1 25 49 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/94a1c410e18f1a6ca7eb165d5a9b884a.pdf 66fbfa062387b03d5708057c03de43cb Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Hillsboro June 30, 1865 Hon. Richard Gates Dear Sir Edmund Miller Esqr, who has resided in our town several years as principal of our Acadamy and formerly connected with the Lutheran College at Springfield, wishes to go on a visit to his native state Virginia. He has been informed that his fathers estate has been [wor??ed] up since the rebellion and that his portion of the estate has been con- fiscated by the rebel government on acct of his residence north. Now I want you to give him a letter to Gov. Pierpoint or "to all whom it may concern" that Mr Miller is all right. I presume you may have some acquaintance with him- if not, you can safely say that his integrity and loyalty are above suspiciion. Your friend L. T. Eccles <hr /> L. T. Eccles Sent the requested letter July 18. '65 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 L. T. Eccles to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514022 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. Hillsboro June 30, 1865 Hon. Richard Gates Dear Sir Edmund Miller Esqr, who has resided in our town several years as principal of our Acadamy and formerly connected with the Lutheran College at Springfield, wishes to go on a visit to his native state Virginia. He has been informed that his fathers estate has been [wor??ed] up since the rebellion and that his portion of the estate has been con- fiscated by the rebel government on acct of his residence north. Now I want you to give him a letter to Gov. Pierpoint or "to all whom it may concern" that Mr Miller is all right. I presume you may have some acquaintance with him- if not, you can safely say that his integrity and loyalty are above suspiciion. Your friend L. T. Eccles <hr /> L. T. Eccles Sent the requested letter July 18. '65 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/e19806578dd22f7a0b572c9d6ca38900.pdf cb7de5bf9c6c340015881d93597b36ab Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head Quarters Mail Station Alton Ills June 30th 1865 The Honorable Richard Yates Jacksonville Ills I have the honor to request the liberty of stating to you that I am desirous of obtaining the position of a collectorship in some of the States, or Territories, and would respectfully ask to be favored with any recommen- dation from you that you may feel justified in giving me. His Excellency the Gov of Illinois has kindly favored me with a recommendation this morning, in addition to those previously received from Genls Dodge and Copeland I am with considerations of the highest esteem very respectfully Your Obt Sevt <hr /> John H. Kuhn Colonel 144th Ills Infty Vols Comdg. Post P. S. Allow me to state that I have served as Major in the ninth (9) Ills Vols Infty <hr /> John H Kuhn- 144 Ill Alton Ill Wants letter to aid him in getting to be US Collector in some of the Territories or States July 13, 1865 Sent him letter as requested D- 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 John H. Kuhn to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514021 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 Mail Station Alton Ills June 30th 1865 The Honorable Richard Yates Jacksonville Ills I have the honor to request the liberty of stating to you that I am desirous of obtaining the position of a collectorship in some of the States, or Territories, and would respectfully ask to be favored with any recommen- dation from you that you may feel justified in giving me. His Excellency the Gov of Illinois has kindly favored me with a recommendation this morning, in addition to those previously received from Genls Dodge and Copeland I am with considerations of the highest esteem very respectfully Your Obt Sevt <hr /> John H. Kuhn Colonel 144th Ills Infty Vols Comdg. Post P. S. Allow me to state that I have served as Major in the ninth (9) Ills Vols Infty <hr /> John H Kuhn- 144 Ill Alton Ill Wants letter to aid him in getting to be US Collector in some of the Territories or States July 13, 1865 Sent him letter as requested D- 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/81553a1972564f91244a2ee4dbe0e3af.pdf 4429cd756ce6741a9122a7624b44f848 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Pay Department, U.S.A. Post of New Albany, Ind. June 30, 1865 Dear Richard Yates Senator from Illinois, Dear Governor: Your kind letter informing me that you had written Mr. Stanton in my behalf was rec'd some time ago. I answered it at the time but the letter may not have reached you. I feel deeply obligated to you for your efforts in my behalf as also do my friends at home. I am informed that no transfer can be made to the Regular Army, as Pay Master, until there is Congressional action as the number is limited by law; this is probably true but the thing will be managed in this way. Those Paymasters <hr /> whom it is decided to transfer to the Regular Army will be retained until Congress meets and a law is passed for their transfer: the remainder of our Corps will be mustered out as soon as the present press of business, arising from mustering out the Army, is over. The whole gist of the matter is to be retained now by the Department until next winter with a view to a transfer. Now is the time to arrange matters as very soon lists will be made subtracting those who will be mustered out. Your influence with Mr. Stanton I am certain could make the retention in my case a certainty. Unless the matter is attended to I fear I will be mustered out in October next. <hr /> Another thing that could be done and would amount to the same thing could be to get my nomination for Brevet Lt. Colonel (which has been done in some cases in the Pay Dept.) on the ground of meritorious services for the past four years. This would be easily done now and would place me in a position of rank which would almost secure my transfer to the Regular Army. May I ask you to give your immediate attention to this subject just as time is now quite important in this matter. I am Governor very sincerely Your friend Geo. Phelps Maj. Geo. Phelps <hr /> July 15, 1865 Sent him letter to Stanton asking for Brevet if cannot be transferred to Regular Army 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 Phelps to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514020 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. Pay Department, U.S.A. Post of New Albany, Ind. June 30, 1865 Dear Richard Yates Senator from Illinois, Dear Governor: Your kind letter informing me that you had written Mr. Stanton in my behalf was rec'd some time ago. I answered it at the time but the letter may not have reached you. I feel deeply obligated to you for your efforts in my behalf as also do my friends at home. I am informed that no transfer can be made to the Regular Army, as Pay Master, until there is Congressional action as the number is limited by law; this is probably true but the thing will be managed in this way. Those Paymasters <hr /> whom it is decided to transfer to the Regular Army will be retained until Congress meets and a law is passed for their transfer: the remainder of our Corps will be mustered out as soon as the present press of business, arising from mustering out the Army, is over. The whole gist of the matter is to be retained now by the Department until next winter with a view to a transfer. Now is the time to arrange matters as very soon lists will be made subtracting those who will be mustered out. Your influence with Mr. Stanton I am certain could make the retention in my case a certainty. Unless the matter is attended to I fear I will be mustered out in October next. <hr /> Another thing that could be done and would amount to the same thing could be to get my nomination for Brevet Lt. Colonel (which has been done in some cases in the Pay Dept.) on the ground of meritorious services for the past four years. This would be easily done now and would place me in a position of rank which would almost secure my transfer to the Regular Army. May I ask you to give your immediate attention to this subject just as time is now quite important in this matter. I am Governor very sincerely Your friend Geo. Phelps Maj. Geo. Phelps <hr /> July 15, 1865 Sent him letter to Stanton asking for Brevet if cannot be transferred to Regular Army 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/94a8ca12a73567531e4e9432dca23a87.pdf b6599c49375b7881c10a56999fd44c7e Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Treasury Department Washington June 30th 1865 Dear Governor, I have been very sick (with dysentery) for two weeks past and came up here Sunday evening for a little rest and to arrange for sale of the captured, abandoned & confiscable property collected in my Agency since going to Richmond. I have now on hand about five hundred thousand dollars worth of tobacco - and an immense amt of lumber - iron metals and other property - all of which will sell at Richmond, Petersuburg, Lynchburg, Danville, and Fredericksburg during the months of July and August. I wrote you a long letter while sick explaining delay in writing you and posting you up about all matters in which you feel an interest. I have seen General Grant several times since I came - my wife & I passed an hour with the Genl & [illegible] last evening and I had another interview with him today. He decidedly and unequivocally eschews politics and says "not any of it for him." I mentioned in my last a scheme gotten or rather "getting up" among <hr /> the National Banks. Have heard something more about it here but I still think there is not any definite shape yet given to the movement, though the men having the matter in charge are influential - rich - and politically rather strong - and seem sanguine about making a strong combination - whatever conclusions they arrive at will be made known soon and I will write you more about it. In pursuance of proclamation of the President all Treasury Agents are or will be out of office on first of July. I will still be connected with the Department & Mr Risley for two or three months in settling up and selling out property received from the Army and collected by agents in Va. & elsewhere. Mr Risley is made the General Disbursing Agent of the Dept and all other supervising & asst special agts report to and settle up with him. This may make my connection with the Department more permanent than I have supposed but the length of time it will take to wind up affairs of the agencies is yet all speculation. My agency has been conducted to the entire satisfaction of the Department and Mr McCulloch has recommended me to the President strongly for Collector of the Port of Richmond. The citizens have also sent a strong recommendation and I may get the office. It is worth <hr /> $3,000 to 3500 per annum. Have become very intimately and favorably acquainted with Gov. Pierpont and have aided him considerably about starting in at Richmond under the Alexandria Constitution. He has considerable to contend with and does not find his new executive position a "bed of roses." Reconstruction bothers him wonderfully - and nearly all our politicians in Va. seem afraid to take decided ground on the negro suffrage questions which next to enfranchisement of the rebel, of various grades is the absorbing question. There is a wonderful absence here and in Virginia of the positive and decided tone always assumed by you (in advance of the press and people) at Springfield. Phillips, Sumner & Greely have given the party and the administration a kick which they really staggered under and now the publication of Chase's letter to Mr Lincoln has awakened apprehensions that are discouraging to those who have striven to keep up party organization under this administration. One wing claims that Johnson is after the War Democracy and expects to run his administration to their advantage and win their support in the future for a recompense. Chase it is presumed will modify his views to suit the conservative Republicans and that Phillips Greely & Co will consent to this and keep up the party as organized. The Pomeroy movement of which I wrote you before rather cuts between and they expect all the advantages which can be gained by dissensions in all parties and come in on the "Financial Situation" - ignoring past political dogmas - and have a party devoted to the material development of the country. You will observe that the Ohio State Convention carefully ignored the suffrage question and the party is held (in that State at least) to take the popular platform presented by either the Chase-Johnson - or National Bk. wing of the present Republican or Union organization (of '64). At one time I thought there would be a breach between Stanton and the Administration and that a Sherman (War Democratic & Conciliation party) would loom up - but Sherman shook Stanton just enough to scare him into support and adhesion - and damaged himself (Sherman) enough to keep his Democratic sympathizers from rallying - leaving Grant master of all the advantage that final successes of our Armies could give a General. I have talked frequently with the friends of Genl. Grant who are watching jealously all the points in his favor and they are fully aware of my preferences in the next National Convention and they will act fully in concert with us in whatever may be deemed most expedient. The salary of Lieut General ought to be increased to $20,000 - per annum - and the country owes it to Grant & his family to so provide for him. I do not know your <hr /> views about increasing salaries of military officers - but think you can afford to modify your ideas about public economy &c &c to reward a man who has done so much for his country. You have said more good things than any other man about providing for the families of soldiers - and it does not seem improper that the man who has led our armies through to final triumph should be fittingly remembered by the country. Grant went into the war almost penniless - left wife and children without adequate provision against contingency of death in the service. His personal gallantry in many fields (& on some of them you have been a personal witness) has given us victory where defeat seemed certain. If he had fallen - think of possible prolongation of the war with all its miseries under a new and untried Commander - and think also, Governor of how slow the Republic might be in providing for his family - especially if he had fallen at Vicksburg or Chattanooga. He seeks no office - I heard him say - yesterday - General <hr /> Meade and I only being present, that "I have all I want and all that I deserve" "I would rather be a constable (if it was my duty to serve the people anywhere in a civil capacity) than to have the highest political office as the gift of the people." He refuses all invitations that look like display and he has declined to go to Saratoga, Albany & other places on the fourth of July fearing his going around so much would be misconstrued or misunderstood. He prefers and wants to go to Gettysburg on the 4th but as the other invitations (Saratoga) came first he has felt compelled to decline all. Mrs. Grant told us about meeting you at Chicago and spoke to my wife in the same kind, appreciative way that she did to us about your "kind support of her husband throughout the war" and "hope you would always be his friend." They are living in Georgetown very quietly and pleasantly and the same un-ostentatious style which has always been characteristic of Grant - marks the household and all its surroundings. I am writing near Mr Risley - who often speaks of you with pride and genuine friendly kindness and now asks to ---- be remembered to you. He will be glad to do anything possible for you here and in my absence at Richmond would attend to any important matter you might wish him to look after. I shall leave here Sunday night or Monday morning for New York and after remaining a day will return to Richmond - where I hope you will write me - especially your views about Reconstruction and Suffrage - the latter I desire very much to have your views upon. Please remember my wife & I to Mrs Yates and believe me as ever Faithfully yours, John S. Loomis <hr /> Col J.S. Loomis <hr /> Ans'd July 15, 1865 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 8 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 John S. Loomis to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514019 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. Treasury Department Washington June 30th 1865 Dear Governor, I have been very sick (with dysentery) for two weeks past and came up here Sunday evening for a little rest and to arrange for sale of the captured, abandoned & confiscable property collected in my Agency since going to Richmond. I have now on hand about five hundred thousand dollars worth of tobacco - and an immense amt of lumber - iron metals and other property - all of which will sell at Richmond, Petersuburg, Lynchburg, Danville, and Fredericksburg during the months of July and August. I wrote you a long letter while sick explaining delay in writing you and posting you up about all matters in which you feel an interest. I have seen General Grant several times since I came - my wife & I passed an hour with the Genl & [illegible] last evening and I had another interview with him today. He decidedly and unequivocally eschews politics and says "not any of it for him." I mentioned in my last a scheme gotten or rather "getting up" among <hr /> the National Banks. Have heard something more about it here but I still think there is not any definite shape yet given to the movement, though the men having the matter in charge are influential - rich - and politically rather strong - and seem sanguine about making a strong combination - whatever conclusions they arrive at will be made known soon and I will write you more about it. In pursuance of proclamation of the President all Treasury Agents are or will be out of office on first of July. I will still be connected with the Department & Mr Risley for two or three months in settling up and selling out property received from the Army and collected by agents in Va. & elsewhere. Mr Risley is made the General Disbursing Agent of the Dept and all other supervising & asst special agts report to and settle up with him. This may make my connection with the Department more permanent than I have supposed but the length of time it will take to wind up affairs of the agencies is yet all speculation. My agency has been conducted to the entire satisfaction of the Department and Mr McCulloch has recommended me to the President strongly for Collector of the Port of Richmond. The citizens have also sent a strong recommendation and I may get the office. It is worth <hr /> $3,000 to 3500 per annum. Have become very intimately and favorably acquainted with Gov. Pierpont and have aided him considerably about starting in at Richmond under the Alexandria Constitution. He has considerable to contend with and does not find his new executive position a "bed of roses." Reconstruction bothers him wonderfully - and nearly all our politicians in Va. seem afraid to take decided ground on the negro suffrage questions which next to enfranchisement of the rebel, of various grades is the absorbing question. There is a wonderful absence here and in Virginia of the positive and decided tone always assumed by you (in advance of the press and people) at Springfield. Phillips, Sumner & Greely have given the party and the administration a kick which they really staggered under and now the publication of Chase's letter to Mr Lincoln has awakened apprehensions that are discouraging to those who have striven to keep up party organization under this administration. One wing claims that Johnson is after the War Democracy and expects to run his administration to their advantage and win their support in the future for a recompense. Chase it is presumed will modify his views to suit the conservative Republicans and that Phillips Greely & Co will consent to this and keep up the party as organized. The Pomeroy movement of which I wrote you before rather cuts between and they expect all the advantages which can be gained by dissensions in all parties and come in on the "Financial Situation" - ignoring past political dogmas - and have a party devoted to the material development of the country. You will observe that the Ohio State Convention carefully ignored the suffrage question and the party is held (in that State at least) to take the popular platform presented by either the Chase-Johnson - or National Bk. wing of the present Republican or Union organization (of '64). At one time I thought there would be a breach between Stanton and the Administration and that a Sherman (War Democratic & Conciliation party) would loom up - but Sherman shook Stanton just enough to scare him into support and adhesion - and damaged himself (Sherman) enough to keep his Democratic sympathizers from rallying - leaving Grant master of all the advantage that final successes of our Armies could give a General. I have talked frequently with the friends of Genl. Grant who are watching jealously all the points in his favor and they are fully aware of my preferences in the next National Convention and they will act fully in concert with us in whatever may be deemed most expedient. The salary of Lieut General ought to be increased to $20,000 - per annum - and the country owes it to Grant & his family to so provide for him. I do not know your <hr /> views about increasing salaries of military officers - but think you can afford to modify your ideas about public economy &c &c to reward a man who has done so much for his country. You have said more good things than any other man about providing for the families of soldiers - and it does not seem improper that the man who has led our armies through to final triumph should be fittingly remembered by the country. Grant went into the war almost penniless - left wife and children without adequate provision against contingency of death in the service. His personal gallantry in many fields (& on some of them you have been a personal witness) has given us victory where defeat seemed certain. If he had fallen - think of possible prolongation of the war with all its miseries under a new and untried Commander - and think also, Governor of how slow the Republic might be in providing for his family - especially if he had fallen at Vicksburg or Chattanooga. He seeks no office - I heard him say - yesterday - General <hr /> Meade and I only being present, that "I have all I want and all that I deserve" "I would rather be a constable (if it was my duty to serve the people anywhere in a civil capacity) than to have the highest political office as the gift of the people." He refuses all invitations that look like display and he has declined to go to Saratoga, Albany & other places on the fourth of July fearing his going around so much would be misconstrued or misunderstood. He prefers and wants to go to Gettysburg on the 4th but as the other invitations (Saratoga) came first he has felt compelled to decline all. Mrs. Grant told us about meeting you at Chicago and spoke to my wife in the same kind, appreciative way that she did to us about your "kind support of her husband throughout the war" and "hope you would always be his friend." They are living in Georgetown very quietly and pleasantly and the same un-ostentatious style which has always been characteristic of Grant - marks the household and all its surroundings. I am writing near Mr Risley - who often speaks of you with pride and genuine friendly kindness and now asks to ---- be remembered to you. He will be glad to do anything possible for you here and in my absence at Richmond would attend to any important matter you might wish him to look after. I shall leave here Sunday night or Monday morning for New York and after remaining a day will return to Richmond - where I hope you will write me - especially your views about Reconstruction and Suffrage - the latter I desire very much to have your views upon. Please remember my wife & I to Mrs Yates and believe me as ever Faithfully yours, John S. Loomis <hr /> Col J.S. Loomis <hr /> Ans'd July 15, 1865 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/00936402b84659fd05d8bf93040a8f4c.pdf 3159147d6bad5ec8f9d51257beb990c2 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Louisiana [illegible] June 30 1865 Hon Richard Yates Dear Sir A vacancy is created on the Bench of the Supreme Court for the 6th Judicial Circuit by the death of Chief Justice [illegible] of [illegible]. If you are un- committed on the subject and are disposed I would be glad if you would recommend for the position M Charles D Drake of St Louis MO. I need speak of M D for you know him as a good law- yer and an upright and moral man of [illegible] splendid abilities- [illegible] to me if you conclude to say any- <hr /> thing to the President on his behalf. Yours truly I P Henderson 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 I. P. Henderson to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514018 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. Louisiana [illegible] June 30 1865 Hon Richard Yates Dear Sir A vacancy is created on the Bench of the Supreme Court for the 6th Judicial Circuit by the death of Chief Justice [illegible] of [illegible]. If you are un- committed on the subject and are disposed I would be glad if you would recommend for the position M Charles D Drake of St Louis MO. I need speak of M D for you know him as a good law- yer and an upright and moral man of [illegible] splendid abilities- [illegible] to me if you conclude to say any- <hr /> thing to the President on his behalf. Yours truly I P Henderson 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/d4b9134c4a92b18441d67f27c430580b.pdf ccc129bcc747a31c2da61ed758a5f323 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Complete Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. With Leonard Swett letter 11/26/65 "Longwood," Maryland June 29, '65 Hon Richard Yates Sir About a month since I forwarded to the care of my cousin, Maj D. L. Gold of Springfield Ills. a document received from the officers of the 9th Ind. Cav. recommending my brother Thos. D Shepherd for a Lieutenancy in the Regular Army. My object is sending this to Ills, was to get the signatures of endorsement by the officials of brother's [illegible] [illegible]; the approval of yourself, Gov. O, and Mr Dubois. I have now received it with a hearty approval by each of the above named gentlemen and <hr /> Maj God advises that I apply to you by letter for a special recommendation from yourself. Brother has been in the army nearly ever since the war began and his officers give the highest testimony to his integrity and bravery. If you can grant this you will confer a favor where, I am sure it will be appreciated and heartily acknowledged. I remain with great respect, very truly Annie P. shepherd Care of Dr Gustavus [Myfield?] Matthew's Store Howard Co Maryland 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 Annie P. Shepherd to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514017 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. with Leonard Swett letter 11/26/65 "Longwood," Maryland June 28. "65 Hon. Richard Yates Sir: About a month since I forwarded to the care of my cousin May: I Lo. Gold of Springfield Ills, a document received from the officers of the 9th Ind. Cav. recommending my brother Thos. D Shepherd for a Lieutenancy in the Regular Army. My object in sending [ith?] Ills, was to get the signature of endorsement by the officials of brothers' [illegible] [shalbe?], the approval of yourself. Gov. O and Mr. Dubois. I have now received it with a hearty approval by each of the above named gentlemen and <hr /> my bold advises that I apply to you by letter for a special recommendation from yourself. Brother has been in the army nearly ever since the war began and his officers give the highest testimony to his integrity and bravery. If you can grant this you will confer a [favor?] where, I am sure it will be appreciated and heavily acknowledged. I remain with great respect, very truly Annie P. Shepherd Case of Dr. Gustavus Warfield Matthew's Store Howard Co. Maryland Brother is at present a member of Co Ko. 9th Med Cavalry. You will oblige by sending letter to myself. <hr /> Miss Annie Shepherd July 22, 1865 Sent The letter [bequest?] 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/e40d2e53570549a5faefeedfbd11be45.pdf d294565ee8792de6f168b7008f2e0a2c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Macomb Ill. June 28th Dear Governor. Your letter to Secy Stanton was shown me by Mr. Lehandler. I am much obliged to you as I have been again and again since the war began for your kind help to me. I presume from the statement in the Tribune that I have been Breveted, which is but a compliment at best but in my case coming too late as I am a citizen and not entitled to it. I shall move to Huntsville Ala. early next month to follow my profession. It is an experiment, but as I have to begin somewhere I know of no place where I think I can do so well. If it should ever happen that I can be of any Service to you I know of no event that would afford me more pleasure than the occurrence of such an opportunity. Sincerely Your friend S. H. Waters 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 L. H. Waters to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514016 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. Macomb Ill. June 28th Dear Governor. Your letter to Secy Stanton was shown me by Mr. Lehandler. I am much obliged to you as I have been again and again since the war began for your kind help to me. I presume from the statement in the Tribune that I have been Breveted, which is but a compliment at best but in my case coming too late as I am a citizen and not entitled to it. I shall move to Huntsville Ala. early next month to follow my profession. It is an experiment, but as I have to begin somewhere I know of no place where I think I can do so well. If it should ever happen that I can be of any Service to you I know of no event that would afford me more pleasure than the occurrence of such an opportunity. Sincerely Your friend S. H. Waters 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/aeab84e927ef4fb376e31ac1cbbf0a80.pdf a25422afeed7219b12175ca52f8e358d Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. New Orleans June 27, 1865 Dear Governor I arrived here on the 11th inst and a few days thereafter Judg Kellogg arrived and in the 25th inst he was installed in his office which he fills with dignity and satisfaction all have greeted him with heartiness and rejoice at his arrival. The Judg is endowed with a good share of Policy with a genial disposition. The fear he entertained while in Jacksonville that he would meet with opposition from some parties here were groundless. That I ascertained immediately upon my arrival. He is surrounded in [illegible] constantly engaged getting scarcely time to read his correspondence much less to answer them, for instances there were over one hundred applicants for positions, and to day over one hundred and fifty that with his regular duties fill up his time full as much as he desires. He will in my opinion fully equal his friends most sanguine expectations. He has today assigned me to duty as a Clerk at $1,600.00 per year with the prospect of an increased position in a short time or as soon as he can make the arrangement. It wold in my opinion be injudicious in the Judg to remove <hr /> all the old officers at present until he understands the workings of the Institution fully. Those changes however in my opinion will be perfected whenever the circumstances require. I have no fearsbut what the Judg will suitably provided for me aided by your [illegible] influence, the Judg and myself are in good health. The weather thus far has not been any more oppressive than in the West. I suppose you are interested in Louisiana Politics. I have explored them to considerable extent, and the result is I find three separate and distinct [illegible]. One with Governor Wells as it Leader (who are as the Gov himself informed me) War Democrats, but in my opinion more Copperhead than War Democrat. They assert that they are in favor of the Free state organization but oppose negro suffrage. The other are in favor of the present State organization with a qualification upon Negro sufferage rather wait a while before extend the franchise to the Negro but willing to do so if necessary to neutralize the Rebel vote, the third party are in favor of the State organization but unqualified in favor the Negro franchise immediately. The first named will undoubtedly succeed as the state is full of rebels returning from the army and <hr /> under the amnesty proclamation are entitled the franchise. Judg Cutter belongs to the second party which in my opinion is almost if not quite obsolete "Confidentially" in my opinion He, Cutter, does not exercise much influence here. He is regarded by both of the other parties as "fishy" ready to go either way which will promote his personal interests. Governor Wells is the leading political [illegible] in this State and in the contest this fall the only question will be the right of franchise for the Negro. I have not defined my position with either side preferring to wait and become more acquainted. Governor Wells invited me to speak but I declined. I would prefer hearing from you upon the above upon the above question before I make any declarations - you are always right and it is safe for me to follow in your wake. You are my benefactor my best friend have rendered me valuable assistance which I hope I may be enabled to reciprocate. Please accept my thanks for your kindness with the hope that your path through life may be [strun?] with [fleurs?] With respect Charles H. Fox <hr /> Chas H. Fox 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 Charles C. Fox to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514015 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. New Orleans June 27, 1865 Dear Governor I arrived here on the 11th inst and a few days thereafter Judg Kellogg arrived and in the 25th inst he was installed in his office which he fills with dignity and satisfaction all have greeted him with heartiness and rejoice at his arrival. The Judg is endowed with a good share of Policy with a genial disposition. The fear he entertained while in Jacksonville that he would meet with opposition from some parties here were groundless. That I ascertained immediately upon my arrival. He is surrounded in [illegible] constantly engaged getting scarcely time to read his correspondence much less to answer them, for instances there were over one hundred applicants for positions, and to day over one hundred and fifty that with his regular duties fill up his time full as much as he desires. He will in my opinion fully equal his friends most sanguine expectations. He has today assigned me to duty as a Clerk at $1,600.00 per year with the prospect of an increased position in a short time or as soon as he can make the arrangement. It wold in my opinion be injudicious in the Judg to remove <hr /> all the old officers at present until he understands the workings of the Institution fully. Those changes however in my opinion will be perfected whenever the circumstances require. I have no fearsbut what the Judg will suitably provided for me aided by your [illegible] influence, the Judg and myself are in good health. The weather thus far has not been any more oppressive than in the West. I suppose you are interested in Louisiana Politics. I have explored them to considerable extent, and the result is I find three separate and distinct [illegible]. One with Governor Wells as it Leader (who are as the Gov himself informed me) War Democrats, but in my opinion more Copperhead than War Democrat. They assert that they are in favor of the Free state organization but oppose negro suffrage. The other are in favor of the present State organization with a qualification upon Negro sufferage rather wait a while before extend the franchise to the Negro but willing to do so if necessary to neutralize the Rebel vote, the third party are in favor of the State organization but unqualified in favor the Negro franchise immediately. The first named will undoubtedly succeed as the state is full of rebels returning from the army and <hr /> under the amnesty proclamation are entitled the franchise. Judg Cutter belongs to the second party which in my opinion is almost if not quite obsolete "Confidentially" in my opinion He, Cutter, does not exercise much influence here. He is regarded by both of the other parties as "fishy" ready to go either way which will promote his personal interests. Governor Wells is the leading political [illegible] in this State and in the contest this fall the only question will be the right of franchise for the Negro. I have not defined my position with either side preferring to wait and become more acquainted. Governor Wells invited me to speak but I declined. I would prefer hearing from you upon the above upon the above question before I make any declarations - you are always right and it is safe for me to follow in your wake. You are my benefactor my best friend have rendered me valuable assistance which I hope I may be enabled to reciprocate. Please accept my thanks for your kindness with the hope that your path through life may be [strun?] with [fleurs?] With respect Charles H. Fox <hr /> Chas H. Fox 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/6f82da25d80b1c452de0a1ed55a6db21.pdf 8e23e7230c76d30c23358b6e4af69f46 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. St Louis June 27, 1865 Hon R. Yates I was up at Ft. Leavenworth last week. Met Col. Potter there, he is very anxious to be promoted in the regular army He is now only a captain or Major and I know that others have been promoted in the regular Army that are not as worthy as Potter. I have thought that you could probably assist him in his promotion without interfering with any one of your more [illegible] & [both?] friends <hr /> rights. He claims to be from Ill. as his only relations being there & if he went out of service he should go to Ill to live. He looks upon you as his personal friend and thinks that there is no one in our state in the regular Army that has the same claims he has for promotion by "Brevet" He enclosed me a note as I came away perhaps there is no harm in my sending it to you Would like to have you return it to me here if not troubling you too much. The other case mentioned <hr /> to you in Chicago the papers will be sent you soon. Such cases as that (ie getting transferred to the regular Army) will be competed for by many I presume in our state, but I hope you will Keep my friend Carrie in mind. The Potter case I think you could accomplish just on your picking a srgeant when you are in Washington as I see they have been very liberal in their "Brevets" lately. Should be pleased to hear from you. Address me here & oblige Your friend, R. E. Goodell <hr /> R. E. Gooddell & Capt Potter July 21 186 sent letter for Potter to Goddell. 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 R. E. Goodell to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514014 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. St Louis June 27, 1865 Hon R. Yates I was up at Ft. Leavenworth last week. Met Col. Potter there, he is very anxious to be promoted in the regular army He is now only a captain or Major and I know that others have been promoted in the regular Army that are not as worthy as Potter. I have thought that you could probably assist him in his promotion without interfering with any one of your more [illegible] & [both?] friends <hr /> rights. He claims to be from Ill. as his only relations being there & if he went out of service he should go to Ill to live. He looks upon you as his personal friend and thinks that there is no one in our state in the regular Army that has the same claims he has for promotion by "Brevet" He enclosed me a note as I came away perhaps there is no harm in my sending it to you Would like to have you return it to me here if not troubling you too much. The other case mentioned <hr /> to you in Chicago the papers will be sent you soon. Such cases as that (ie getting transferred to the regular Army) will be competed for by many I presume in our state, but I hope you will Keep my friend Carrie in mind. The Potter case I think you could accomplish just on your picking a srgeant when you are in Washington as I see they have been very liberal in their "Brevets" lately. Should be pleased to hear from you. Address me here & oblige Your friend, R. E. Goodell <hr /> R. E. Gooddell & Capt Potter July 21 186 sent letter for Potter to Goddell. 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/14f6cb8615f85664c8d649d96d7108b3.pdf 73ce98807d034f19cc78f2afb9bf13e7 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. June 27, 1865 enter/return enter/return To the President and members of the Cabinet of the United States. <pre> GENTLEMEN: The undersigned beg leave respectfully to represent: That in the appointment of Lewis E. Parsons, Provisional Governor of Alabama, you have placed the executive administration of that State in the hands of a man of notoriously disloyal proclivities and rebellious antecedents, and whose record has been stained with treasonable opposition to the United States Government from the inauguration of the rebellion. He has been a rebel judge of a district court of the so-called confederacy, sitting in judgment upon the lives and property of loyal Union citizens of Alabama. He has also been a member of the rebel legislature of that State, and has twice taken the oath of allegiance to the confederate government. From the inauguration of hostilities by the firing upon Sumpter, he has been a hearty sympathiser with treason, and an efficient and influential co-worker with traitors in their paricidal efforts to destroy this Government. With recommending him for the position conferred upon him, the truly loyal and Union men of Alabama have had nothing to do. The delegation which accompanied him to this city, are all notorious throughout the State for their disloyalty. They were self constituted, or sent by rebel cliques and did not represent or reflect the sentiment of the Union people and loyal element of the State. They have all been active instigators, aiders, and abettors of the rebellion from the beginning, have not breathed a loyal sentiment, nor entertained a loyal, friendly feeling for this Government, or for the administration of Mr. Lincoln, since April, 1861, notwithstanding two of them, to wit: Geo. S. Houston and Nicholas Davis, have resided more than half the period of the war within the federal lines and been protected by federal bayonets. As this delegation has played a prominent part in the programme of deception practiced upon the Executive of the nation, in securing the federal offices in Alabama to the possession of disloyal men, identified in interest and feeling with the old slave dynasty of our State, we beg leave to present for your information the following concise history of the treasonable record of each, as it came under our observation during the first two years of the rebellion. Joseph C. Bradley, of Huntsville, Alabama, has been the collector of the rebel war tax of that State and also Receiver General of the debts due from southern men to northern and western merchants under the sequestration act of the rebel congress; but finding no immediate pecuniary consideration in the office, he soon declined it. He uniformed and otherwise equipped a company of men raised in and about Huntsville, at his own individual expense; baptised them by the name of "JOE BRADLEY REBELS" and sent them to the rebel army to fight against the Government, the Union, and perpetaity of these States, over the disruption of which, he is now here in the City of Washington shedding crocodile tears--not of repentance for his treason, but of hypocrisy and deception, to aid in securing the political control and patronage of the Government to the old slave dynasty and enable that class of men to control the reconstruction policy of the State of Alabama, and keep themselves in political power and authority. He furnished many thousand dollars to a Mrs. Jordon and Mrs. Bradford, two rebel women of Huntsville, for the purchase of contraband medicines and clothing to be run through the federal lines at Nashville, Tennessee, who were detected, arrested, and imprisoned at Nashville, as his excellency the President will probably recollect. Upon the advent of General Mitchel's army into Huntsville, (April 11th, 1862,) Bradley fled south of Tennessee river, within the rebel lines, where he remained consorting and fraternizing with rebels, employing al his energies, wealth, and influence in support of the rebel cause, till the armies of the rebellion were vanquished and overthrown when he concocted the plan of securing the offices of the state government and its patronage in the hands of his confederates intreason; comes up here to Washington, falsely representing himself and his associates as delegated by the truly loyal men of Alabama to represent and reflect their wishes and sentiments; engineers the appointment of rebels, who are his pliant tools, into office; procures the executive pardon, an upon his return home will no doubt be ready and prepared to crucify, at the first opportunity, the President with the whole republican party, if in his power, with more ferocity than Pontius Pilot did the Saviour. Colonel Nicholas Davis went into the seccession convention of Alabama, pledged to the people to resist the mad heresy to the bitter end. He voted against the ordinance in pursuance of his pledge, but asked and obtained leave to change his vote. He has been a member of the rebel congress, was commissioned a colonel in the rebel army, went to Mobile to assume command, but owing to some difficulty about his regiment, returned to Huntsville, took an interest in a gun factory at Pulaski, Tennessee, for the manufacture of arms and munitions of war for the use of the confederacy, and like Bradley, employed all his wealth, energies, and influence in aid of the rebellion. He has been about half the period of the war within the federal lines, enjoying federal protection, but instead of giving his hearty cooperation to the support and defence of the flag of his country, as a truly loyal man would, he has been quite the reverse, and while not openly defiant, still the spirit of resistance is plainly perceptible as lurking in his heart, and is only subdued by the presence of federal bayonets. General George S. Houston left his seat in the U.S. Congress, returned to Alabama and was a Union man up to the attack upon Fort Sumter. He soon after took the stump, beating up for volunteers for the rebel army, canvassed his congressional district, denounced in his speeches the proclamation of Mr. Lincoln calling for seventy-five thousand men as an unwarrantable attempt at coercion, declared it a usurpation of power, unauthorized by the Constitution, or authority of law, and branded him with the epithets of tyrant and despot, put his sons (one as a captain) into the rebel army, and was instrumental in levying a tax of one hundred and fifty per cent (upon the State and county tax of the county) upon the people of Limestone, to clothe and otherwise fit out these county volunteers, (his own sons among the rest,) preparatory to sending them to the rebel army. He was a member of the vigilance committee of Limestone county, a body of men who assumed the prerogative and authority to arrest, bring before them, try, condemn, and execute men suspected of disloyalty to the so-called confederacy. This committee was the chief committee of the county, and held a supervisory control over the sub-vigilance committees, organized in the several precincts, or election districts of the county; and when the reign of terror was inaugurated, and the bloodhounds of slavery let loose with a savage ferocity, upon unoffending and defenceless Union men, when a free negro, and old defenceless preacher </pre> <hr /> 2 was taken up, tried before a sub-vigilance committee, condemned in secret, and forthwith executed by hanging, his heart afterwards cut out and carried upon the point of a bowie-knife through the streets of Mooresville--when an Italian pedlar of tablecloths, who could hardly speak the English language intelligibly, was reported to have been shot in cold blood by these minions of the slave power, under the pretence of being a northern emissary and abolitionist, George S. Houston was not the man to raise his voice, or use his efforts against the perpetration of these barbarous atrocities, notwithstanding, such was his wealth, influence, and prestige of character in that country, that he could have effectually suppressed such violence, had he had the moral or physical courage to have done so. At the meeting of the legislature in November, 1861, he was anxious to represent the State of Alabama in the senate of the rebel congress, and his friends at Montgomery canvassed his claims for the nominations, and as late as the winter of 1863, he refused to sell his crop of cotton to a respectable gentleman of Nashville, alleging that "the Confederate laws prohibited it," thus recognizing the supremacy of the rebel laws, and admitting their paramount authority to the laws of the United States, notwithstanding the federal forces had once had possession of his end of the State, and his intelligence should have admonished him that they would have possession again. Such has been the rebellious record of the Hon. George S. Houston, during these four years of bloody strife and internicine warfare, which he has fomented and encouraged by every means at his command. Yet he comes here now, with his garments stained with the blood of his countrymen, whom he has influenced to rush madly into this awful rebellion, and claims to have been a good loyal Union citizen of the United States, emphatically alleging, that neither "the State of Alabama or himself have ever yet been out of the Union." This is true as to his State, but his record shows that he himself has made most desperate efforts to get out of it. <pre> With the particular incidents connected with the rebel history of Messrs. Saffold and Bibb we are not familiar. It is known that they are slave-holders, belonging to that class who went into rebellion knowingly, voluntarily, and anxiously as a general thing; and from their association with the delegation, it is presumed they have established a record similar to that of the colleagues. Of Mr. Roberts, it is only necessary to say, that he is the editorof the "Montgomery Mail," in order to understand and appreciate the intensity of his hate and bitter opposition to the Federal Government. Such, Mr. President and gentlemen of the Cabinet, is the history in brief of the men (as it came under our personal observation for the first two years nearly of the rebellion) who have come here, and by falsely representing themselves as reflecting the sentiments of the loyal men of Alabama, have induced you to commit the administration of the governmant of the State of Alabama into the hands of disloyal men, and endorse them with the authority and patronage of the Federal Government, whereby they and their associates in treason may retain the political power and control of the State for the benefit and aggrandizement of the old slave dynasty under a reconstructed governmant of their own distroying. Information received from Alabama last night informs us that the truly loyal men of the State had no agency in sending thi selegation here; that they will shortly be heard from; and that the appointment of rebels to place and power will not only not be acquiesced in, but will be productive of much future strife, blood-she, and many evil consquences. This class of men have been instruments of destroying the old government, and are therefore not the fit instruments to mend up the new government, put in motion, or to run the machine after is is repaired. In their oppositiion to the reinstatement of rebels to control and administer the State government during the process of reconstruction, the truly loysl men of Alabama are contending for principle. Their record is unstained by treason. They have sacrificed everything but life and honor for the sake of the flag of their country. Many of them have been driven from the State; others left voluntarily; and escaping from under the despotic rule of the rebellous slave-holder, entered the Union army, and have been fighting to regain their homes, to which, pillaged and desolated, they hoped, though in poverty, once more to return; and, with the cankering curse of slavery destroyed, to spend the remainder of their lives in peace and quiet under a government which they had helped to save, make free, and in the administration of which the would fell safe both in their persons and property. They have beenassured that when the rebellion was crushed out, and its cause destroyed, the political power of the slave-holder should likewise perish. They have read in all the speeches of our worthy chief magistrate that the southern people engaged in this rebellion "must be taught that treason is a crime, and that traitors should be punished,"and they have been led to expect that none but the loyal men would again be permitted to enjoy power and place, and the confidence of the Government in the insurgent States. They have also been let to believe that to excuse or palliate crime, without thorough conversion of the criminal, is but to encourage crime still further; and the pardon and forgiveness of conscious, intelligend and influential traitors against the Government of the United States, without a long probationary repentance, (of which this class of rebels should give unmistakable evidence,) if the rankest kind of injustice. But he appointment of rebels to office in the State of Alabama will disappoint their expectations in this respect. Those of us, however, in this city can find an wxcuse to these appointments, in the belief that the Executive and his Cabinet have been deceived by wicked and designing men, whom we know to be such, and whom the truly loyal men of Alabama will declare to be such as soon as information can reach them. In making this opposition, we are not seeking the overthrow of any but rebels. There are but two parties in Alabama, nor have there been since the rebellion commenced, and these are Union men and secessionists-the former friendly to the Governmant and the latter opposed to it-and the strife for supremacy is not a strife between factions of the same party. The loyal men of Alabama can furnish ability enough to restore the government, and to administer it after so restored, without calling in the aid of slave-holding rebels who have done all in their power to break up and destroy it, and if permitted, will restore it upon a very different basis, and infuse into its organization and machinery a very different spirit of enthusiasm and enterprise from that which slave-holding rebels will adopt. We have lived under the dominion, and are quite familiar with the policy of slave-holdin legislation, the tendency of which has always been to make the rich richer and poor poorer, and the masses degraded and demoralized. Republican liberty and equality among the white race (slave-holders and non-slaveholders) has never existed in the Southern States only in name, since the organization of the Government, and it never will till the political prestige of the old slave-holding dynasty is destroyed-and the progress of the Staates will be retrogade till they become yankeeized by the introduction of free schools, free speech, and free labor, which will never be done till the non-slaveholding element of society is in full and free possession of all political power. We are informed that the rebels who have returned, except the conscripts, are a defiant and disloyal as ever; they have returned with their arms, if not in their hands, they have been deposited </pre> (----) <pre> 3 </pre> where they can readily get possession of them in any future emergency, and they swear vengeance against all Union men as soon as the federal armies are withdrawn, asserting that the fire of resistance is only "smothered, not extinguished," and that it shall burst forth again and will not be quenched till it culminates in the successful achievement of southern independence. <pre> These, we admit are idle threats, but they indicate the feeling that exists; abd with the government of the State in the hands of men who have done all in their power to resist the authority of the United States, these men may be made, very readily, the instruments of much future mischief and blood-shed. We are informed that the rebel General Roddy surrendered a few days ago two thousand of his men at Athens, and with them he turned over onl ninety stand in arms, alleging that the balance had been stollen, thrown away, and lost. Such however is not the fact. They no doubt have been deposited where they can be got again for future use in case of emergency. This is signiticant and shows that evil intent still lurks in the hearts of these rebels. In view of the foregoing staatements and facts, and in view also of the fact that, as we believe, loyal Union men, conscripts, and refugees will not longer consent to submit to the rule and domination of revel slave-holders to control and administer the government of Alabama, (without intending any officious interference,) in behal of our loyal fellow-citizens at home, with all due deference and respect, request the President and the several members of the Cabinet to suspend the official action of the appointees you have made to civil offices in the State of Alabama, except Dr. Monteque, Collector at Mobile, and James Q. Smith, Esq., (we having been informed that all other officers have been appointed upon the recommendation of the rebel delegation, who came prepared with a list,) until the true Union men of Alabama can be heard from. In doing this we are actuated by a desire to avert the calamity of further strife and blood-shed, which we believe will certanily ensue if the attempt be made to force upon the Union men of our State, rebel slave-holders to govern them sstill longer. We have the honor to be, very respectfully, D.H. BINGHAM, Athens, Ala., J.H. LARCOMBE, Huntsville, Ala. </pre> Washington, June 27,1865 (----) DH Bingham JH Larcombe Ala <pre> To </pre> President Johnson _______________ Remostrate against the appointmend of Parsons as Governor of Alabama 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 D. H. Bingham and J. H. Larcombe to Andrew Johnson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514013 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. June 27, 1865 enter/return enter/return To the President and members of the Cabinet of the United States. <pre> GENTLEMEN: The undersigned beg leave respectfully to represent: That in the appointment of Lewis E. Parsons, Provisional Governor of Alabama, you have placed the executive administration of that State in the hands of a man of notoriously disloyal proclivities and rebellious antecedents, and whose record has been stained with treasonable opposition to the United States Government from the inauguration of the rebellion. He has been a rebel judge of a district court of the so-called confederacy, sitting in judgment upon the lives and property of loyal Union citizens of Alabama. He has also been a member of the rebel legislature of that State, and has twice taken the oath of allegiance to the confederate government. From the inauguration of hostilities by the firing upon Sumpter, he has been a hearty sympathiser with treason, and an efficient and influential co-worker with traitors in their paricidal efforts to destroy this Government. With recommending him for the position conferred upon him, the truly loyal and Union men of Alabama have had nothing to do. The delegation which accompanied him to this city, are all notorious throughout the State for their disloyalty. They were self constituted, or sent by rebel cliques and did not represent or reflect the sentiment of the Union people and loyal element of the State. They have all been active instigators, aiders, and abettors of the rebellion from the beginning, have not breathed a loyal sentiment, nor entertained a loyal, friendly feeling for this Government, or for the administration of Mr. Lincoln, since April, 1861, notwithstanding two of them, to wit: Geo. S. Houston and Nicholas Davis, have resided more than half the period of the war within the federal lines and been protected by federal bayonets. As this delegation has played a prominent part in the programme of deception practiced upon the Executive of the nation, in securing the federal offices in Alabama to the possession of disloyal men, identified in interest and feeling with the old slave dynasty of our State, we beg leave to present for your information the following concise history of the treasonable record of each, as it came under our observation during the first two years of the rebellion. Joseph C. Bradley, of Huntsville, Alabama, has been the collector of the rebel war tax of that State and also Receiver General of the debts due from southern men to northern and western merchants under the sequestration act of the rebel congress; but finding no immediate pecuniary consideration in the office, he soon declined it. He uniformed and otherwise equipped a company of men raised in and about Huntsville, at his own individual expense; baptised them by the name of "JOE BRADLEY REBELS" and sent them to the rebel army to fight against the Government, the Union, and perpetaity of these States, over the disruption of which, he is now here in the City of Washington shedding crocodile tears--not of repentance for his treason, but of hypocrisy and deception, to aid in securing the political control and patronage of the Government to the old slave dynasty and enable that class of men to control the reconstruction policy of the State of Alabama, and keep themselves in political power and authority. He furnished many thousand dollars to a Mrs. Jordon and Mrs. Bradford, two rebel women of Huntsville, for the purchase of contraband medicines and clothing to be run through the federal lines at Nashville, Tennessee, who were detected, arrested, and imprisoned at Nashville, as his excellency the President will probably recollect. Upon the advent of General Mitchel's army into Huntsville, (April 11th, 1862,) Bradley fled south of Tennessee river, within the rebel lines, where he remained consorting and fraternizing with rebels, employing al his energies, wealth, and influence in support of the rebel cause, till the armies of the rebellion were vanquished and overthrown when he concocted the plan of securing the offices of the state government and its patronage in the hands of his confederates intreason; comes up here to Washington, falsely representing himself and his associates as delegated by the truly loyal men of Alabama to represent and reflect their wishes and sentiments; engineers the appointment of rebels, who are his pliant tools, into office; procures the executive pardon, an upon his return home will no doubt be ready and prepared to crucify, at the first opportunity, the President with the whole republican party, if in his power, with more ferocity than Pontius Pilot did the Saviour. Colonel Nicholas Davis went into the seccession convention of Alabama, pledged to the people to resist the mad heresy to the bitter end. He voted against the ordinance in pursuance of his pledge, but asked and obtained leave to change his vote. He has been a member of the rebel congress, was commissioned a colonel in the rebel army, went to Mobile to assume command, but owing to some difficulty about his regiment, returned to Huntsville, took an interest in a gun factory at Pulaski, Tennessee, for the manufacture of arms and munitions of war for the use of the confederacy, and like Bradley, employed all his wealth, energies, and influence in aid of the rebellion. He has been about half the period of the war within the federal lines, enjoying federal protection, but instead of giving his hearty cooperation to the support and defence of the flag of his country, as a truly loyal man would, he has been quite the reverse, and while not openly defiant, still the spirit of resistance is plainly perceptible as lurking in his heart, and is only subdued by the presence of federal bayonets. General George S. Houston left his seat in the U.S. Congress, returned to Alabama and was a Union man up to the attack upon Fort Sumter. He soon after took the stump, beating up for volunteers for the rebel army, canvassed his congressional district, denounced in his speeches the proclamation of Mr. Lincoln calling for seventy-five thousand men as an unwarrantable attempt at coercion, declared it a usurpation of power, unauthorized by the Constitution, or authority of law, and branded him with the epithets of tyrant and despot, put his sons (one as a captain) into the rebel army, and was instrumental in levying a tax of one hundred and fifty per cent (upon the State and county tax of the county) upon the people of Limestone, to clothe and otherwise fit out these county volunteers, (his own sons among the rest,) preparatory to sending them to the rebel army. He was a member of the vigilance committee of Limestone county, a body of men who assumed the prerogative and authority to arrest, bring before them, try, condemn, and execute men suspected of disloyalty to the so-called confederacy. This committee was the chief committee of the county, and held a supervisory control over the sub-vigilance committees, organized in the several precincts, or election districts of the county; and when the reign of terror was inaugurated, and the bloodhounds of slavery let loose with a savage ferocity, upon unoffending and defenceless Union men, when a free negro, and old defenceless preacher </pre> <hr /> 2 was taken up, tried before a sub-vigilance committee, condemned in secret, and forthwith executed by hanging, his heart afterwards cut out and carried upon the point of a bowie-knife through the streets of Mooresville--when an Italian pedlar of tablecloths, who could hardly speak the English language intelligibly, was reported to have been shot in cold blood by these minions of the slave power, under the pretence of being a northern emissary and abolitionist, George S. Houston was not the man to raise his voice, or use his efforts against the perpetration of these barbarous atrocities, notwithstanding, such was his wealth, influence, and prestige of character in that country, that he could have effectually suppressed such violence, had he had the moral or physical courage to have done so. At the meeting of the legislature in November, 1861, he was anxious to represent the State of Alabama in the senate of the rebel congress, and his friends at Montgomery canvassed his claims for the nominations, and as late as the winter of 1863, he refused to sell his crop of cotton to a respectable gentleman of Nashville, alleging that "the Confederate laws prohibited it," thus recognizing the supremacy of the rebel laws, and admitting their paramount authority to the laws of the United States, notwithstanding the federal forces had once had possession of his end of the State, and his intelligence should have admonished him that they would have possession again. Such has been the rebellious record of the Hon. George S. Houston, during these four years of bloody strife and internicine warfare, which he has fomented and encouraged by every means at his command. Yet he comes here now, with his garments stained with the blood of his countrymen, whom he has influenced to rush madly into this awful rebellion, and claims to have been a good loyal Union citizen of the United States, emphatically alleging, that neither "the State of Alabama or himself have ever yet been out of the Union." This is true as to his State, but his record shows that he himself has made most desperate efforts to get out of it. <pre> With the particular incidents connected with the rebel history of Messrs. Saffold and Bibb we are not familiar. It is known that they are slave-holders, belonging to that class who went into rebellion knowingly, voluntarily, and anxiously as a general thing; and from their association with the delegation, it is presumed they have established a record similar to that of the colleagues. Of Mr. Roberts, it is only necessary to say, that he is the editorof the "Montgomery Mail," in order to understand and appreciate the intensity of his hate and bitter opposition to the Federal Government. Such, Mr. President and gentlemen of the Cabinet, is the history in brief of the men (as it came under our personal observation for the first two years nearly of the rebellion) who have come here, and by falsely representing themselves as reflecting the sentiments of the loyal men of Alabama, have induced you to commit the administration of the governmant of the State of Alabama into the hands of disloyal men, and endorse them with the authority and patronage of the Federal Government, whereby they and their associates in treason may retain the political power and control of the State for the benefit and aggrandizement of the old slave dynasty under a reconstructed governmant of their own distroying. Information received from Alabama last night informs us that the truly loyal men of the State had no agency in sending thi selegation here; that they will shortly be heard from; and that the appointment of rebels to place and power will not only not be acquiesced in, but will be productive of much future strife, blood-she, and many evil consquences. This class of men have been instruments of destroying the old government, and are therefore not the fit instruments to mend up the new government, put in motion, or to run the machine after is is repaired. In their oppositiion to the reinstatement of rebels to control and administer the State government during the process of reconstruction, the truly loysl men of Alabama are contending for principle. Their record is unstained by treason. They have sacrificed everything but life and honor for the sake of the flag of their country. Many of them have been driven from the State; others left voluntarily; and escaping from under the despotic rule of the rebellous slave-holder, entered the Union army, and have been fighting to regain their homes, to which, pillaged and desolated, they hoped, though in poverty, once more to return; and, with the cankering curse of slavery destroyed, to spend the remainder of their lives in peace and quiet under a government which they had helped to save, make free, and in the administration of which the would fell safe both in their persons and property. They have beenassured that when the rebellion was crushed out, and its cause destroyed, the political power of the slave-holder should likewise perish. They have read in all the speeches of our worthy chief magistrate that the southern people engaged in this rebellion "must be taught that treason is a crime, and that traitors should be punished,"and they have been led to expect that none but the loyal men would again be permitted to enjoy power and place, and the confidence of the Government in the insurgent States. They have also been let to believe that to excuse or palliate crime, without thorough conversion of the criminal, is but to encourage crime still further; and the pardon and forgiveness of conscious, intelligend and influential traitors against the Government of the United States, without a long probationary repentance, (of which this class of rebels should give unmistakable evidence,) if the rankest kind of injustice. But he appointment of rebels to office in the State of Alabama will disappoint their expectations in this respect. Those of us, however, in this city can find an wxcuse to these appointments, in the belief that the Executive and his Cabinet have been deceived by wicked and designing men, whom we know to be such, and whom the truly loyal men of Alabama will declare to be such as soon as information can reach them. In making this opposition, we are not seeking the overthrow of any but rebels. There are but two parties in Alabama, nor have there been since the rebellion commenced, and these are Union men and secessionists-the former friendly to the Governmant and the latter opposed to it-and the strife for supremacy is not a strife between factions of the same party. The loyal men of Alabama can furnish ability enough to restore the government, and to administer it after so restored, without calling in the aid of slave-holding rebels who have done all in their power to break up and destroy it, and if permitted, will restore it upon a very different basis, and infuse into its organization and machinery a very different spirit of enthusiasm and enterprise from that which slave-holding rebels will adopt. We have lived under the dominion, and are quite familiar with the policy of slave-holdin legislation, the tendency of which has always been to make the rich richer and poor poorer, and the masses degraded and demoralized. Republican liberty and equality among the white race (slave-holders and non-slaveholders) has never existed in the Southern States only in name, since the organization of the Government, and it never will till the political prestige of the old slave-holding dynasty is destroyed-and the progress of the Staates will be retrogade till they become yankeeized by the introduction of free schools, free speech, and free labor, which will never be done till the non-slaveholding element of society is in full and free possession of all political power. We are informed that the rebels who have returned, except the conscripts, are a defiant and disloyal as ever; they have returned with their arms, if not in their hands, they have been deposited </pre> (----) <pre> 3 </pre> where they can readily get possession of them in any future emergency, and they swear vengeance against all Union men as soon as the federal armies are withdrawn, asserting that the fire of resistance is only "smothered, not extinguished," and that it shall burst forth again and will not be quenched till it culminates in the successful achievement of southern independence. <pre> These, we admit are idle threats, but they indicate the feeling that exists; abd with the government of the State in the hands of men who have done all in their power to resist the authority of the United States, these men may be made, very readily, the instruments of much future mischief and blood-shed. We are informed that the rebel General Roddy surrendered a few days ago two thousand of his men at Athens, and with them he turned over onl ninety stand in arms, alleging that the balance had been stollen, thrown away, and lost. Such however is not the fact. They no doubt have been deposited where they can be got again for future use in case of emergency. This is signiticant and shows that evil intent still lurks in the hearts of these rebels. In view of the foregoing staatements and facts, and in view also of the fact that, as we believe, loyal Union men, conscripts, and refugees will not longer consent to submit to the rule and domination of revel slave-holders to control and administer the government of Alabama, (without intending any officious interference,) in behal of our loyal fellow-citizens at home, with all due deference and respect, request the President and the several members of the Cabinet to suspend the official action of the appointees you have made to civil offices in the State of Alabama, except Dr. Monteque, Collector at Mobile, and James Q. Smith, Esq., (we having been informed that all other officers have been appointed upon the recommendation of the rebel delegation, who came prepared with a list,) until the true Union men of Alabama can be heard from. In doing this we are actuated by a desire to avert the calamity of further strife and blood-shed, which we believe will certanily ensue if the attempt be made to force upon the Union men of our State, rebel slave-holders to govern them sstill longer. We have the honor to be, very respectfully, D.H. BINGHAM, Athens, Ala., J.H. LARCOMBE, Huntsville, Ala. </pre> Washington, June 27,1865 (----) DH Bingham JH Larcombe Ala <pre> To </pre> President Johnson _______________ Remostrate against the appointmend of Parsons as Governor of Alabama 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/ea4d64876b3bd62a8861f00a09b82845.pdf fcb8f5795e2e2fa47ad22af16c92b481 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. with a.w. church letter 6/21/65 Dear governor You recollect that I introduced a Mr. Church Attorney for Chicago & St Louis R Rd. to you when how, if you can assist him consistently you will place him under obligation, he is a good fellow, and his Letter Enclosed will Explain all. Yours Truly Wm. L. Church Chicago June 27 1865. 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 William L. Church to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514012 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. with a.w. church letter 6/21/65 Dear governor You recollect that I introduced a Mr. Church Attorney for Chicago & St Louis R Rd. to you when how, if you can assist him consistently you will place him under obligation, he is a good fellow, and his Letter Enclosed will Explain all. Yours Truly Wm. L. Church Chicago June 27 1865. 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/243a9408ef4ba7b344a169578e63893d.pdf 2f7dee105e6c22ce305284dd4b8c1ffe Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Washington D. C. June 26" 1865 Hon. Richard Yates, Jacksonville, Ill. Dr Sir: In the absence of my father - C. C. Gapen, Esq. of Lacon, Ill - I desire to acknowledge the receipt of the letter of Hon. Mr. Harlan to you, saying that your letter in my father's favor had been "placed on file for future reference." -- and, in addition to whatever my father may have said to you, to thank you for your kind. and strong effort in his behalf -- My father came to the conclusion that future reference meant so far in the future as to imply never, and so has returned to Illinois, where he may meet you. His children and friends were much disappointed in his failing to get a place here thro' the summer, as he is advancing in years, and, having been a life long soldier in the ranks of the Whig and Republican armies - always declining office, it was considered he was most worthy of a small pension for a short time, for his ever strong and ready efforts in the wars for principles. ---- In conversation with Mr. Browne - the Srgt at Arms of the Senate, he was informed that the appointments of doorkeepers [?] of the Senate were given through influence of the Senators & he inferred that his appointment then would and could come through you and he somewhat regretted that he had not asked you for a letter or the Srgt instead of Harlan, - but he would not trouble you further then as he might conclude to return here at the opening of Congress. Allow me to add that, my father and myself feel just as much obliged to you for your strong letter as though it had not failed in its object. I congratulate you upon your very flattering but deserving reception by the people of Illinois, and upon the return to their homes of so many of your friends, the brave soldiers of glorious Illinois. Very Respectfully, Your truly W. F. Gapen (War Dept)---- W. F. Gapen War Department Thank you for your good will shown to his father in an effort to get an appointment in Washington No answer neceperry 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 W. F. Gapen to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-26 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514011 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. Washington D. C. June 26" 1865 Hon. Richard Yates, Jacksonville, Ill. Dr Sir: In the absence of my father - C. C. Gapen, Esq. of Lacon, Ill - I desire to acknowledge the receipt of the letter of Hon. Mr. Harlan to you, saying that your letter in my father's favor had been "placed on file for future reference." -- and, in addition to whatever my father may have said to you, to thank you for your kind. and strong effort in his behalf -- My father came to the conclusion that future reference meant so far in the future as to imply never, and so has returned to Illinois, where he may meet you. His children and friends were much disappointed in his failing to get a place here thro' the summer, as he is advancing in years, and, having been a life long soldier in the ranks of the Whig and Republican armies - always declining office, it was considered he was most worthy of a small pension for a short time, for his ever strong and ready efforts in the wars for principles. ---- In conversation with Mr. Browne - the Srgt at Arms of the Senate, he was informed that the appointments of doorkeepers [?] of the Senate were given through influence of the Senators & he inferred that his appointment then would and could come through you and he somewhat regretted that he had not asked you for a letter or the Srgt instead of Harlan, - but he would not trouble you further then as he might conclude to return here at the opening of Congress. Allow me to add that, my father and myself feel just as much obliged to you for your strong letter as though it had not failed in its object. I congratulate you upon your very flattering but deserving reception by the people of Illinois, and upon the return to their homes of so many of your friends, the brave soldiers of glorious Illinois. Very Respectfully, Your truly W. F. Gapen (War Dept)---- W. F. Gapen War Department Thank you for your good will shown to his father in an effort to get an appointment in Washington No answer neceperry 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/c65182d02d2df2b6c5f306fad2ab259c.pdf 6aa8ed46568e8e4e96a7c4f5e776dc8a Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. gross amt of sales of lots in Tallula Ills to June 24 1964 $5570.62 Interest 466.72 Total Proceeds $6037.34 Total Expenditures 28000 Total Nett Proceeds 5757.28 R Yates Share one fifth of total net proceeds 1151.45 Paid Yates 504.98 Bal due Yates 646.47 5 percent for sales + collections 32.32 Bal due 614.15 <pre> M. M. J. G. Greene </pre> <hr /> J.G. Greene h 2 me 1.14 Examine paper to see how he lain me the $504.98 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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. G. Greene to Unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-XX-XX Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514010 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. gross amt of sales of lots in Tallula Ills to June 24 1964 $5570.62 Interest 466.72 Total Proceeds $6037.34 Total Expenditures 28000 Total Nett Proceeds 5757.28 R Yates Share one fifth of total net proceeds 1151.45 Paid Yates 504.98 Bal due Yates 646.47 5 percent for sales + collections 32.32 Bal due 614.15 <pre> M. M. J. G. Greene </pre> <hr /> J.G. Greene h 2 me 1.14 Examine paper to see how he lain me the $504.98 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/c349526e9a498666235aa7d4652aaf4d.pdf b38499bb103b4f1a9784676e155dbbca Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Aledo Ill. June 24, 1865 Hon. Rich'd Yates Dear Sir - I have to beg of you the favor to endorse the enclosed and return the same to St. Fidler at New Boston, Mercer Co. Ill. He is undoubtedly a very fine young man and would acquit himself in the regular service well. Yours truly John S. Thompson <hr /> John S. Thompson Sent Recommendation for 1st Lt in Reg. Army July 1865 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 John S. Thompson to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-24 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514009 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. Aledo Ill. June 24, 1865 Hon. Rich'd Yates Dear Sir - I have to beg of you the favor to endorse the enclosed and return the same to St. Fidler at New Boston, Mercer Co. Ill. He is undoubtedly a very fine young man and would acquit himself in the regular service well. Yours truly John S. Thompson <hr /> John S. Thompson Sent Recommendation for 1st Lt in Reg. Army July 1865 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/ac038436619ecd1ca0e915183bdb0dcc.pdf d9ce6532fba007f90cde3514bdfbd1f5 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head Quarters District of Illinois Springfield, Ill, June 23rd, 1865 Hon Rich. Yates U.S. Senator Dear Gov. Col. R.F. Smith of the 16th Ills. Infy. Vol. personally known to you and the Senior Colonel of Illinois and all Western Troops had reached here upon leave based upon Surgeons Certificate. his friends are making strenuous efforts to secure his promotion. This would doubtless have been conferred upon him long since but for the destruction (of the letters of recommendation tendered him by his comdg officers with whom he has served) by Genl. Fuller. These letters have been "pidgeon-hold" and have but just been [resurrected?]. I write you at his request, knowing him as well <hr /> as you do to obtain from you a commendatory letter to the Hon Secy of War earnestly requesting his promotion. The Col. has been on duty in the field since 1861 and has during almost the entire interval to the present been in command of a Brigade and is regarded by his superiors with whom he has served as a brave, efficient, & competent officer justly deserving the highest consideration of the War Department. I do hope you may regard the Col. in the highest degree worthy of the promotion his friends so earnestly apply for. The col will remain here a few days and await your pleasure in this regard. With kindest regards I have thy honor to be your very obt. srvt. John Cook Gen Cook for Col. R. F. Smith July 18, 1865 - Sent the letter of recommendation requested. 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 John Cook to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-23 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514008 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 District of Illinois Springfield, Ill, June 23rd, 1865 Hon Rich. Yates U.S. Senator Dear Gov. Col. R.F. Smith of the 16th Ills. Infy. Vol. personally known to you and the Senior Colonel of Illinois and all Western Troops had reached here upon leave based upon Surgeons Certificate. his friends are making strenuous efforts to secure his promotion. This would doubtless have been conferred upon him long since but for the destruction (of the letters of recommendation tendered him by his comdg officers with whom he has served) by Genl. Fuller. These letters have been "pidgeon-hold" and have but just been [resurrected?]. I write you at his request, knowing him as well <hr /> as you do to obtain from you a commendatory letter to the Hon Secy of War earnestly requesting his promotion. The Col. has been on duty in the field since 1861 and has during almost the entire interval to the present been in command of a Brigade and is regarded by his superiors with whom he has served as a brave, efficient, & competent officer justly deserving the highest consideration of the War Department. I do hope you may regard the Col. in the highest degree worthy of the promotion his friends so earnestly apply for. The col will remain here a few days and await your pleasure in this regard. With kindest regards I have thy honor to be your very obt. srvt. John Cook Gen Cook for Col. R. F. Smith July 18, 1865 - Sent the letter of recommendation requested. 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/78b43aa934401b230cace9330f2fcfb1.pdf b9a740e85cad24c45fcdd18efaed4a57 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> June 23 186 </pre> <pre> I wish Gov. Yates would make it a formal matter to get me [illegible] a Brig. Genl in the regular Army-I am now a regular as he knows. I had the opportunity to do him and his state some service-He has always ex[illegible] his sense of my efforts- I need not say that any ex[illegible] in trouble on his part will be cheerfully paid besides such a little present as I can make him in care of s[illegible]____ See the Gov and tell him what I say- I have no political influence at this out of the way station and must depend upon [illegible] [friends?] J.A.P. </pre> 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 J. A. P. to Unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-23 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514007 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. <pre> June 23 186 </pre> <pre> I wish Gov. Yates would make it a formal matter to get me [illegible] a Brig. Genl in the regular Army-I am now a regular as he knows. I had the opportunity to do him and his state some service-He has always ex[illegible] his sense of my efforts- I need not say that any ex[illegible] in trouble on his part will be cheerfully paid besides such a little present as I can make him in care of s[illegible]____ See the Gov and tell him what I say- I have no political influence at this out of the way station and must depend upon [illegible] [friends?] J.A.P. </pre> 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/7b71939be7f1852599f7d07a03af912b.pdf f4a225950e574c4f214f40697f2792d9 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Copy of letter from Coms Treasury Department Office of Commissioner of Customs June 23, 1865. Dear Sir, A gentleman well known to me informed me yesterday that in a conversation with one who was on Social terms with Mr. Daily your Dep'y Collector, Mr. D. said to him that though the salary was only ____ $ a year, yet he intended to make and would make $30.000. a year out of his office. I cannot say that Mr. Daley said this, but it came to me in such a way that I thought it right to mention it to you. Mr. D. cannot of course make $30.000. or anything but his salary out of his Office of Dep'y Collector without in some way defrauding the Government. Were he to do it, or attempt to do it, he might pofsibly succeed without detection, but the chances would be very much against (him) any one who should attempt such a thing, and <hr /> the consequences of detection would be very serious to him, if not to yourself. But I am unwilling to think that Mr. D. made any such remark - though at the same time I do not feel at liberty to withold from you what I heard. The information can do him no harm. (And I certainly have no disposition to injure him in the slightest manner.) - and if groundless, as I think it is, will do you no good. Wishing you all succefs and pleasantness in your Office. I am your Ob't Sev't (Signed) N. Sargent Wm. P. Kellogg Esq. <hr /> Letter from N. Sargent Coms of Customs 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 N. Sargent to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-23 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514006 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. Copy of letter from Coms Treasury Department Office of Commissioner of Customs June 23, 1865. Dear Sir, A gentleman well known to me informed me yesterday that in a conversation with one who was on Social terms with Mr. Daily your Dep'y Collector, Mr. D. said to him that though the salary was only ____ $ a year, yet he intended to make and would make $30.000. a year out of his office. I cannot say that Mr. Daley said this, but it came to me in such a way that I thought it right to mention it to you. Mr. D. cannot of course make $30.000. or anything but his salary out of his Office of Dep'y Collector without in some way defrauding the Government. Were he to do it, or attempt to do it, he might pofsibly succeed without detection, but the chances would be very much against (him) any one who should attempt such a thing, and <hr /> the consequences of detection would be very serious to him, if not to yourself. But I am unwilling to think that Mr. D. made any such remark - though at the same time I do not feel at liberty to withold from you what I heard. The information can do him no harm. (And I certainly have no disposition to injure him in the slightest manner.) - and if groundless, as I think it is, will do you no good. Wishing you all succefs and pleasantness in your Office. I am your Ob't Sev't (Signed) N. Sargent Wm. P. Kellogg Esq. <hr /> Letter from N. Sargent Coms of Customs 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/069dff5f10e57796665b060ce78f9c59.pdf 0b64820e556249399d5f9cdc9069b81c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. State of Illinois Executive Department Springfield June 22 1865 Hon. Richd Yates, Dear Sir Your letter recd today I had before meeting you at Chicago wrote to Mr. Stanton a stirring letter in favor of promotion of Col Waters I felt that Justice has not been done him our city is full of soldiers we give <hr /> them a dinner today and are trying all we can to make them comfortable and agreeable. I am glad you are to receive a Regt in your city to day. come and see me when you come to the city again I am sorry you are not to speak here on the 4th Col Ingersoll has agreed to do so Yours truly R. J. Oglesby <hr /> Gov R. J. Oglesby In regard to the promotion of Col Waters. Soldiers receptions. Regrets that you do not speak in Springfield on the 4th Invites you to call & see him when you come to S 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 Richard J. Oglesby to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514005 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. State of Illinois Executive Department Springfield June 22 1865 Hon. Richd Yates, Dear Sir Your letter recd today I had before meeting you at Chicago wrote to Mr. Stanton a stirring letter in favor of promotion of Col Waters I felt that Justice has not been done him our city is full of soldiers we give <hr /> them a dinner today and are trying all we can to make them comfortable and agreeable. I am glad you are to receive a Regt in your city to day. come and see me when you come to the city again I am sorry you are not to speak here on the 4th Col Ingersoll has agreed to do so Yours truly R. J. Oglesby <hr /> Gov R. J. Oglesby In regard to the promotion of Col Waters. Soldiers receptions. Regrets that you do not speak in Springfield on the 4th Invites you to call & see him when you come to S 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/ebe7eb6f4b58d190d7fde174c2b16e74.pdf 029525082d7df2db4356d1afff6c89fa Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Office U. S. Direct Tax Commissioners, District of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., June 22d 1865 My Dear Governer Please accept my thanks for forms of the 19th Inft. Since writing you. I have learned through a clerk in the Treasury Dept. Washington that a letter was forwarded to Paul Johnson. signed by four individuals requesting our removal & the appointment of Citizens of Tennessee. The petition was referred by the Prest to the Secy of the Treas & by him to Civil Servis. Judge Travis wrote a strong protest against our removal <hr /> stating that he regarded Mr Smith, one of my colleagues, & myself as two of the Ablest & most faithful officers in the service of the Dep't I have recd the Commu- nication from Judge Travis. Although I wrote him some time since. The Judge will never consent to my removal, but after the 1st of July he will not be there & I have no acquaintince with Mr Astin his successer. I presume that a very strong pressure will be brought to bear upon the President to remove us by those in this state who want the office. I am preparing to leave <hr /> at a moments notice. I have now eight clerks engaged in manging the business of the office so that every thing will be brought up and balanced on the 1st prox. Which is the end of the quarter and the fiscal year. If I am removed We will meet somewhere & talk over matters. Please let me hear from you at your leisu__ Very truly Your friend E. P. Ferry <hr /> E. P Ferry Nashville June 22 '65 A strong pressure is making by Nashvillians for his removal and he is getting things in readiness to leave at a moments notice. 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 E. P. Ferry to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514004 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. Office U. S. Direct Tax Commissioners, District of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., June 22d 1865 My Dear Governer Please accept my thanks for forms of the 19th Inft. Since writing you. I have learned through a clerk in the Treasury Dept. Washington that a letter was forwarded to Paul Johnson. signed by four individuals requesting our removal & the appointment of Citizens of Tennessee. The petition was referred by the Prest to the Secy of the Treas & by him to Civil Servis. Judge Travis wrote a strong protest against our removal <hr /> stating that he regarded Mr Smith, one of my colleagues, & myself as two of the Ablest & most faithful officers in the service of the Dep't I have recd the Commu- nication from Judge Travis. Although I wrote him some time since. The Judge will never consent to my removal, but after the 1st of July he will not be there & I have no acquaintince with Mr Astin his successer. I presume that a very strong pressure will be brought to bear upon the President to remove us by those in this state who want the office. I am preparing to leave <hr /> at a moments notice. I have now eight clerks engaged in manging the business of the office so that every thing will be brought up and balanced on the 1st prox. Which is the end of the quarter and the fiscal year. If I am removed We will meet somewhere & talk over matters. Please let me hear from you at your leisu__ Very truly Your friend E. P. Ferry <hr /> E. P Ferry Nashville June 22 '65 A strong pressure is making by Nashvillians for his removal and he is getting things in readiness to leave at a moments notice. 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/4b9c21c4617cec4f99093a292691cbfc.pdf 78fde5cfbdf48fda2ad39803ce133e55 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Office of T. Maple & Co., Commission Merchants, 210 SOUTH WATER ST., P. O. Drawer, 2447. Chicago, June 22nd 1865 T. Maple, J. E. Maple, D. W. Maple. Hon Rich'd Yates Jacksonville Ills Dear Governor When you were last here, I left a communication in your box at the Tremont, requesting your influence in securing the appointment of Capt Barrs son tot he Navy School, Giving to the great excitement naturally arising from having so many Great men in our city, and the laborious duties of your worthy self in welcoming our noble boys in blue home. That I am some afraid that you might over look it, I write this for the purpose of ascertaining wether you received said communication and also to find out if you can as well as not secure his appointment. His Father is the right stripe, and loyal to the core Little Amos B - is here with his wife. Who is quite unwell, she came to receive medical treatment. They will probably remain here some 3 or 4 weeks, they are at the Tremont. I suppose you have heard eve this that Pitt K was married. Amos says it was rather a sudden move of Pitts. Your attention to the above request will oblige. Yours truly, J. E. Maple 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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. E. Maple to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514003 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. Office of T. Maple & Co., Commission Merchants, 210 SOUTH WATER ST., P. O. Drawer, 2447. Chicago, June 22nd 1865 T. Maple, J. E. Maple, D. W. Maple. Hon Rich'd Yates Jacksonville Ills Dear Governor When you were last here, I left a communication in your box at the Tremont, requesting your influence in securing the appointment of Capt Barrs son tot he Navy School, Giving to the great excitement naturally arising from having so many Great men in our city, and the laborious duties of your worthy self in welcoming our noble boys in blue home. That I am some afraid that you might over look it, I write this for the purpose of ascertaining wether you received said communication and also to find out if you can as well as not secure his appointment. His Father is the right stripe, and loyal to the core Little Amos B - is here with his wife. Who is quite unwell, she came to receive medical treatment. They will probably remain here some 3 or 4 weeks, they are at the Tremont. I suppose you have heard eve this that Pitt K was married. Amos says it was rather a sudden move of Pitts. Your attention to the above request will oblige. Yours truly, J. E. Maple 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/3d714cfcc8f686db6db7761bb0579a3c.pdf 0a36489b9b5c4df97c2a0dce15cd0538 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Elgin Ills June 22nd 1865 Hon Richd Yates Jacksonville Ills My dear Governor I take the liberty to drop you a few lines concerning your coming here on the 4th of July- The fact of your coming is fully advertised and all this section of country is in a state of great excitement. All the soldiers within fifty miles are making arrangements to be here- I would like to have you write me at once and let me know what day you will be in Chicago as we intend to meet you there. The hospitalities of the city are too be tendered to you by the Mayor & City Council. Governor I can truly say that your promise to come here has made you <hr /> more friends than any other circumstance possibly could- I would respectfully suggest & request that you send me an answer at once stating your determination to be with us on that day- I have not the slightest doubt of your coming still I would like to publish the letter and if dated in Chicago at time of accepting Invitation it might be as well. The papers having published that you would be at Springfield on the 4th it is without your published acceptance- to outsiders a matter of doubt when you will be- I would not for your sake for all I am worth have you fail us. Very respectfully Your obidt Servt W. [O?] Lynch <hr /> W. Lynch Elgin Ills Asks a letter for publication accepting the invitation to address the [meeting?] on July 4th 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 W. Lynch to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 512000 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. Elgin Ills June 22nd 1865 Hon Richd Yates Jacksonville Ills My dear Governor I take the liberty to drop you a few lines concerning your coming here on the 4th of July- The fact of your coming is fully advertised and all this section of country is in a state of great excitement. All the soldiers within fifty miles are making arrangements to be here- I would like to have you write me at once and let me know what day you will be in Chicago as we intend to meet you there. The hospitalities of the city are too be tendered to you by the Mayor & City Council. Governor I can truly say that your promise to come here has made you <hr /> more friends than any other circumstance possibly could- I would respectfully suggest & request that you send me an answer at once stating your determination to be with us on that day- I have not the slightest doubt of your coming still I would like to publish the letter and if dated in Chicago at time of accepting Invitation it might be as well. The papers having published that you would be at Springfield on the 4th it is without your published acceptance- to outsiders a matter of doubt when you will be- I would not for your sake for all I am worth have you fail us. Very respectfully Your obidt Servt W. [O?] Lynch <hr /> W. Lynch Elgin Ills Asks a letter for publication accepting the invitation to address the [meeting?] on July 4th 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/d6dc3856a747827a2181a186a088f92c.pdf fa68364ee33ff6aada78de59f16a946f Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Office of the Western Engraving + Bank Note Co. Chicago June 21st, 1815 Honorable Richard Yates Dear Sir Enclosed find Bill for Engraving your portrait order last February for Missus Clarke and co "Patriotism of Illinois" We are glad that the picture is a satisfactory one and if you would like some copies for your [illegible], we shall be pleased to send them with our compliments. Your Recf Charles Knickerbocker Secretary 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 Knickerbocker to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-21 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 511999 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. Office of the Western Engraving + Bank Note Co. Chicago June 21st, 1815 Honorable Richard Yates Dear Sir Enclosed find Bill for Engraving your portrait order last February for Missus Clarke and co "Patriotism of Illinois" We are glad that the picture is a satisfactory one and if you would like some copies for your [illegible], we shall be pleased to send them with our compliments. Your Recf Charles Knickerbocker Secretary 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/884fdd2aeee6533371e2076df4415388.pdf 104aeb3b89f53e1a833a6ab5b68272a0 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Chicago June 22 1865 Hon. R. Yates. Dear Sir. I sincerely thank you for your kind + hearty letter to Sect Stanton, in behalf of my son Capt. T. F Brown, which came to hand this morning. Your notice of myself is altogether above my merits. I ought not, perhaps, to have asked you to speak of my Social and political standing. I certainly did not expect so much said in that regard. My son, Capt. T. F left here for Washington on Tuesday evening, by way of the Lakes, his health not being sufficiently re-established for an over-land journey. It is, he said, one year on the 27th Inst. since he was wounded on Kinesaw Mountain. I send your letter to the Secretary <hr /> under cover to my son Col. S.L. Brown of the Quartermasters Dept who is personally acquainted with Mr Stanton, and will hand it to him. Thanking you again for your kindness. I am very respectfully Yours [Illegible] W.H. Brown <hr /> Wm H. Brown Thanking me 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 William H. Brown to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 511998 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. Chicago June 22 1865 Hon. R. Yates. Dear Sir. I sincerely thank you for your kind + hearty letter to Sect Stanton, in behalf of my son Capt. T. F Brown, which came to hand this morning. Your notice of myself is altogether above my merits. I ought not, perhaps, to have asked you to speak of my Social and political standing. I certainly did not expect so much said in that regard. My son, Capt. T. F left here for Washington on Tuesday evening, by way of the Lakes, his health not being sufficiently re-established for an over-land journey. It is, he said, one year on the 27th Inst. since he was wounded on Kinesaw Mountain. I send your letter to the Secretary <hr /> under cover to my son Col. S.L. Brown of the Quartermasters Dept who is personally acquainted with Mr Stanton, and will hand it to him. Thanking you again for your kindness. I am very respectfully Yours [Illegible] W.H. Brown <hr /> Wm H. Brown Thanking me 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/2fe10425e32b5e541ac1fdab38acfc21.pdf dc1929d4df410e09b433f5bb1468c9eb Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Richd Yates 1865 To Thompson & Co. June 21 To 10 Posts @ 4 [illegible] $4.50 Recd Payment Thompson Cassell & Co for B Davenport <hr /> Thompson, Corporal Co for Posts Rect $4.50 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 Richard Yates to Thompson & Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-21 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 511997 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. Richd Yates 1865 To Thompson & Co. June 21 To 10 Posts @ 4 [illegible] $4.50 Recd Payment Thompson Cassell & Co for B Davenport <hr /> Thompson, Corporal Co for Posts Rect $4.50 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/8b9a5c92c50312d5187432694cf3cf0b.pdf 012319e2ce6bf2d1599bd244e1a79347 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files 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 20, Folder 07 (June 1-30, 1865) 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 Edward Niles to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-06-21 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 511996 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. 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