privilege be granted to Illinois soldiers? Please to consider this subject at an early day, and oblige many wounded men as well as Yours Respectfully James M. Dodge <hr /> Dodge James M. Milborn Lake County Dec 3 1863. His son is a paroled prisoner now at home on furlough. Wishes the Governor to arrange with the authorities to have Illinois soldiers to report at parole camps nearest their homes. Executive Office Dec 11 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/3dcdfbffd649ae1cc1c9f818427001bf.pdf 6e0b5f10f96b1d1380b2e66aad20117e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James M. Tracy to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-05 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507239 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/0b62b2320ac1ad37430c9cdce1c1f8b5.pdf e96d1fa5ba51248b560c981482afe871 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Carrollton Dec 9th 1863 To Gov Yates Dear Sir I (partly to answer my own feelings as to [right?], and partly at the suggestion of one George Winn now a private in Company I. 91st Reg Ills Vols) wrote to you in order to get the situation of the said George Winn relieved from some of the hardships now attached to it. He is a good sober honest industrious fellow. (the only objections I ever had to him was that he is a republican) and a good gunsmith and blacksmith. he having followed that business ever since I lived in Carrollton. and was engaged in it when I came here. he has been afflicted with Rheumatism for six or seven months ( perhaps longer) to such an extent that he is unfit to perform the actual <hr /> duties of a Soldier, but he does not desire a discharge as long as he can be of any use. He says there are duties to be performed in the United States Arsenal in St Louis in the line of his trade and thinks he can be of service there, and he has been told that if he can get a letter of recommendation from you to General Schofield that the change can be made and not otherwise. I know your kindness of heart will not permit you to withhold letter above indicated unless your obligations may forbid it. If then can consistently with duty send such a recommendation, please enclose it to my address as he is now at home on short leave. which may expire before it gets here- I make this application from no motive of Selfishness. I have no other motive than to aid a friend <hr /> a son of a Mrs Mason, who has a family to support with only $13 per month to do it with, if he can get the change made as he desires he can have a little more means to support his family, and will have a place where his ailments will not be increased from exposure Yours fraternally Jas N English <hr /> English Jas N Carrollton Dec 9 1863. Wishes the Governor to recommend George Winn of 91st Regt Ills Vol, to Genl Schofield for a position in the St Louis Arsenal. Wishes letter sent to him English - Send letter of recommendation to Hon Jas English H Executive Office Dec 14 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates Family Papers, Box 14, Folder 03 (December 1-10, 1863) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James N. English to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-12-09 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507250 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Carrollton Dec 9th 1863 To Gov Yates Dear Sir I (partly to answer my own feelings as to [right?], and partly at the suggestion of one George Winn now a private in Company I. 91st Reg Ills Vols) wrote to you in order to get the situation of the said George Winn relieved from some of the hardships now attached to it. He is a good sober honest industrious fellow. (the only objections I ever had to him was that he is a republican) and a good gunsmith and blacksmith. he having followed that business ever since I lived in Carrollton. and was engaged in it when I came here. he has been afflicted with Rheumatism for six or seven months ( perhaps longer) to such an extent that he is unfit to perform the actual <hr /> duties of a Soldier, but he does not desire a discharge as long as he can be of any use. He says there are duties to be performed in the United States Arsenal in St Louis in the line of his trade and thinks he can be of service there, and he has been told that if he can get a letter of recommendation from you to General Schofield that the change can be made and not otherwise. I know your kindness of heart will not permit you to withhold letter above indicated unless your obligations may forbid it. If then can consistently with duty send such a recommendation, please enclose it to my address as he is now at home on short leave. which may expire before it gets here- I make this application from no motive of Selfishness. I have no other motive than to aid a friend <hr /> a son of a Mrs Mason, who has a family to support with only $13 per month to do it with, if he can get the change made as he desires he can have a little more means to support his family, and will have a place where his ailments will not be increased from exposure Yours fraternally Jas N English <hr /> English Jas N Carrollton Dec 9 1863. Wishes the Governor to recommend George Winn of 91st Regt Ills Vol, to Genl Schofield for a position in the St Louis Arsenal. Wishes letter sent to him English - Send letter of recommendation to Hon Jas English H Executive Office Dec 14 1863 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Percent Completed The percentage of pages with Completed status. 100 Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20