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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Fremont Lake Co Ills
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;May 7th 1864
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hon. Richard Yates,
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov. State of Ills.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Revered Sir,
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To your Excellency, I, a humble woman of this our noble state of Ills. appeal for assistance.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The constant and fatherly interest manifested by you, in all, even the humblest of our soldiers has emboldened me to take this step.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am as I suppose, the widow of an Ills. soldier; My husband, Thos J. Ames of Fremont, Lake Co., enlisted in the 51st Regt. Ills. Vol. Inft. in Sept 1861, and served the most of the time in the capacity of Sergt. in Co. G. At Chickamauga Sept. 20 he fell, fighting bravely to the last. With the exception of pension &amp;amp;c. allowed by Govt. to me, as the childless widow of a volunteer - and which allowance can not of course benefit me for some
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&lt;p&gt;time to come, I am entirely dependent upon my own exertions for a livelihood.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I desire to obtain a situation as copying clerk in some office, at a fair compensation, and under circumstances such as a woman can accept without doing injustice to herself.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You have here a specimen of my chirography and I think I can furnish references, which would be satisfactory, as to other qualifications.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hoping you will graciously pardon my boldness, and kindly grant me your assistance
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very Respectfully
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your Most Obed't.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A. Sophronia Ames.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His Excellency
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;May 7 1864
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&lt;p&gt;May 7th 1864&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Hon. Richard Yates,&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Gov. State of Ills.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Revered Sir,&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;To your Excellency, I, a humble woman of this our noble state of Ills. appeal for assistance.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;The constant and fatherly interest manifested by you, in all, even the humblest of our soldiers has emboldened me to take this step.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;I am as I suppose, the widow of an Ills. soldier; My husband, Thos J. Ames of Fremont, Lake Co., enlisted in the 51st Regt. Ills. Vol. Inft. in Sept 1861, and served the most of the time in the capacity of Sergt. in Co. G. At Chickamauga Sept. 20 he fell, fighting bravely to the last. With the exception of pension &amp;amp;c. allowed by Govt. to me, as the childless widow of a volunteer - and which allowance can not of course benefit me for some&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;time to come, I am entirely dependent upon my own exertions for a livelihood.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;I desire to obtain a situation as copying clerk in some office, at a fair compensation, and under circumstances such as a woman can accept without doing injustice to herself.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;You have here a specimen of my chirography and I think I can furnish references, which would be satisfactory, as to other qualifications.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Hoping you will graciously pardon my boldness, and kindly grant me your assistance&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;I am&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Very Respectfully&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Your Most Obed't.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;A. Sophronia Ames.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; To&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;His Excellency&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Gov. Richard Yates.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;hr /&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Ames Sophronia A.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;May 7 1864&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;Loomis&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Oswego, Illinois
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;May 10th 1864
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov. Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir: My son Harrison J. Baker enlisted last Oct., as a private in the 89th Ills. Vol. Went into camp at Springfield in Dec. was attacked with Diphtheria. From Springfield he was sent to Tenn. In Feb. I received a letter from an agent of the Christian Commission informing me that my son was very low with Pneumonia, I went after him, and brought him north. He has been at home since that time, untill a few days ago, lungs and heart both troubling him. He was examined at Nashville for a discharge; part of his transportation home was paid at Louisville, to be charged on his discharge papers; since that time we have heard nothing of them. He was examined a few days since in
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&lt;p&gt;Chicago, the examining physician said he was not fit for duty, but his best way would be to go to Nashville, and get his discharge from there; and he has gone.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Would not a recommendation from you be of great use to him? I know it is a great favor to ask of you. My son I would give if my country's
good demanded it, but he has gone to be a burden not a help.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Truly yours
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cyrus Baker
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&lt;p&gt;Baker Cyrus
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oswego Ills May 10 64
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wishes Governor to write 
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Oswego, Illinois
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir: My son Harrison J. Baker enlisted last Oct., as a private in the 89th Ills. Vol. Went into camp at Springfield in Dec. was attacked with Diphtheria. From Springfield he was sent to Tenn. In Feb. I received a letter from an agent of the Christian Commission informing me that my son was very low with Pneumonia, I went after him, and brought him north. He has been at home since that time, untill a few days ago, lungs and heart both troubling him. He was examined at Nashville for a discharge; part of his transportation home was paid at Louisville, to be charged on his discharge papers; since that time we have heard nothing of them. He was examined a few days since in
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Peoria Ill May 7 1864
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My dear friend
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir. The bearer of this Mr S. M. Drake is the father of Jas. B. Drake a former employe of this Co who enlisted as Private in Co M Chicago Light Artillery in July '62, from which time to the Battle of Chicamauga he was in active service. he was there badly wounded &amp;amp; up to this date and is now in Hospital at Quincy Ill.
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