1 25 48 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/b8b442e0dee5c0e361b9a5123d36337c.pdf dd49217b152bab92223d192413f25a57 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. A. Tomlin Galena 31t August 1860 My Dear Friend I believe I answered your last soon after its receipt. I now write to say that Allen has been here & he made a very good impression on his party. he is sharp & smart rather than great or eloquent he did not seem to comprehend the great scope of principles thier hearing & tendency- it all run into the slavery, abolition disunion & Republican. You have enclosed a good portion of his speech. Very many Democrats & nearly all Republicans expected to have State affairs <hr /> discussed almost entirely by a candidate for the office of Governor. You will see that he ignored State matters entirely and gave us an excuse that you done the same. Now I know that nearly all of the discriminating & well informed were disappointed & chagrined on this account he said nothing about the Matteson Swindle. The Bissell attempt---or the alleged design of the Ills CRR Co to get clear of the seven per cent. The great Educational intensity of the state. nor the financial, agricultural, Commercial & by what <hr /> measures of benificient legislation our Cities or city may become the great throbing Centre of the commerce of the North West not only local & sectional but extending over the world & thus by a direct & free Communication with Europe - bring all our Cereals into direct competition with the grain producers of Europe - as well as our raw materials and our mechanical productions - nothing in regard to the restriction of charters & monopolising grants - nothing as to the extending or limiting cities & counties in regard to loaning their promises & increasing taxation - nothing about holding all officials to a strict & rigid accountability for all trusts reposed in them - nothing about the great & varied mineral wealth of the state & the <hr /> best methods of developing it nothing about the State's rights & conflicts of authority between the U. S. & our own. See Drummond late decision on the Exemption act---& about these cordon of U.S.Jails enciting through the country - bearing the name of U S Post offices & Custom houses - but used as jails & myriad other matters---which will suggest themselves to your Capacious mind & long experience with which I am of course ignorant. I told my friends I did not believe Allen's statement. I knew you made one speech on National matters. I assured them you would take the matters up & let daylight through it. let me hear from your soon. write all you can & give me all the news your old friend Allan Tomlin 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 Allan Tomlin to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-08-31 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514213 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. A. Tomlin Galena 31t August 1860 My Dear Friend I believe I answered your last soon after its receipt. I now write to say that Allen has been here & he made a very good impression on his party. he is sharp & smart rather than great or eloquent he did not seem to comprehend the great scope of principles thier hearing & tendency- it all run into the slavery, abolition disunion & Republican. You have enclosed a good portion of his speech. Very many Democrats & nearly all Republicans expected to have State affairs <hr /> discussed almost entirely by a candidate for the office of Governor. You will see that he ignored State matters entirely and gave us an excuse that you done the same. Now I know that nearly all of the discriminating & well informed were disappointed & chagrined on this account he said nothing about the Matteson Swindle. The Bissell attempt---or the alleged design of the Ills CRR Co to get clear of the seven per cent. The great Educational intensity of the state. nor the financial, agricultural, Commercial & by what <hr /> measures of benificient legislation our Cities or city may become the great throbing Centre of the commerce of the North West not only local & sectional but extending over the world & thus by a direct & free Communication with Europe - bring all our Cereals into direct competition with the grain producers of Europe - as well as our raw materials and our mechanical productions - nothing in regard to the restriction of charters & monopolising grants - nothing as to the extending or limiting cities & counties in regard to loaning their promises & increasing taxation - nothing about holding all officials to a strict & rigid accountability for all trusts reposed in them - nothing about the great & varied mineral wealth of the state & the <hr /> best methods of developing it nothing about the State's rights & conflicts of authority between the U. S. & our own. See Drummond late decision on the Exemption act---& about these cordon of U.S.Jails enciting through the country - bearing the name of U S Post offices & Custom houses - but used as jails & myriad other matters---which will suggest themselves to your Capacious mind & long experience with which I am of course ignorant. I told my friends I did not believe Allen's statement. I knew you made one speech on National matters. I assured them you would take the matters up & let daylight through it. let me hear from your soon. write all you can & give me all the news your old friend Allan Tomlin 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/60fcd462989920c4ffe6c99f7199a196.pdf cd473748d9f2fc553a99dc5be2833c30 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [sideways at top of page] Jo Davies County Lincoln 970 Ma Yates 986 Ma Nar 984 Ma You lead all - good A. Tomlin Galina 13th Nov 1860 Dear Friend Do please allow me to cordially congratulate you upon your triumphant election & especially upon having both branches of the Legislature in harmony & concord so that in reality you are a unit - one body all- ready - anxious & eager to place yourselves in the breach to stay the system of loose, profligate, & corrupt legislation that has been popular & rampant so long - from our little City and Town Corporations to State & National legislation - all, to a greater or less extent is tinctured with selfishness & corruption - let us now take courage & hope that this many headed <hr /> monster has been pierced with so many arrows of truth & righteousness & has been made to bleed at so many vital points - will now cease to exist - but if he does it will be at the price of ceaseless vigilance of the votaries of truth virtue & true religion - what a contrast between truth & falsehood - one is open unsuspecting manly noble, at all times seeking the light - yea more light still - free discussion - open communion - Loving all, aiding all- "rejoicing with those that do rejoice & weeping with those that weep" - the other sulky steathy, restrictive, prohibiting free enquiry & discussion - wants not the light imprisons truth justice and righteousness 0 encircles itself in vails of Egyption darkness but enough of moralizing <hr /> what a glorious victory it is - the mind almost becomes wild with excitement, when contemplating the vast & almost boundless consequences that must follow a proper use of this unexampled success of sight over might - the people have seemed to believe that you & Lincoln were in earnest he when he said it was the mission of the Republican Party to change that old and infamous motto that "Might makes right' into this one that hereafter "Right should make Might" & you in Chicago when you uttered that noble thought - that when your principles were overborne that you would go with them that success at the sacrifice of principle would be a failure & your willingness to wait & trust God - would that we might all do this - Then should we be warriors <hr /> 4 fit for any emergency - excuse my rambling so much - for really I suppose you will be flooded with letters at this time - I wish you to understand that I am very little of a politition - I do what I can to aid on the good cause whose infancy has just been baptized with such intense delight by the Nation - but I have some old School Boy friends whom I would be more than glad to see the people honor & if by local position or knowledge of facts that would aid them in developeing the real & Substantial interest of the Country & at the same time develope their own powers of usefulness to the Country I would indeed be very much gratified and if you would not consider it <hr /> [Nov. 13, 1860] 5 impertinent I think I can bring to your knowledge a matter that has been covered if not buried for these many years - which if properly elucidated & explained & the Simple facts brought to light will be a vast & wide spread benefit in a National point of view & of immeasurable local advantage to Illinois Wisconsin & Iowa - I will now in very few words & comments state in part the subject - at the organization of our Mining System here in the Lead region of Ills, Wis & Iowa - The U. S. Government appointed Agents to attend to her interests - to Lease to the Miner a Lot of ten acres for Mining purposes - The smelter was allowed what was called a "Survey" of a mile square <hr /> All the Mineral raised upon it the Miner had to sell to the Smelter holding it 0 with certain conditions & restrictions - The Miner was Taxed Six percent of all the mineral raised to be cleaned by him & made fit for Market - the Smelter paid no Tax - but had to retain the Tax levied on the Miner as it was smelted he must retain six perCent for Government - and the U. S. G paid the Smelter for smelting or sold him the Mineral - Usually the Smelter gave the U. S. G Agent 400 [lb?] Lead for each thousand pounds of mineral - The Mineral yielding from 550 to 700 [lb?] Lead to each 1000 [lb?] which was certainly a sufficient profit for his <hr /> part of the transaction, in this way there was vast amounts of Mineral paid by the Miner to the Agents of Government - thus depleting the wealth of the Country - retarding its full developement by these burden's on the laboring market with the same propriety & justice might the Gov claim sex perCent of the productions of all the soil - [until?] it is sold - these they refund to let us buy our homes until a very late date - keeping back cultivation and improvement - orchards - schools 6% full twenty years - & yet the Gov never did anything to aid us in proving the depth, size thickness of our mines And now to crown this long continued system of wrong - some huckstering Polititions have (I understand) taken <hr /> the job of collecting on shares all this sent mineral paid by the Miner - to the Smelter as the Traitor of Govt back to the Smelter his Executor, Adm or assigns - You, (who never mined any in your life I suppose) have just as good a right - if not a better - for they had one profit in the business - than they have - and they have I believe two precedents - having had two claims allowed I am told - one [Gratiol?] a number of years ago & one to Joseph Hardy of Missouri two years this winter by act of Congress & now they have procured the evidence & I am told they are filed with the department for allowance to these parties - it is a most gross & outrageous case - and I think you <hr /> [Nov. 13, 1860] 9 can puncture this (at present) skeleton of wrong & iniquity and let the maridian rays of truth & justice shine through it & discover its fraud & depravity to the gaze of all - I have written to the Secratary for all information on the subject & shall hope to have the details soon - the amt claimed - parties claiming evidence - Rules & Regulations for the Management of Mining affairs &c &c - but you can most likely get all this information much more expeditiously than I - but be careful to whom you apply - for I am informed that some of our Congressmen are the engineers in the affair - Now then if you can get all the necessary information before <hr /> your first message it would be well I think to make as short & simple a statement as you can & request them to instruct our Senators & request our Congressmen to have an Act passed by Congress - not to refund the money - for the real parties in interest could not, one in a thousand he found but to sink three deep shafts, pits or, holes - to a depth say of 2,500 or three (3000) thousand feet - One in the vicinity of Galena one in Wisconsin & one in Iowa - under the Supervision of parties under State appointment - in this way & in no other can the Government in Paart reimburse this Lead mining region - for its wrongful <hr /> impoverishing of the mines - and this is a matter of vital National importance as well as of all absorbing local importance to Ills, Wis & Iowa - It would at once draw and center all eyes on your & you would by thus trying to do right bind these manes to you by this stronger than chains of steel - the amt will be large - & if Successful in giving it this direction - your will not have been elected govenor for nought - I want you to make for yourself a National reputation - I have many fancies (to me they are veritable realities) running in my mind of measures of reform & benefit to future generations - one is in relation to the great Rail Road interest of the state <hr /> but I forbear - knowing that in all these things you are necessarily much better versed in than I am - & I do not wish to be or even appear officious or obtrusive & if I do seem so in any way to you just set it down to personal love & friendship a real jealousy for your success and elevation - serve the whole people let your great heart beat responsive to their true interests & you will bind them to you as did Clay & Jackson with a love and devotedness that death itself cannot quench - with them it was real & not simulated - they are quick to detect counterfeits - & you & Lincoln may thank the People & not caucuses or politions for your nominations or elections <hr /> [Nov. 13, 1860] 13 And now a few words in closing - If you feel disposed to take this thing in charge - you had but as soon as you can gather sufficient facts together to justify you in moving in the matter open a correspondence with the Govenor's of Wisconsin & Iowa and have it nearly simultaneous you taking the entire charge & management of the whole business - it is a righteous thing - I know nothing of your affairs - nor feelings only so far as I judge by my own heart towards you - for you was kept a prisoner & when here - from me - by your anxious friends - <hr /> I only could say a word to you as to my own concerns I am in a very bad situation indeed, financially & you could if free from promises & with an ample faith that the interests of the State would thereby be subserved, assist me - I speak to you as brother to brother - frankly & expect the same - either way rest assured it will make no difference in my feelings to you - whether yea or nay - I may be down in your region of country soon & if so will endeavor to see you as long as you did me please write to me at once if only a line - you ought to help Denis with A. L. to a good officer, Marshall or Your old friend Allan Tomlin 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 14 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 Allan Tomlin to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-11-13 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514225 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [sideways at top of page] Jo Davies County Lincoln 970 Ma Yates 986 Ma Nar 984 Ma You lead all - good A. Tomlin Galina 13th Nov 1860 Dear Friend Do please allow me to cordially congratulate you upon your triumphant election & especially upon having both branches of the Legislature in harmony & concord so that in reality you are a unit - one body all- ready - anxious & eager to place yourselves in the breach to stay the system of loose, profligate, & corrupt legislation that has been popular & rampant so long - from our little City and Town Corporations to State & National legislation - all, to a greater or less extent is tinctured with selfishness & corruption - let us now take courage & hope that this many headed <hr /> monster has been pierced with so many arrows of truth & righteousness & has been made to bleed at so many vital points - will now cease to exist - but if he does it will be at the price of ceaseless vigilance of the votaries of truth virtue & true religion - what a contrast between truth & falsehood - one is open unsuspecting manly noble, at all times seeking the light - yea more light still - free discussion - open communion - Loving all, aiding all- "rejoicing with those that do rejoice & weeping with those that weep" - the other sulky steathy, restrictive, prohibiting free enquiry & discussion - wants not the light imprisons truth justice and righteousness 0 encircles itself in vails of Egyption darkness but enough of moralizing <hr /> what a glorious victory it is - the mind almost becomes wild with excitement, when contemplating the vast & almost boundless consequences that must follow a proper use of this unexampled success of sight over might - the people have seemed to believe that you & Lincoln were in earnest he when he said it was the mission of the Republican Party to change that old and infamous motto that "Might makes right' into this one that hereafter "Right should make Might" & you in Chicago when you uttered that noble thought - that when your principles were overborne that you would go with them that success at the sacrifice of principle would be a failure & your willingness to wait & trust God - would that we might all do this - Then should we be warriors <hr /> 4 fit for any emergency - excuse my rambling so much - for really I suppose you will be flooded with letters at this time - I wish you to understand that I am very little of a politition - I do what I can to aid on the good cause whose infancy has just been baptized with such intense delight by the Nation - but I have some old School Boy friends whom I would be more than glad to see the people honor & if by local position or knowledge of facts that would aid them in developeing the real & Substantial interest of the Country & at the same time develope their own powers of usefulness to the Country I would indeed be very much gratified and if you would not consider it <hr /> [Nov. 13, 1860] 5 impertinent I think I can bring to your knowledge a matter that has been covered if not buried for these many years - which if properly elucidated & explained & the Simple facts brought to light will be a vast & wide spread benefit in a National point of view & of immeasurable local advantage to Illinois Wisconsin & Iowa - I will now in very few words & comments state in part the subject - at the organization of our Mining System here in the Lead region of Ills, Wis & Iowa - The U. S. Government appointed Agents to attend to her interests - to Lease to the Miner a Lot of ten acres for Mining purposes - The smelter was allowed what was called a "Survey" of a mile square <hr /> All the Mineral raised upon it the Miner had to sell to the Smelter holding it 0 with certain conditions & restrictions - The Miner was Taxed Six percent of all the mineral raised to be cleaned by him & made fit for Market - the Smelter paid no Tax - but had to retain the Tax levied on the Miner as it was smelted he must retain six perCent for Government - and the U. S. G paid the Smelter for smelting or sold him the Mineral - Usually the Smelter gave the U. S. G Agent 400 [lb?] Lead for each thousand pounds of mineral - The Mineral yielding from 550 to 700 [lb?] Lead to each 1000 [lb?] which was certainly a sufficient profit for his <hr /> part of the transaction, in this way there was vast amounts of Mineral paid by the Miner to the Agents of Government - thus depleting the wealth of the Country - retarding its full developement by these burden's on the laboring market with the same propriety & justice might the Gov claim sex perCent of the productions of all the soil - [until?] it is sold - these they refund to let us buy our homes until a very late date - keeping back cultivation and improvement - orchards - schools 6% full twenty years - & yet the Gov never did anything to aid us in proving the depth, size thickness of our mines And now to crown this long continued system of wrong - some huckstering Polititions have (I understand) taken <hr /> the job of collecting on shares all this sent mineral paid by the Miner - to the Smelter as the Traitor of Govt back to the Smelter his Executor, Adm or assigns - You, (who never mined any in your life I suppose) have just as good a right - if not a better - for they had one profit in the business - than they have - and they have I believe two precedents - having had two claims allowed I am told - one [Gratiol?] a number of years ago & one to Joseph Hardy of Missouri two years this winter by act of Congress & now they have procured the evidence & I am told they are filed with the department for allowance to these parties - it is a most gross & outrageous case - and I think you <hr /> [Nov. 13, 1860] 9 can puncture this (at present) skeleton of wrong & iniquity and let the maridian rays of truth & justice shine through it & discover its fraud & depravity to the gaze of all - I have written to the Secratary for all information on the subject & shall hope to have the details soon - the amt claimed - parties claiming evidence - Rules & Regulations for the Management of Mining affairs &c &c - but you can most likely get all this information much more expeditiously than I - but be careful to whom you apply - for I am informed that some of our Congressmen are the engineers in the affair - Now then if you can get all the necessary information before <hr /> your first message it would be well I think to make as short & simple a statement as you can & request them to instruct our Senators & request our Congressmen to have an Act passed by Congress - not to refund the money - for the real parties in interest could not, one in a thousand he found but to sink three deep shafts, pits or, holes - to a depth say of 2,500 or three (3000) thousand feet - One in the vicinity of Galena one in Wisconsin & one in Iowa - under the Supervision of parties under State appointment - in this way & in no other can the Government in Paart reimburse this Lead mining region - for its wrongful <hr /> impoverishing of the mines - and this is a matter of vital National importance as well as of all absorbing local importance to Ills, Wis & Iowa - It would at once draw and center all eyes on your & you would by thus trying to do right bind these manes to you by this stronger than chains of steel - the amt will be large - & if Successful in giving it this direction - your will not have been elected govenor for nought - I want you to make for yourself a National reputation - I have many fancies (to me they are veritable realities) running in my mind of measures of reform & benefit to future generations - one is in relation to the great Rail Road interest of the state <hr /> but I forbear - knowing that in all these things you are necessarily much better versed in than I am - & I do not wish to be or even appear officious or obtrusive & if I do seem so in any way to you just set it down to personal love & friendship a real jealousy for your success and elevation - serve the whole people let your great heart beat responsive to their true interests & you will bind them to you as did Clay & Jackson with a love and devotedness that death itself cannot quench - with them it was real & not simulated - they are quick to detect counterfeits - & you & Lincoln may thank the People & not caucuses or politions for your nominations or elections <hr /> [Nov. 13, 1860] 13 And now a few words in closing - If you feel disposed to take this thing in charge - you had but as soon as you can gather sufficient facts together to justify you in moving in the matter open a correspondence with the Govenor's of Wisconsin & Iowa and have it nearly simultaneous you taking the entire charge & management of the whole business - it is a righteous thing - I know nothing of your affairs - nor feelings only so far as I judge by my own heart towards you - for you was kept a prisoner & when here - from me - by your anxious friends - <hr /> I only could say a word to you as to my own concerns I am in a very bad situation indeed, financially & you could if free from promises & with an ample faith that the interests of the State would thereby be subserved, assist me - I speak to you as brother to brother - frankly & expect the same - either way rest assured it will make no difference in my feelings to you - whether yea or nay - I may be down in your region of country soon & if so will endeavor to see you as long as you did me please write to me at once if only a line - you ought to help Denis with A. L. to a good officer, Marshall or Your old friend Allan Tomlin 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/ae5567abbf4e0b91a27f02ef93e40830.pdf 0b6aaf34e546b801ee9f20d3801f467c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Galena 3 Dec 1860 Dear friend Your kind favor of Nov 22nd I have with great interest noted its contents. You speak of your ambition almost deprecatingly as though it was a weakness. I fear their is not enough ambition in most men & women also; for without a laudable and virtuous aspiration or ambition there has been but very little ever accomplished or, ever will be, for the present and eternal well being of the human family, for man amounts to but little in this world & still less I think in the world to come who is not the representative of some great & good principle. Who does not feel anxious to give out something from within himself to benefit & ameliorate the woes and sufferings of humanity & who is not solicitous to leave the world better by his life & exertions than he found it---so to cultivate the Divine essence within him that all he does shall bear the image of the Heavenly---always remembering that man in the abstract is man in the [conente?]---with my principles are intimately connected with men---a good man will seek to ally himself with good principles---for a “good [tree?] cannot bring forth evil fruit” &c. I rejoice with you that that disturber of the country Douglas is finally & I trust forever politically disposed of---that he will in the future remain as a lasting monument---to point the youth of the country to us as an example of unholy ambition to be shunned---but excuse this homily. you must blame yourself partly for it; you were doubtless right in your judgement in regard to the issues of the Canvass. Your majority would I think have been much [larger?] by the other course <hr /> I do most sincerely regret your want of time in relation to the mining matters. ere the time arrives that you speak of I greatly fear the golden opportunity will have passed and the money by corrupt practices, absorbed by the peculating political Banditti of Polititions who hover around the Treasury as vultures over the Carcass. the case is one of the easy solution---the facts are few, simple & clear---Act of Congress---Regulations of War [Dept?] & [Suprdts?] returns---this is all---but excuse this re-iteration of this question. How would it do (in order to settle the matter definitely I dispose of it & free it from Legislative influence & quiet the public mind), to recommend the Legislature to submit the contract & agreement with the Ills C R.R. Co & the state to a direct vote of the people---thus make it organic & get it out of the arena of politics. There is an intensity of feeling in the minds of the people about this most important state question. I trust that you will allow me to plead in extenuation of my gratuitous & undigested advise on grave matters of state or National policy. Our old personal relations---had it not been for those old days of yore---I should not have ventured any word of counsel. It was all prompted by an over anxious desire for your triumphant success. I acknowledge its inappropriatness under ordinary circumstances its indelicacy. Of course I can have, from my limited point of observation only crude & partial glimpses of the great and propelling forces which are indispensable to give direction & success to the mighty & benificent Measures of Government which shall in their far reaching forecast bless the oncoming ages of mankind & in their equity justice & benignity shall cheer & bless the disappearing myriads of our <hr /> race who are unwinding so fast this mortal coil & going to other spheres. I know but little of the necessary mechanisms & machinery whether complex or simple that is requisite to be kept oiled & [grooved?] in such perfect adjustment that there shall be no friction: principles of right & righteousness never vary, like God they are unchangeable. but enough of moralities for this [time?]. What I said to you in my letter of & about myself did not have any reference to an office from the President---for I would not do, what, I suppose would be a “sine qua non” in order to obtain it for the best office in the gift of the [P ?]. Would you believe it!! some of the office seekers have been perambulating I hardly know how many states in search of those of like calibre, modesty &, manhood of themselves to recommend them to the appointing power!!! Men of unbound self esteem---they were a dead weight to the party. they remind one of the last hound in at the death. They bay the loudest---or like the candidates in Rome for consulate of Imperial honors---exhibiting themselves and recounting their own exploits by flood & field. This is a part of the political programme I never liked---though it is I suppose a necessity of the times. I had reference to the Office of Canal Trustee. I felt that I could perform all the duties pertaining to the Office so as to bring no discredit upon the appointing power. It is my desire to move to Chicago but am financially restrained. I have heard for months that the present incumbent would not be reappointed on account of past matters. Leavit &c I know that L, said it would never do to re appoint. I stated that I knew nothing of your engagements & did not wish to be in the way---but if entirely free & have the disposition it would come most acceptably. My lands are unproductive <hr /> & I have to borrow money to pay taxes. I am really pleased to find that you do properly appreciate the labors & efforts of Denio. I believe the Republican party are more indebted to him for the majority in both branches of the Legislature than to any other one man. I do not [illegible] this that he was the ablest or greatest man by [illegible] but he was just adapted to the masses in the closely contested districts in which he labored & that proved you & L right in sending him there. I do really think he should be Marshall. I am well aware that the whole [illegible] crew of office seekers around here are opposed most bitterly to him. he was an original Lincoln man whilst every one of them were uncompromising Sewardites & Luddites. I do not much expect to be able to visit Springfield this winter. I have not seen or heard from Denio since I wrote to you. Last spring you wrote to me of a man who would aid you. I know him well---he would at any time help you out if [thereby?] he could help himself in Mark this now---he too is after office. I cannot close this without thanking you for myself---my family, my friends & for every body for very many passages in your speech at Springfield. I saw only an extract ---send me a copy & also one to my son Edward Tomlin St Paul Minnesota. he knows & loves you. A thousand thanks my old & kind friend for your many and enduring assurances of friendship. they are all feelingly reciprocated with a much larger rate of interist than I would think of paying in specie If you find in this aught ( as doubtless you will) that is violative of good man manners or good any thing---please excuse it. this is miserable paper to write on. All join in love to you & yours Write soon Allan Tomlin. 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 Allan Tomlin to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-12-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514229 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Galena 3 Dec 1860 Dear friend Your kind favor of Nov 22nd I have with great interest noted its contents. You speak of your ambition almost deprecatingly as though it was a weakness. I fear their is not enough ambition in most men & women also; for without a laudable and virtuous aspiration or ambition there has been but very little ever accomplished or, ever will be, for the present and eternal well being of the human family, for man amounts to but little in this world & still less I think in the world to come who is not the representative of some great & good principle. Who does not feel anxious to give out something from within himself to benefit & ameliorate the woes and sufferings of humanity & who is not solicitous to leave the world better by his life & exertions than he found it---so to cultivate the Divine essence within him that all he does shall bear the image of the Heavenly---always remembering that man in the abstract is man in the [conente?]---with my principles are intimately connected with men---a good man will seek to ally himself with good principles---for a “good [tree?] cannot bring forth evil fruit” &c. I rejoice with you that that disturber of the country Douglas is finally & I trust forever politically disposed of---that he will in the future remain as a lasting monument---to point the youth of the country to us as an example of unholy ambition to be shunned---but excuse this homily. you must blame yourself partly for it; you were doubtless right in your judgement in regard to the issues of the Canvass. Your majority would I think have been much [larger?] by the other course <hr /> I do most sincerely regret your want of time in relation to the mining matters. ere the time arrives that you speak of I greatly fear the golden opportunity will have passed and the money by corrupt practices, absorbed by the peculating political Banditti of Polititions who hover around the Treasury as vultures over the Carcass. the case is one of the easy solution---the facts are few, simple & clear---Act of Congress---Regulations of War [Dept?] & [Suprdts?] returns---this is all---but excuse this re-iteration of this question. How would it do (in order to settle the matter definitely I dispose of it & free it from Legislative influence & quiet the public mind), to recommend the Legislature to submit the contract & agreement with the Ills C R.R. Co & the state to a direct vote of the people---thus make it organic & get it out of the arena of politics. There is an intensity of feeling in the minds of the people about this most important state question. I trust that you will allow me to plead in extenuation of my gratuitous & undigested advise on grave matters of state or National policy. Our old personal relations---had it not been for those old days of yore---I should not have ventured any word of counsel. It was all prompted by an over anxious desire for your triumphant success. I acknowledge its inappropriatness under ordinary circumstances its indelicacy. Of course I can have, from my limited point of observation only crude & partial glimpses of the great and propelling forces which are indispensable to give direction & success to the mighty & benificent Measures of Government which shall in their far reaching forecast bless the oncoming ages of mankind & in their equity justice & benignity shall cheer & bless the disappearing myriads of our <hr /> race who are unwinding so fast this mortal coil & going to other spheres. I know but little of the necessary mechanisms & machinery whether complex or simple that is requisite to be kept oiled & [grooved?] in such perfect adjustment that there shall be no friction: principles of right & righteousness never vary, like God they are unchangeable. but enough of moralities for this [time?]. What I said to you in my letter of & about myself did not have any reference to an office from the President---for I would not do, what, I suppose would be a “sine qua non” in order to obtain it for the best office in the gift of the [P ?]. Would you believe it!! some of the office seekers have been perambulating I hardly know how many states in search of those of like calibre, modesty &, manhood of themselves to recommend them to the appointing power!!! Men of unbound self esteem---they were a dead weight to the party. they remind one of the last hound in at the death. They bay the loudest---or like the candidates in Rome for consulate of Imperial honors---exhibiting themselves and recounting their own exploits by flood & field. This is a part of the political programme I never liked---though it is I suppose a necessity of the times. I had reference to the Office of Canal Trustee. I felt that I could perform all the duties pertaining to the Office so as to bring no discredit upon the appointing power. It is my desire to move to Chicago but am financially restrained. I have heard for months that the present incumbent would not be reappointed on account of past matters. Leavit &c I know that L, said it would never do to re appoint. I stated that I knew nothing of your engagements & did not wish to be in the way---but if entirely free & have the disposition it would come most acceptably. My lands are unproductive <hr /> & I have to borrow money to pay taxes. I am really pleased to find that you do properly appreciate the labors & efforts of Denio. I believe the Republican party are more indebted to him for the majority in both branches of the Legislature than to any other one man. I do not [illegible] this that he was the ablest or greatest man by [illegible] but he was just adapted to the masses in the closely contested districts in which he labored & that proved you & L right in sending him there. I do really think he should be Marshall. I am well aware that the whole [illegible] crew of office seekers around here are opposed most bitterly to him. he was an original Lincoln man whilst every one of them were uncompromising Sewardites & Luddites. I do not much expect to be able to visit Springfield this winter. I have not seen or heard from Denio since I wrote to you. Last spring you wrote to me of a man who would aid you. I know him well---he would at any time help you out if [thereby?] he could help himself in Mark this now---he too is after office. I cannot close this without thanking you for myself---my family, my friends & for every body for very many passages in your speech at Springfield. I saw only an extract ---send me a copy & also one to my son Edward Tomlin St Paul Minnesota. he knows & loves you. A thousand thanks my old & kind friend for your many and enduring assurances of friendship. they are all feelingly reciprocated with a much larger rate of interist than I would think of paying in specie If you find in this aught ( as doubtless you will) that is violative of good man manners or good any thing---please excuse it. this is miserable paper to write on. All join in love to you & yours Write soon Allan Tomlin. 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/6ba152babef63b2880d8e72fc7d8bbf9.pdf 8181c211acef630871a4b5c612280446 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Illinois Republican State Central Committee. STATE AT LARGE N. B JUDD, Chicago, Chairman. / EBENEZER PECK, Chicago. WM. H. BROWN, Chicago, Treasurer. / JULIAN S. RUMSEY, Chicago. GUSTAVUS KOERNER, Belleville. DISTRICTS. 1. CORNELIUS LANSING, Marengo / 5. WM. A. GRIMSHAW, Pittsfield. 2. CALVIN TRUESDALE, Rock Island. / 6. M. H. CASSELL, Jacksonville. 3. DAVID DAVIS, Bloomington. / 7. T.A. MARSHALL, Charleston. 4. CHAS. B. LAWRENCE, Prairie City. / 8. WILLARD C. FLAGG, Moro. <pre> 9. JOHN T. JONES, Shawneetown. </pre> HORACE WHITE, Chicago, Secretary COMMITTEE ROOMS, 151 Randolph St., Chicago, Aug 17 1860 Dear Yates <pre> I arrived here this morning feeling pretty well used up but I almost feel guilty at leaving you. After I left you I vomited dreadfully & it done me good. I hope you will have a good meeting to day & arrive home to morrow safely & find your dear ones all well. I am glad I went to Egypt and only regret I could not have been of more service. Depend upon it I shall remember our short trip & especially our delightful night ride for a long time. I thank you sincerely for the uniform politeness and consideration you have shown me and hope to be able to do you some service before the camp closes. I have informed the Committee here of the glorious work you are performing and the arduous services you are rendering the good cause. I have again looked at your </pre> <hr /> appointments and am inclined to insist that you shall speak at Belvidere on the 8th or 9th of October. Let me hear from you on this point. You can do so without much extra labor by coming to Belvidere direct from Galena. White will send you by express a new book just not "Political Text Book" which I have no doubt is gone. I shall return Monday or Tuesday if possible - if not send (Hurlbrit?), but at all events have to be able to meet you at Vandalia <pre> In great haste </pre> <pre> Truly Yours </pre> <pre> Allen C. Fuller </pre> Lawyer A. C. Fuller 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 Allen C. Fuller to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-08-17 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514210 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Illinois Republican State Central Committee. STATE AT LARGE N. B JUDD, Chicago, Chairman. / EBENEZER PECK, Chicago. WM. H. BROWN, Chicago, Treasurer. / JULIAN S. RUMSEY, Chicago. GUSTAVUS KOERNER, Belleville. DISTRICTS. 1. CORNELIUS LANSING, Marengo / 5. WM. A. GRIMSHAW, Pittsfield. 2. CALVIN TRUESDALE, Rock Island. / 6. M. H. CASSELL, Jacksonville. 3. DAVID DAVIS, Bloomington. / 7. T.A. MARSHALL, Charleston. 4. CHAS. B. LAWRENCE, Prairie City. / 8. WILLARD C. FLAGG, Moro. <pre> 9. JOHN T. JONES, Shawneetown. </pre> HORACE WHITE, Chicago, Secretary COMMITTEE ROOMS, 151 Randolph St., Chicago, Aug 17 1860 Dear Yates <pre> I arrived here this morning feeling pretty well used up but I almost feel guilty at leaving you. After I left you I vomited dreadfully & it done me good. I hope you will have a good meeting to day & arrive home to morrow safely & find your dear ones all well. I am glad I went to Egypt and only regret I could not have been of more service. Depend upon it I shall remember our short trip & especially our delightful night ride for a long time. I thank you sincerely for the uniform politeness and consideration you have shown me and hope to be able to do you some service before the camp closes. I have informed the Committee here of the glorious work you are performing and the arduous services you are rendering the good cause. I have again looked at your </pre> <hr /> appointments and am inclined to insist that you shall speak at Belvidere on the 8th or 9th of October. Let me hear from you on this point. You can do so without much extra labor by coming to Belvidere direct from Galena. White will send you by express a new book just not "Political Text Book" which I have no doubt is gone. I shall return Monday or Tuesday if possible - if not send (Hurlbrit?), but at all events have to be able to meet you at Vandalia <pre> In great haste </pre> <pre> Truly Yours </pre> <pre> Allen C. Fuller </pre> Lawyer A. C. Fuller 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/b3c53542b55a6bd1824c0c91925af40b.pdf 2d6897fc20b2b981c81723ddd15e6928 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> Belvidere Aug 19. 1864 </pre> Dear Yates: <pre> I return home safe but not sound & find my family tolerably well, but one of my boys had been alarmingly sick while I was absent. My voice is a little better today & I am in (illegible) I shall be all right in a day or two. (Illegible) leaves to night to fill my appointment at Carlyle to morrow. and Trenton Tuesday & Pocahontas Wednesday & will arrange for Lebanon Thursday & meet you on Thursday at Vandalia where I expect to join you both. I intend if possible to leave here on Wednesday & take the night train from Freeport and be at Vandalia Thursday on the Northern Central Train. This I shall do if I am well enough and I feel quite encouraged to day that I shall be all right by that time. I really feel anxious about you, for </pre> <hr /> I have been fearful you would be used up and would be obliged to retire from the (causes?) And this I sincerely think would be not only a disaster to yourself personally but a great draw back to our cause, I mean precisely what I say. I stopped in Chicago a short time and saw our friends and gave them an account of the glorious work you were doing and the encouragement you were meeting in the spontaneous movements of the people to hear you. As for myself I return mortified that I had not been able to do some service; and all your kind words and friendship to the contrary I really feel that my trip thus far has been unprofitable to the cause. If my health & voice haven't (illegible) I intend to be some service both to you & the cause before I finish the camp. (campaign?) <pre> Excuse me to (Trestshell? Koener?) & uncle Jessie & excuse me now and forever Faithfully Yours Allen C. Fuller </pre> <hr /> Allen C. Fuller 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 Allen C. Fuller to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-08-19 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514211 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> Belvidere Aug 19. 1864 </pre> Dear Yates: <pre> I return home safe but not sound & find my family tolerably well, but one of my boys had been alarmingly sick while I was absent. My voice is a little better today & I am in (illegible) I shall be all right in a day or two. (Illegible) leaves to night to fill my appointment at Carlyle to morrow. and Trenton Tuesday & Pocahontas Wednesday & will arrange for Lebanon Thursday & meet you on Thursday at Vandalia where I expect to join you both. I intend if possible to leave here on Wednesday & take the night train from Freeport and be at Vandalia Thursday on the Northern Central Train. This I shall do if I am well enough and I feel quite encouraged to day that I shall be all right by that time. I really feel anxious about you, for </pre> <hr /> I have been fearful you would be used up and would be obliged to retire from the (causes?) And this I sincerely think would be not only a disaster to yourself personally but a great draw back to our cause, I mean precisely what I say. I stopped in Chicago a short time and saw our friends and gave them an account of the glorious work you were doing and the encouragement you were meeting in the spontaneous movements of the people to hear you. As for myself I return mortified that I had not been able to do some service; and all your kind words and friendship to the contrary I really feel that my trip thus far has been unprofitable to the cause. If my health & voice haven't (illegible) I intend to be some service both to you & the cause before I finish the camp. (campaign?) <pre> Excuse me to (Trestshell? Koener?) & uncle Jessie & excuse me now and forever Faithfully Yours Allen C. Fuller </pre> <hr /> Allen C. Fuller 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/d8bd13445b4ff009d72a0f4f52900b91.pdf 6a36d4e4b767aaf182324b2f0da660b6 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Belvidere Sep 10 1860 Dear Richard How do you do and how is the Wabash Country? Things here look well and we are sure to have you a splendid meeting here on the 9th Oct. Why have you not written me as you agreed after seeing Townhill. What arrangements have you made for the month of Oct after you leave here? I am now very well and have not been idle since you left me at Kankakee. I go to Dixon to tomorrow - to Freeport next day & to Galena on the 13th & there commence my jurist discissions which I have to finish by the time you come here. You left in your room at Kankakee a black silk hat - summer Coat & C & as thought I might want them I brought them home with me. When you come here I will loan them to you if you are needy Write me the news without fail. Yours Truly Allen C Fuller <hr /> A. C. Fuller 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 Allen C. Fuller to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-09-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514217 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Belvidere Sep 10 1860 Dear Richard How do you do and how is the Wabash Country? Things here look well and we are sure to have you a splendid meeting here on the 9th Oct. Why have you not written me as you agreed after seeing Townhill. What arrangements have you made for the month of Oct after you leave here? I am now very well and have not been idle since you left me at Kankakee. I go to Dixon to tomorrow - to Freeport next day & to Galena on the 13th & there commence my jurist discissions which I have to finish by the time you come here. You left in your room at Kankakee a black silk hat - summer Coat & C & as thought I might want them I brought them home with me. When you come here I will loan them to you if you are needy Write me the news without fail. Yours Truly Allen C Fuller <hr /> A. C. Fuller 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/9a010b51792db5277a34a459d5f590a9.pdf badc621d7435fb9c3f53a60e31ff677c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> Belvidere Dec 30 1864 </pre> Governor Yates <pre> My Dear Sir: </pre> <pre> In my last I believe I wrote you that I would be in Chicago last week and would write you from there and make such suggestions as occurred to me on the subject of our present defective banking laws? I have just returned from there but had no time while there to write you and I do so now with a full appreciation of the difficulties which surround the subject. That our present banking laws are radically defective does not admit of doubt. Any law which permits, much less encourages, a set of irresponsible adventurers to put afloat as money millions of these "circulation" at remote and unknown parts of the state and which practically requires the bill holder to see to its redemption instead of the parties who issue it must of course be politically dangerous to the commercial and agricultural interest of the state. There can be no real prosperity where such </pre> <hr /> <pre> 2 (Dec 30, 1860) </pre> a law exists because no man who holds a hundred dollars of this "circulation" knows whether it is worth sixty dollars or eighty dollars, but all do know it is not worth what it pretends to be. While in Chicago I spent quietly two days in endeavoring to ascertain the wishes and (illegible) of the masses who are not interested in profit. Noting this state of things and I find there is great unanimity upon the following propositions; 1. That U.S. & Illinois stocks should only be hereafter secured as security and that the present ten per cent margin should be adhered to. 2. That none but bona fide owners of these stocks and who own them over and above all debts & incumbrances should be allowed to deposit them and receive circulatory notes. 3. That some increased facilities should be provided for protesting delinquent banks and to that end severe punishment should be provided for obstructing persons in making demand & protesting: and banks having 4 no place of business liable to protest any where. The protest to specify facts and the Auditor <hr /> <pre> 3 (Dec 30, 1860) </pre> to be at liberty to enquire into the sufficiency of the facts set forth as ground of protest. 5. In addition to redemption at home, banks to be at liberty to establish agencies of redemption at Chicago, Springfield or Alton and on redemption made at either of these points to be allowed from one half to one per cent. Banks establishing such agencies liable to demand these, and protest these & immediate liquidation if protested there. Such banks known to have thirty days after protest at their Counties and all others ten days as now provided on paying twelve per cent int. 6. Quarterly examination to be made by the officers of the Banks if their stocks deposited with Auditor and some promises to be made against their negociability in case they are abstracted. <pre> These propositions cover the principal points which they desire incorporated in amendments to our present laws & include some suggestions which I made to them. A great many other schemes are on foot which I do not remember. The main </pre> <hr /> <pre> (4) (Dec 30, 1860) </pre> features of these proposed amendments I think correct. The 2nd, 4th & 5th I have not sufficiently considered to feel confident about but the principle involved in them I think sound. I do not claim to be a practical banker in the fashionable acceptation of that term and therefore do not pretend to have that profound insight into the workings of any system that some have. I never was directly or indirectly interested in any bank note except as holder nor ever shall be no matter what our laws may be. I am only interested therefore in the banks redeeming their issue at par and without any unnecessary delay. This the people demand shall be done & they will crush out any system, banks or party who stand in the way of this thing. <pre> I am vain enough to believe that I could prepare a reasonably good banking law for our state if we had no banks now in existence but the great difficulty in now inaugurating a new system growing out of the fact that we have word afloat about twelve millions of currency issued under the present defective laws. The fact is undeniable that our circulation </pre> <hr /> <pre> 5 (Dec 30, 1860) </pre> now is actually more than we require to transact our business. "It is as it is" & the loss of driving our present banks to the wall would face not upon the banks of issue, as ought to be the case, but upon the bill holders - the farmer - merchants & business men of the state. Here is the net. Now what shall be done? After considerable anxious reflection and examination, if I was Governor I would recommend to the Legislature. 1st That a law should be immediately proposed preventing the issuing of any more bank notes under the present laws. This would stop the evil and give time for the Legislature to produce some laws to meet the exigency of the times. 2nd That none but U S. & Illinois stocks should be received as security and that the ten per cent margin should be preserved. 3 That effect should be given to the 4th sec. of Article 10 of the Constitution respecting the individual liability of stockholders by providing in what manner that liabil- <hr /> <pre> 6 (Dec. 30, 1860) </pre> ity shall be as contained and at what time it shall be deemed to exist and during what time it shall continue. The 38th section of the act of 1857 is inadequate and cumbersome & expensive to enforce. All transfers of stock done amid this liability should be declared void and all possibility of irresponsible and nominal holders of stock guarded against: and stock holders should be made liable for the interest drop created during the time they hold the stock. And I am inclined to think that the bill holder should have a right of action against the stockholder before all the assetts of the bank are exhausted with the privilege of having powers, the judgement or decree against him discharged by turning out to the office majority of the Corporation. 3 That banks hereafter and those now in existence who come into the "new arrangement" or conform to the principles of the new law shall have the right to take the same interest as is or may be hereafter allowed to be taken by other persons and no more 4th The banks should be made to redeem at some accessible points in the State <hr /> <pre> 7 (Dec 30, 1860) </pre> at some reasonable discount say 3/4 of one per cent which would make exchange one per cent on New York and this rate for some years to come would I think be realistically to the Commercial interest of the State. And they should be allowed if they desired to remove their nominal place of business to such points and these redeem at par. Many of them now have no place of business and they are not required by law to keep open doors during any particular hours of the day.This is wrong & should be remedied. This plan of a central redemption I should insist on unless they can be compelled always to redeem at their Counties & I think it is fair of the banks providing they are paid for it, in a reasonable discount. 5th Frequent examination of the securities should be required to be made by the offices of the Banks to see that their Bonds & Stocks are actually on hand. This to protect themselves as well as bill holders. If we knew we should always have as honest and capable Treasurer & Auditor as we now have this would not be necessary, but <hr /> <pre> 8 (Dec. 30, 1860) </pre> legislature should all look to possible contingencies. 6th Some businesses should be made to guard against "abstractions" I think they call it. I call it 'stealings' The recent robbery of the Indian Hand at Washington has again impressed me with the necessity of having some stamp affixed to these securities to prevent there being negociated unless they are lawfully and honestly withdrawn, which lawful withdrawal may be indicated also by a proper stamp or seal. <pre> These suggestions are thrown out for what they may be worth. They do not of course go into details because details are matters for the Legislature. I should be glad to have you recommend them or such parts of them as are thought proper, to the Legislature, for these reasons. First because I think them just and expedient and secondly because I think the people would sustain you in doing so. If I Know my own thoughts I desire to see your administration made honorable and profitable to the state </pre> <hr /> <pre> 9 (Dec. 30, 1860) </pre> of which we are so jointly proud. We have labored long and hard to have an opportunity of inaugurating a Republican state policy here. To do this the error and corruption of the part should be corrected and explored and a repetition most vigilantly guarded against. In these perilous times on which we have fallen on coming into power, we should make our main interest - state prosperity - the subject of our most anxious thoughts and watchful care. In the recent brilliant success you have made of the state you have justified the expectations of your most devoted and admiring personal friends. By directing the energies and power of your administration to restore public confidence in our state finances: in averting the further growth of an evil resulting from unguarded banking laws - an evil now felt by every citizen of the state -: and in being true to the sacred cause of liberty and humanity with which your name for the last six years has been specially identified, you will add strength and honor to the party which has placed you in power and be a blessing to the commercial and industrial interest of our people. <hr /> <pre> (10) (Dec. 30, 1860) In addition to National politics you have already my poor opinion that usually the less said about them in Governors messages the better. Recent developments known have convinced me that the Country will justly expect something from you on this subject. Your position known on this point is one of great delicacy as a matter of policy and should not I think be taken without careful consultation with Mr Lincoln. Whatever you say as to our federal relations will be understood by the Country as reflecting Mr Lincolns views and policy In view of the unparalleled embarrassments which surround him the less he is committed until he is actually in power the better: and then I say let him hourly remember his official oath and trust in God and the patriotism of the American people. Until (illegible) a few days I had hoped that the madness which rules the house would soon give way and reason would control the conduct of our southern bretheren. Hence I appeared more of a Conservative while at Springfield than I </pre> <hr /> <pre> (11) (Dec. 30, 1860) </pre> really felt. But present appearances too plainly indicate that the die is cast and that blood must flow before this treason of the south comes to an end. They must retrace their steps or conquer us or we must conquer them! There seems to be now no alternative left. The high and holy mission of our party now seems to be to protect the Constitution and maintain the integrity of our government. What high and holy patriotism should this thought inspire! The nation is now called upon to dedicate itself and to determine whether we have a government strong enough to maintain its friends against its internal enemies. <pre> Our position as a State will be most critical. Wedged in between two slave states we shall have a double frontier to protect: and, in case of War, or civil insurrection, our whole state will soon be involved in the struggle. The South I think will be in sixty days united against us. Much as the southern slave states desire to avoid alliances with the Cotton States I do not think they can long avoid it. The force of circumstances will </pre> ____ <pre> 12 (Dec. 30, 1860) </pre> soon dragg them in and we must prepare ourselves when this does. <pre> Without therefore saying any thing to exasperate I would recommend an immediate enrollment of the militia of the state. Let it be done thoroughly and without delay. There is no time to be lost for raw recruits cannot be drilled for service short of two or three months. But I cannot dwell. My letter is already too long and my soul is filled with more grief than anger. May God preserve You Richard Yates and the cause you represent! </pre> <pre> Truly Your Friend Allen C. Fuller </pre> P.S. I will write you to-morrow on the other subject mentioned in your last letter -- Please remember me to Mr. Lincoln, not because I am or expect to be an office seeker at his party nor because he knows any thing about me, but because I am a man & his friend -- <hr /> A.C. Fuller 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 13 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 Allen C. Fuller to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-12-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514240 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> Belvidere Dec 30 1864 </pre> Governor Yates <pre> My Dear Sir: </pre> <pre> In my last I believe I wrote you that I would be in Chicago last week and would write you from there and make such suggestions as occurred to me on the subject of our present defective banking laws? I have just returned from there but had no time while there to write you and I do so now with a full appreciation of the difficulties which surround the subject. That our present banking laws are radically defective does not admit of doubt. Any law which permits, much less encourages, a set of irresponsible adventurers to put afloat as money millions of these "circulation" at remote and unknown parts of the state and which practically requires the bill holder to see to its redemption instead of the parties who issue it must of course be politically dangerous to the commercial and agricultural interest of the state. There can be no real prosperity where such </pre> <hr /> <pre> 2 (Dec 30, 1860) </pre> a law exists because no man who holds a hundred dollars of this "circulation" knows whether it is worth sixty dollars or eighty dollars, but all do know it is not worth what it pretends to be. While in Chicago I spent quietly two days in endeavoring to ascertain the wishes and (illegible) of the masses who are not interested in profit. Noting this state of things and I find there is great unanimity upon the following propositions; 1. That U.S. & Illinois stocks should only be hereafter secured as security and that the present ten per cent margin should be adhered to. 2. That none but bona fide owners of these stocks and who own them over and above all debts & incumbrances should be allowed to deposit them and receive circulatory notes. 3. That some increased facilities should be provided for protesting delinquent banks and to that end severe punishment should be provided for obstructing persons in making demand & protesting: and banks having 4 no place of business liable to protest any where. The protest to specify facts and the Auditor <hr /> <pre> 3 (Dec 30, 1860) </pre> to be at liberty to enquire into the sufficiency of the facts set forth as ground of protest. 5. In addition to redemption at home, banks to be at liberty to establish agencies of redemption at Chicago, Springfield or Alton and on redemption made at either of these points to be allowed from one half to one per cent. Banks establishing such agencies liable to demand these, and protest these & immediate liquidation if protested there. Such banks known to have thirty days after protest at their Counties and all others ten days as now provided on paying twelve per cent int. 6. Quarterly examination to be made by the officers of the Banks if their stocks deposited with Auditor and some promises to be made against their negociability in case they are abstracted. <pre> These propositions cover the principal points which they desire incorporated in amendments to our present laws & include some suggestions which I made to them. A great many other schemes are on foot which I do not remember. The main </pre> <hr /> <pre> (4) (Dec 30, 1860) </pre> features of these proposed amendments I think correct. The 2nd, 4th & 5th I have not sufficiently considered to feel confident about but the principle involved in them I think sound. I do not claim to be a practical banker in the fashionable acceptation of that term and therefore do not pretend to have that profound insight into the workings of any system that some have. I never was directly or indirectly interested in any bank note except as holder nor ever shall be no matter what our laws may be. I am only interested therefore in the banks redeeming their issue at par and without any unnecessary delay. This the people demand shall be done & they will crush out any system, banks or party who stand in the way of this thing. <pre> I am vain enough to believe that I could prepare a reasonably good banking law for our state if we had no banks now in existence but the great difficulty in now inaugurating a new system growing out of the fact that we have word afloat about twelve millions of currency issued under the present defective laws. The fact is undeniable that our circulation </pre> <hr /> <pre> 5 (Dec 30, 1860) </pre> now is actually more than we require to transact our business. "It is as it is" & the loss of driving our present banks to the wall would face not upon the banks of issue, as ought to be the case, but upon the bill holders - the farmer - merchants & business men of the state. Here is the net. Now what shall be done? After considerable anxious reflection and examination, if I was Governor I would recommend to the Legislature. 1st That a law should be immediately proposed preventing the issuing of any more bank notes under the present laws. This would stop the evil and give time for the Legislature to produce some laws to meet the exigency of the times. 2nd That none but U S. & Illinois stocks should be received as security and that the ten per cent margin should be preserved. 3 That effect should be given to the 4th sec. of Article 10 of the Constitution respecting the individual liability of stockholders by providing in what manner that liabil- <hr /> <pre> 6 (Dec. 30, 1860) </pre> ity shall be as contained and at what time it shall be deemed to exist and during what time it shall continue. The 38th section of the act of 1857 is inadequate and cumbersome & expensive to enforce. All transfers of stock done amid this liability should be declared void and all possibility of irresponsible and nominal holders of stock guarded against: and stock holders should be made liable for the interest drop created during the time they hold the stock. And I am inclined to think that the bill holder should have a right of action against the stockholder before all the assetts of the bank are exhausted with the privilege of having powers, the judgement or decree against him discharged by turning out to the office majority of the Corporation. 3 That banks hereafter and those now in existence who come into the "new arrangement" or conform to the principles of the new law shall have the right to take the same interest as is or may be hereafter allowed to be taken by other persons and no more 4th The banks should be made to redeem at some accessible points in the State <hr /> <pre> 7 (Dec 30, 1860) </pre> at some reasonable discount say 3/4 of one per cent which would make exchange one per cent on New York and this rate for some years to come would I think be realistically to the Commercial interest of the State. And they should be allowed if they desired to remove their nominal place of business to such points and these redeem at par. Many of them now have no place of business and they are not required by law to keep open doors during any particular hours of the day.This is wrong & should be remedied. This plan of a central redemption I should insist on unless they can be compelled always to redeem at their Counties & I think it is fair of the banks providing they are paid for it, in a reasonable discount. 5th Frequent examination of the securities should be required to be made by the offices of the Banks to see that their Bonds & Stocks are actually on hand. This to protect themselves as well as bill holders. If we knew we should always have as honest and capable Treasurer & Auditor as we now have this would not be necessary, but <hr /> <pre> 8 (Dec. 30, 1860) </pre> legislature should all look to possible contingencies. 6th Some businesses should be made to guard against "abstractions" I think they call it. I call it 'stealings' The recent robbery of the Indian Hand at Washington has again impressed me with the necessity of having some stamp affixed to these securities to prevent there being negociated unless they are lawfully and honestly withdrawn, which lawful withdrawal may be indicated also by a proper stamp or seal. <pre> These suggestions are thrown out for what they may be worth. They do not of course go into details because details are matters for the Legislature. I should be glad to have you recommend them or such parts of them as are thought proper, to the Legislature, for these reasons. First because I think them just and expedient and secondly because I think the people would sustain you in doing so. If I Know my own thoughts I desire to see your administration made honorable and profitable to the state </pre> <hr /> <pre> 9 (Dec. 30, 1860) </pre> of which we are so jointly proud. We have labored long and hard to have an opportunity of inaugurating a Republican state policy here. To do this the error and corruption of the part should be corrected and explored and a repetition most vigilantly guarded against. In these perilous times on which we have fallen on coming into power, we should make our main interest - state prosperity - the subject of our most anxious thoughts and watchful care. In the recent brilliant success you have made of the state you have justified the expectations of your most devoted and admiring personal friends. By directing the energies and power of your administration to restore public confidence in our state finances: in averting the further growth of an evil resulting from unguarded banking laws - an evil now felt by every citizen of the state -: and in being true to the sacred cause of liberty and humanity with which your name for the last six years has been specially identified, you will add strength and honor to the party which has placed you in power and be a blessing to the commercial and industrial interest of our people. <hr /> <pre> (10) (Dec. 30, 1860) In addition to National politics you have already my poor opinion that usually the less said about them in Governors messages the better. Recent developments known have convinced me that the Country will justly expect something from you on this subject. Your position known on this point is one of great delicacy as a matter of policy and should not I think be taken without careful consultation with Mr Lincoln. Whatever you say as to our federal relations will be understood by the Country as reflecting Mr Lincolns views and policy In view of the unparalleled embarrassments which surround him the less he is committed until he is actually in power the better: and then I say let him hourly remember his official oath and trust in God and the patriotism of the American people. Until (illegible) a few days I had hoped that the madness which rules the house would soon give way and reason would control the conduct of our southern bretheren. Hence I appeared more of a Conservative while at Springfield than I </pre> <hr /> <pre> (11) (Dec. 30, 1860) </pre> really felt. But present appearances too plainly indicate that the die is cast and that blood must flow before this treason of the south comes to an end. They must retrace their steps or conquer us or we must conquer them! There seems to be now no alternative left. The high and holy mission of our party now seems to be to protect the Constitution and maintain the integrity of our government. What high and holy patriotism should this thought inspire! The nation is now called upon to dedicate itself and to determine whether we have a government strong enough to maintain its friends against its internal enemies. <pre> Our position as a State will be most critical. Wedged in between two slave states we shall have a double frontier to protect: and, in case of War, or civil insurrection, our whole state will soon be involved in the struggle. The South I think will be in sixty days united against us. Much as the southern slave states desire to avoid alliances with the Cotton States I do not think they can long avoid it. The force of circumstances will </pre> ____ <pre> 12 (Dec. 30, 1860) </pre> soon dragg them in and we must prepare ourselves when this does. <pre> Without therefore saying any thing to exasperate I would recommend an immediate enrollment of the militia of the state. Let it be done thoroughly and without delay. There is no time to be lost for raw recruits cannot be drilled for service short of two or three months. But I cannot dwell. My letter is already too long and my soul is filled with more grief than anger. May God preserve You Richard Yates and the cause you represent! </pre> <pre> Truly Your Friend Allen C. Fuller </pre> P.S. I will write you to-morrow on the other subject mentioned in your last letter -- Please remember me to Mr. Lincoln, not because I am or expect to be an office seeker at his party nor because he knows any thing about me, but because I am a man & his friend -- <hr /> A.C. Fuller 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/812cff6ff226d8c27455b114fe48d96a.pdf 50b20da904e33fe78ded659e8dbb3d9e Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Exeter N.H. Dec. 21. 1860 Hon. R. Yates, My Dear Sir: My modesty is somewhat shocked by sending you the accompanying papers, yet I will do it. A paper signed by the Delegates to Chicago will be sent in a few days. I take occasion to allow you, confidentially, to see the letter sent me by Mr. Giddings; showing that the extreme free-soilers might be satisfied with my selection. Besides I have pride in possessing the confidence and good will as such a man as Mr. Giddings, who seldom proposes his individual influence for office, for any man. Mr. Fogg, of whom Mr. G. speaks is known to Mr. Lincoln, and assures me that he wishes me in the Cabinet, rather than any other man in N. England. Mr. Tullock, our Sec. State, is very hearty in his appreciation, and gives <hr /> some evidence, respecting Mr. Hamlin's feelings. I have been offered a recommendation from the Delegates from Maine to Chicago, by one of the Delegates who proposed to procure them, but I declined to have any solicitation exerted in my behalf. I presume Mr. Hale would not be anxious for my selection, though he would not oppose it. He knows that my views of discreet behavior in the Senate by himself, have sometimes differed from his. I think he has not talked wisely this session of Congress. I think it well, that Mr. Lincoln should see these papers soon, yet I do not wish him to be incumbered by them, if his judgment, for any cause, directs him elsewhere. I think of being in Chicago in a week, but do not feel free to visit Mr. Lincoln, lest in his estimation I fall into the Common Mass of officeseekers. Please acknowledge recpt of these papers; and believe me; Your obliged friend, Amos Tuck <hr /> Hon A. Tuck 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 Amos Tuck to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-12-21 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514237 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Exeter N.H. Dec. 21. 1860 Hon. R. Yates, My Dear Sir: My modesty is somewhat shocked by sending you the accompanying papers, yet I will do it. A paper signed by the Delegates to Chicago will be sent in a few days. I take occasion to allow you, confidentially, to see the letter sent me by Mr. Giddings; showing that the extreme free-soilers might be satisfied with my selection. Besides I have pride in possessing the confidence and good will as such a man as Mr. Giddings, who seldom proposes his individual influence for office, for any man. Mr. Fogg, of whom Mr. G. speaks is known to Mr. Lincoln, and assures me that he wishes me in the Cabinet, rather than any other man in N. England. Mr. Tullock, our Sec. State, is very hearty in his appreciation, and gives <hr /> some evidence, respecting Mr. Hamlin's feelings. I have been offered a recommendation from the Delegates from Maine to Chicago, by one of the Delegates who proposed to procure them, but I declined to have any solicitation exerted in my behalf. I presume Mr. Hale would not be anxious for my selection, though he would not oppose it. He knows that my views of discreet behavior in the Senate by himself, have sometimes differed from his. I think he has not talked wisely this session of Congress. I think it well, that Mr. Lincoln should see these papers soon, yet I do not wish him to be incumbered by them, if his judgment, for any cause, directs him elsewhere. I think of being in Chicago in a week, but do not feel free to visit Mr. Lincoln, lest in his estimation I fall into the Common Mass of officeseekers. Please acknowledge recpt of these papers; and believe me; Your obliged friend, Amos Tuck <hr /> Hon A. Tuck 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/3dd5664297b78db1deb987d36495a881.pdf 374cf5caa2a6e9fc8b1d70ac2a851129 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. D.J. Pettijohn OFFICE OF THE EGYPTIAN REPUBLIC J. C. D. PETTIJOHN, EDITOR. Centralia, Ill., Nov 15th, 1860 No longer Dick but Gov. Yates (Not ans'd) Thank Heaven the victory is ours and a most glorious one it is. Who is of all our numerous and efficient laborers regrets their labor or Sacrifise to this end; Not one <pre> And Now May our Governors and rulers prove themselves adequate and worthy of the confidence reposed in them and all will be well. You remember I was about to be ruined for the small amount of 100$ but I went as you know to Springfield to borrow (Not beg) and I procured it of Butler by giveing R Catch Dubois & others as security and got it for 6 Mo - but I obtained other securities by assuring them that </pre> <hr /> you was going on the Note with me Now of course the note is just as good and safe and all that but that does not answer for My word or promise that you was going on the note all that I am careful or anxious about is Simply My word or promise. I promised that you would call and Sign the note and I have waited untill the Smoke of battle would clear away and now My good friend if you will please ask Mr Butler for that note and put your name on with the others then My word is good and My promise redeemed and no preventing providence Republicanism here will continue to prosper and by industry and energy we hope to sustain ourselves & the cause. Should be pleased to hear from you & know how it feels to be Governor. Yours J C D Pettijohn <hr /> 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 D. J. Pettyjohn to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-11-15 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514226 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. D.J. Pettijohn OFFICE OF THE EGYPTIAN REPUBLIC J. C. D. PETTIJOHN, EDITOR. Centralia, Ill., Nov 15th, 1860 No longer Dick but Gov. Yates (Not ans'd) Thank Heaven the victory is ours and a most glorious one it is. Who is of all our numerous and efficient laborers regrets their labor or Sacrifise to this end; Not one <pre> And Now May our Governors and rulers prove themselves adequate and worthy of the confidence reposed in them and all will be well. You remember I was about to be ruined for the small amount of 100$ but I went as you know to Springfield to borrow (Not beg) and I procured it of Butler by giveing R Catch Dubois & others as security and got it for 6 Mo - but I obtained other securities by assuring them that </pre> <hr /> you was going on the Note with me Now of course the note is just as good and safe and all that but that does not answer for My word or promise that you was going on the note all that I am careful or anxious about is Simply My word or promise. I promised that you would call and Sign the note and I have waited untill the Smoke of battle would clear away and now My good friend if you will please ask Mr Butler for that note and put your name on with the others then My word is good and My promise redeemed and no preventing providence Republicanism here will continue to prosper and by industry and energy we hope to sustain ourselves & the cause. Should be pleased to hear from you & know how it feels to be Governor. Yours J C D Pettijohn <hr /> 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/26c87dd14df656ac6e9fc302627ec33c.pdf 03a5d3a352fad900b7e2450c7b7c7855 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Fairfield Ills Dec 3d 1860 Dear Gov. I thank you verry much for your frank and candid letter of the 26 ult. I new when you wrote it would be your honest convictions and contain good advice. Now let me say this, I am a Republican because Republicanism is just and right. If I can rise by fair means with these greate principles I shall be verry happy in my sucess. I have labored hard for the cause since the Repeal of the Missouri Comprimise, I quit the democracy because the quit freedom. If office had been my Aim I could have stayed with them and faired well, for many of my democratic friends implored me not to throw away the chances of sucess that I had before me. <hr /> I have labored with the Republicans until they have the power. Mr Lincoln is president and has favors to bestow. I know there are many applicants and many of them verry worthy members of our party. Many must be disappointed. but none should fail to consider the situation in which our worthy President is placed, and he who fails to do this can not be a good Rep. I know Mr Lincoln will do what he honestly thinks best. and with that I shall be content. I have not writen him a line since the Election and shall not because he has, no doubt, many more worthy correspondants than I could be. If I had thought at the time, that there would be so many applicants for the Martialship I should have said nothing about it. for I must say the position (outside of the money) is not one that suits my taste. If I could make any thing out of the Attorneyship for this district I had much rather have it <hr /> as I love my profession better than any other position in life. And Stern necesity is all in the world that makes me apply for any thing. I will be in Springfield about the holidays and there I will abide the advice of my friends as to what course to persue. If you and other friends think it will be of any advantage to me I can get the indorsement of Gov O.P. Morton Atty Gen. James G Jones and other distinguished men of Indiana. I thank you for sending me a copy of your "Wigwam" Speech. I have just read it with much pleasure. I must say (without flatery) that it is a most able production, and does credit to the governor of the Empire state of the West I am as ever, Your friend D. T. Linegar <hr /> D. T. Linegar Fairfield 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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. T. Linegar to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-12-03 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514232 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Fairfield Ills Dec 3d 1860 Dear Gov. I thank you verry much for your frank and candid letter of the 26 ult. I new when you wrote it would be your honest convictions and contain good advice. Now let me say this, I am a Republican because Republicanism is just and right. If I can rise by fair means with these greate principles I shall be verry happy in my sucess. I have labored hard for the cause since the Repeal of the Missouri Comprimise, I quit the democracy because the quit freedom. If office had been my Aim I could have stayed with them and faired well, for many of my democratic friends implored me not to throw away the chances of sucess that I had before me. <hr /> I have labored with the Republicans until they have the power. Mr Lincoln is president and has favors to bestow. I know there are many applicants and many of them verry worthy members of our party. Many must be disappointed. but none should fail to consider the situation in which our worthy President is placed, and he who fails to do this can not be a good Rep. I know Mr Lincoln will do what he honestly thinks best. and with that I shall be content. I have not writen him a line since the Election and shall not because he has, no doubt, many more worthy correspondants than I could be. If I had thought at the time, that there would be so many applicants for the Martialship I should have said nothing about it. for I must say the position (outside of the money) is not one that suits my taste. If I could make any thing out of the Attorneyship for this district I had much rather have it <hr /> as I love my profession better than any other position in life. And Stern necesity is all in the world that makes me apply for any thing. I will be in Springfield about the holidays and there I will abide the advice of my friends as to what course to persue. If you and other friends think it will be of any advantage to me I can get the indorsement of Gov O.P. Morton Atty Gen. James G Jones and other distinguished men of Indiana. I thank you for sending me a copy of your "Wigwam" Speech. I have just read it with much pleasure. I must say (without flatery) that it is a most able production, and does credit to the governor of the Empire state of the West I am as ever, Your friend D. T. Linegar <hr /> D. T. Linegar Fairfield 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/41ae59c6142cddd97ad4c22435ef610e.pdf d71d4d0cb0d6800fe6b5f51aea1cf2c4 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. THE CANTON REGISTER is published every Tuesday, at $1.50 a year, in advance; if not paid within three months, $1.75;not within six months, $2.00; and if not paid before the expiration of the year, $2.50. Canton, Ill., Dec 12 1860. Mr. Richard Yates to DAVISON & NICOLET, Dr., To subscription to The Canton Weekly Register, from Vol. 11 no. 39 to Vol. 12 No. 38, one year $2.00 Received payment Davison & Nicolet <hr /> Davidson & Nicolet Dec 12, '60 Rect $2.00 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 Davison and Nicolet to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-12-12 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514234 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. THE CANTON REGISTER is published every Tuesday, at $1.50 a year, in advance; if not paid within three months, $1.75;not within six months, $2.00; and if not paid before the expiration of the year, $2.50. Canton, Ill., Dec 12 1860. Mr. Richard Yates to DAVISON & NICOLET, Dr., To subscription to The Canton Weekly Register, from Vol. 11 no. 39 to Vol. 12 No. 38, one year $2.00 Received payment Davison & Nicolet <hr /> Davidson & Nicolet Dec 12, '60 Rect $2.00 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/6966b4aa41280bab92c88892ccf6c3b3.pdf d38ee146c9690fcb106f8fe5ba69ee5c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> (Attached to Tomlin to "My Dear Friend," Aug. 31, 1860) </pre> Hn'r Rich'd Yates 1860 To Edwin Hayden Sir c Augst 28th To two Rings for flag Pole 60 <pre> Rec'd payt. </pre> <pre> Edwin Hayden </pre> <hr /> Ed Hayden Recpt 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 Edwin Hayden to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-08-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514214 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> (Attached to Tomlin to "My Dear Friend," Aug. 31, 1860) </pre> Hn'r Rich'd Yates 1860 To Edwin Hayden Sir c Augst 28th To two Rings for flag Pole 60 <pre> Rec'd payt. </pre> <pre> Edwin Hayden </pre> <hr /> Ed Hayden Recpt 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/e9c226e52ee11c74ea826a347e382994.pdf 2aa886b6dd46806b0664a305dd9b5534 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. BANGS & KNICKERBOCKER, Proprietors Of The AURORA WEEKLY BEACON, PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL JOB PRINTERS, &C. Aurora, Ill., July 23, 1860. Hon Rich. Yates Sir You must be here on the 31st July. We shall have a good crowd. If you can bring a good speaker with you do so & we will pay him. Your truly Geo S. Bangs <hr /> Geo. S. Bangs, Aurora, 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George S. Bangs to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-07-23 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514207 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. BANGS & KNICKERBOCKER, Proprietors Of The AURORA WEEKLY BEACON, PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL JOB PRINTERS, &C. Aurora, Ill., July 23, 1860. Hon Rich. Yates Sir You must be here on the 31st July. We shall have a good crowd. If you can bring a good speaker with you do so & we will pay him. Your truly Geo S. Bangs <hr /> Geo. S. Bangs, Aurora, 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/f97ade7748af90d70d17d986d3fffd46.pdf 811d9fb22e0c067620bce289b93ae63b Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Concord Dec 1/60 Mr. Richard Yates Jacksonville Dear Sir I would like to get the Registers Office at St Peters Minnesota. I think it would be worth from six to eight thousand dollars per year. If you will get it for me I will give you ¼ of the proffeit for your trouble. Will you please write me on the subject if you will try for it I will do as I agree certain I have put out 18 thousand acres of Currents this fall <hr /> in Minnesota and next fall will be a good time to put out more. Do you want one thousand dollars untill next Augst with realestate security at 10 per cent I would want it paid when due or one year at 12 per cent Please let me here from you have you any more County Bonds Respectfully yours Geo Wilson Concord Lake Co Ohio Can you use a draft on Chicago The land offered at St Peters is one of the last in the <hr /> Geo. Wilson Concord O. 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 George Wilson to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-12-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514231 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Concord Dec 1/60 Mr. Richard Yates Jacksonville Dear Sir I would like to get the Registers Office at St Peters Minnesota. I think it would be worth from six to eight thousand dollars per year. If you will get it for me I will give you ¼ of the proffeit for your trouble. Will you please write me on the subject if you will try for it I will do as I agree certain I have put out 18 thousand acres of Currents this fall <hr /> in Minnesota and next fall will be a good time to put out more. Do you want one thousand dollars untill next Augst with realestate security at 10 per cent I would want it paid when due or one year at 12 per cent Please let me here from you have you any more County Bonds Respectfully yours Geo Wilson Concord Lake Co Ohio Can you use a draft on Chicago The land offered at St Peters is one of the last in the <hr /> Geo. Wilson Concord O. 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/9de3ad91fb85facbdc46781024474df0.pdf 8553c7874b1ebe08d0f847551255b7eb Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Charleston Ills. Aug 27/60 Hon Richard Yates <pre> Gov. Illinois </pre> <pre> Dear Sir. </pre> Mr Henry Brooks of Jackson Co. is captain of a company from Carbondale in Col Haneys Reg. and is desirous of the position of Lieut. Col. Mr Brooks was formerly a resident of this place and and is well known here as an honorable man. He is the man who made the first union speech in Jackson Co.- after the war broke out, which he was compelled to do with his revolver before him as we were informed. He stunned the <hr /> secession community there most manfully at a time when secession was more rampant there than elsewhere in the state. Being a rigid Democrat he had very considerable influence. His friends here wish the authorities to take these facts in consideration in his behalf, in his present application. <pre> Very Respectfully </pre> <pre> H P H Brownwell </pre> <pre> M. C. McClain </pre> <pre> A Compton </pre> I know Capt. Brooks intimately, think him well qualified for the position to which he aspires & would <hr /> be very much gratified at his success <pre> Very respectfully </pre> <pre> C. B. (Jichis?) </pre> <hr /> M. P. Brownwell. Reccommending Mr Henry Brooks for Colonel. To be filed. File 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 H. P. Brownwell, M. C. McLain, and A. Compton to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-08-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514212 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Charleston Ills. Aug 27/60 Hon Richard Yates <pre> Gov. Illinois </pre> <pre> Dear Sir. </pre> Mr Henry Brooks of Jackson Co. is captain of a company from Carbondale in Col Haneys Reg. and is desirous of the position of Lieut. Col. Mr Brooks was formerly a resident of this place and and is well known here as an honorable man. He is the man who made the first union speech in Jackson Co.- after the war broke out, which he was compelled to do with his revolver before him as we were informed. He stunned the <hr /> secession community there most manfully at a time when secession was more rampant there than elsewhere in the state. Being a rigid Democrat he had very considerable influence. His friends here wish the authorities to take these facts in consideration in his behalf, in his present application. <pre> Very Respectfully </pre> <pre> H P H Brownwell </pre> <pre> M. C. McClain </pre> <pre> A Compton </pre> I know Capt. Brooks intimately, think him well qualified for the position to which he aspires & would <hr /> be very much gratified at his success <pre> Very respectfully </pre> <pre> C. B. (Jichis?) </pre> <hr /> M. P. Brownwell. Reccommending Mr Henry Brooks for Colonel. To be filed. File 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/fc353952ab82290425892b8d405bd63b.pdf 88f687d2c0bdbf848694cd0f5273e7c5 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Richard Yates in apc with 786.0 H. W. Higgins July 3 To 1 (Mass?) (Mattrass?) $14.00 Rec'd payment H W Higgins <hr /> H.W. Higgins Riept to R Yates 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 H. W. Higgins to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-07-07 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514199 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Richard Yates in apc with 786.0 H. W. Higgins July 3 To 1 (Mass?) (Mattrass?) $14.00 Rec'd payment H W Higgins <hr /> H.W. Higgins Riept to R Yates 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/2bd6a2804959bbaca24e6a9e9705836f.pdf 5e198a484dfe1830b8b1ce02243a169a Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Allens Speech at Jacksonville July 7th 1860 1st The slavery question is now paramount to all others. The issue is “intervention” on the part of the Republican party and “non intervention” on the part of the democratic party 2nd The Republicans say that they stand where the “fathers and founders” of this government stood: and what argument do they offer? They say that Congress legislated upon this subject in the territories of the United States in the passage of the ordinances of 1787, (which Congress had unlimited authority to legislate as they pleased, having no constitution to restrain them.)---And again after the adoption of the constitution this ordinance was reaffirmed. I say that this is not the fact, for the reason that the only features or provisions of that---ordinance as reaffirmed by Congress after the Constitution was formed were simply such as to change the communications of the Governers and officers of the territories (in their official correspondence) from the Congress to the President of the United Sates. 3rd Up to 1819 & 1820, there was no such thing <hr /> -2- [July 7, 1860] as agitation over the slavery question, nor was there any such thing as congressional intervention---and in 1820 Jefferson & Madison were each offered to this unjust doctrine, and when Jefferson heard of the passage of the compromise of 1820 (find it in 7 vol of Jefferson’s works) he said it was to him like the ringing of the fire bell at midnight, that it would be the means of [stiring?] up sectional warfare & strife &c 4th Clay & Webster were quoted or rather misquoted by the Republicans, but I say that Clay & Webster joined with the democrats in 1848, “49 & “50 in puting down the infamous and abolition measures of the “Wilmot Proviso” abolitionists of the north, and in carrying out the doctrine of non-intervention, on the ground that Congress had neither the “power nor the right” to interfere, but that the right belonged to the people of the territories. In speaking of the speech of Clay Feb 3d 1850 he made Clay to advocate the doctrine of popular sovereignty. 5th The Republican Party say that slavery is aggressive: In the beginning we had one free state and thirteen slaves states. now we have more free than slave. why did not the south crush out the one free state <hr /> -3- [July 7, 1860] 6th We are for liberty---equality and fraternity---liberty for all white men---Equality with all white men fraternity with all the states slave & free. While the Republicans are for the liberty of all the negroes.---Equality with the negroes,--- fraternity with the negroes & northern states. 7th Yates who is a good man but not a good politician, (“I like Dick”) refers us in his springfield speech to Kansas. If they desire to play at that game, we are ready and I alas refer you to Kansas---where and when Jim Lane with his band of “Rowdies” went to fight the United states troops stationed there to preserve order and maintain peace and also the actual setters of Kansas, but against all (notwithstanding such men as Abe Lincoln backed up this band of Rowdies and subscribed as Lincoln did fifty dollars for this purpose, while he had neither a vote nor a thank to offer to our Patriotic soldiers who were fighting starving and, dieing for their country on the plains of Mexico) the people prevailed and formed a free state constitution. <hr /> -4- [July 7, 1860] 8th The Republican platform (Yates said at springfield) contained doctrines so simple and well understood that even a county-clerk could make one, but up at Chicago they had (as I say) some fifteen of their best politicians at work for four days, and after they had finished it it was like the Pedlers suspenders “short enough for any boy and long enough for any man” made to suit all sections---but even then it had to amended so as to suit “Old Josh Gidding” and the abolitionists. 9th Republicans are sectional. Filmore said of them in 1856, that they were a dangerous and sectional party. They are abolitionists &c. 10th Nothing to say about Yates personally---suppose all are his friends, but his record speaks for itself. In 1849 Yates was elected to the legislature of this state, and the year previous our constitution as it now is was formed, and it made it obligatory upon the legislature to pass a law prohibiting the introduction of negroes into this state and some other things. a bill was offered for this purpose and Yates noted “no” <hr /> -5- [July 7, 1860] 11th An Abolition member from Jo Davis Co offered a resolution for the repeal of the “Black “laws” of the state of Illinois---which were and are that no colord person shall be a witness against a white person, that no person of color shall sit upon a jury---and no person of color shall intermarry with a white person, and colord children should not go to a school of whites and sit beside your white children. on this resolution Yates voted “yea” 12th What Yates said of Lincoln, why the people of Springfield did not know that Lincoln was a great man, it was because he lived among them refered to the mountain. this does not hold good for the reason that if the people of Springfield had had a mountain in their midts, they would have known it. N.B. many other things were said which I regard of no importance for you or any other human being I.J. Ketchum <hr /> [Written Vertically for purposes of filing] Allens Speech Ketchum’s Report 1860 1860 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I. J. Ketchum Report on James C. Allen's Speech in Jacksonville, Illinois Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-07-07 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514204 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Allens Speech at Jacksonville July 7th 1860 1st The slavery question is now paramount to all others. The issue is “intervention” on the part of the Republican party and “non intervention” on the part of the democratic party 2nd The Republicans say that they stand where the “fathers and founders” of this government stood: and what argument do they offer? They say that Congress legislated upon this subject in the territories of the United States in the passage of the ordinances of 1787, (which Congress had unlimited authority to legislate as they pleased, having no constitution to restrain them.)---And again after the adoption of the constitution this ordinance was reaffirmed. I say that this is not the fact, for the reason that the only features or provisions of that---ordinance as reaffirmed by Congress after the Constitution was formed were simply such as to change the communications of the Governers and officers of the territories (in their official correspondence) from the Congress to the President of the United Sates. 3rd Up to 1819 & 1820, there was no such thing <hr /> -2- [July 7, 1860] as agitation over the slavery question, nor was there any such thing as congressional intervention---and in 1820 Jefferson & Madison were each offered to this unjust doctrine, and when Jefferson heard of the passage of the compromise of 1820 (find it in 7 vol of Jefferson’s works) he said it was to him like the ringing of the fire bell at midnight, that it would be the means of [stiring?] up sectional warfare & strife &c 4th Clay & Webster were quoted or rather misquoted by the Republicans, but I say that Clay & Webster joined with the democrats in 1848, “49 & “50 in puting down the infamous and abolition measures of the “Wilmot Proviso” abolitionists of the north, and in carrying out the doctrine of non-intervention, on the ground that Congress had neither the “power nor the right” to interfere, but that the right belonged to the people of the territories. In speaking of the speech of Clay Feb 3d 1850 he made Clay to advocate the doctrine of popular sovereignty. 5th The Republican Party say that slavery is aggressive: In the beginning we had one free state and thirteen slaves states. now we have more free than slave. why did not the south crush out the one free state <hr /> -3- [July 7, 1860] 6th We are for liberty---equality and fraternity---liberty for all white men---Equality with all white men fraternity with all the states slave & free. While the Republicans are for the liberty of all the negroes.---Equality with the negroes,--- fraternity with the negroes & northern states. 7th Yates who is a good man but not a good politician, (“I like Dick”) refers us in his springfield speech to Kansas. If they desire to play at that game, we are ready and I alas refer you to Kansas---where and when Jim Lane with his band of “Rowdies” went to fight the United states troops stationed there to preserve order and maintain peace and also the actual setters of Kansas, but against all (notwithstanding such men as Abe Lincoln backed up this band of Rowdies and subscribed as Lincoln did fifty dollars for this purpose, while he had neither a vote nor a thank to offer to our Patriotic soldiers who were fighting starving and, dieing for their country on the plains of Mexico) the people prevailed and formed a free state constitution. <hr /> -4- [July 7, 1860] 8th The Republican platform (Yates said at springfield) contained doctrines so simple and well understood that even a county-clerk could make one, but up at Chicago they had (as I say) some fifteen of their best politicians at work for four days, and after they had finished it it was like the Pedlers suspenders “short enough for any boy and long enough for any man” made to suit all sections---but even then it had to amended so as to suit “Old Josh Gidding” and the abolitionists. 9th Republicans are sectional. Filmore said of them in 1856, that they were a dangerous and sectional party. They are abolitionists &c. 10th Nothing to say about Yates personally---suppose all are his friends, but his record speaks for itself. In 1849 Yates was elected to the legislature of this state, and the year previous our constitution as it now is was formed, and it made it obligatory upon the legislature to pass a law prohibiting the introduction of negroes into this state and some other things. a bill was offered for this purpose and Yates noted “no” <hr /> -5- [July 7, 1860] 11th An Abolition member from Jo Davis Co offered a resolution for the repeal of the “Black “laws” of the state of Illinois---which were and are that no colord person shall be a witness against a white person, that no person of color shall sit upon a jury---and no person of color shall intermarry with a white person, and colord children should not go to a school of whites and sit beside your white children. on this resolution Yates voted “yea” 12th What Yates said of Lincoln, why the people of Springfield did not know that Lincoln was a great man, it was because he lived among them refered to the mountain. this does not hold good for the reason that if the people of Springfield had had a mountain in their midts, they would have known it. N.B. many other things were said which I regard of no importance for you or any other human being I.J. Ketchum <hr /> [Written Vertically for purposes of filing] Allens Speech Ketchum’s Report 1860 1860 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/e5e50dfdb7029a740e08ab51d56aa82a.pdf ca10bce87027a67edc506ba81f5693e8 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [1860] Saturday evening Hon Richard Yates My dear sir your kind note came to hand this evening. I cannot doubt that you are quite right in characterizing the [questions?] of the races as "the great [questions?]" It will be found "the great [questions?]" practically, whether we look at it as philosophers, as statesmen or as divines. And in my humble opinion as you move these intricate, no [means?] will be found prepared to act with his hart in either capacity - in any part of the civilized world till he has most deeply pondered these great questions of the ages: the question of the races. But with us Americans in every relation & hope of social life, it is, one might almost say the only question: for we have practically solved nearly all others. Shall we then solve this also? I know given both heart and head will say with [illegible] - "yes - yes we will - God willing we will" - Therefore <hr /> most deeply regretted that the efforts of your family [illegible] goes from the lecture and that I was [illegible] deprived of the benefit of conferring with you in regard to it as I had desired. As to my [manuscript?] it was written in a space of two or three evenings in a single week and is so mixed up & peculiar in its structure (designed only for myself) that I do not think it could be of use enough to you to keep the trouble of deciphering it. And as regards repeating the lecture here it seems to me that having once without disguise urged the subject upon the notice and consideration or actions of my friends, it would be liable to injurious misconstriction should I attempt to repeat it - and even if my friends should request it, I fear that others might construe it into a sort of partisan effort on their part, to force the thing upon the public mind. Still I suppose that the subject might possibly be put in such a shape that no ill use <hr /> or ill influence could arise from it. While on my own part I do not disguise the fact that I am still very anxious that yourself and Dr. [Fesiley?] and several other gentleman of high intelligence who were not present before should hear it, and consider that practical use, if any, can now be made of it, or if the general thought which it suggests nor am I at all unwilling to gratify any who may wish to hear it again - should their numbers be sufficient to justify it, and the influences against misuse & misconstruction properly guarded against - For whether this view of the slavery questions is true or false - I am fully convinced that it is the view in substance of the all that lies in reality at the bottom of the American heart - and that the political heart that bases its action and effort [honestly? and heartily?] upon it will swoop up two thirds of the votes of the whole people both north & south, in spite of all their opponents can do - and furnish the [illegible] at the [illegible] the most [illegible] & hopeful solutions of the slavery questions that the nature of the case <hr /> admits of - shall that party be the Republican party ? I hope so: for I think they deserve it - but if so now is the time for them to be [illegible] the minds of the people. With there principles of [philosophy?] & statesmanship, which is the next campaign they will need to put to practical and triumphant use - Now I say - is the time to begin - the public mind is quiet and [illegible] and open to convictions - And the true [philosophy?] of the whole subject may with little effort be put through the land, if all good men will take hold of it, without opposition or alarm - I can of course do [but?] very little. But that little I am willing I hope to do. But if I do a little, and you do a little and all do a little it will amount to a great deal before the next election & we shall revolutionise the evils of our country & truly & [philosophically?] & humanely save the Union - not [illegible] & [illegible]. I shall [deliver?] this discussion in Hillsboro by request on the 7 of April and should a way open on my return on the 8 of April could do so in Springfield if desirable. Most truly yours J B. Turner Along edge of paper - PS Do I [illegible] of [illegible] hand on this [puddle?] of words? I thought when I sat down to write but a word as Mr. [illegible] had spoken to me this evening on the same topic. I shall send that [advice?] by him 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 J. B. Turner to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-XX-XX Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514244 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. [1860] Saturday evening Hon Richard Yates My dear sir your kind note came to hand this evening. I cannot doubt that you are quite right in characterizing the [questions?] of the races as "the great [questions?]" It will be found "the great [questions?]" practically, whether we look at it as philosophers, as statesmen or as divines. And in my humble opinion as you move these intricate, no [means?] will be found prepared to act with his hart in either capacity - in any part of the civilized world till he has most deeply pondered these great questions of the ages: the question of the races. But with us Americans in every relation & hope of social life, it is, one might almost say the only question: for we have practically solved nearly all others. Shall we then solve this also? I know given both heart and head will say with [illegible] - "yes - yes we will - God willing we will" - Therefore <hr /> most deeply regretted that the efforts of your family [illegible] goes from the lecture and that I was [illegible] deprived of the benefit of conferring with you in regard to it as I had desired. As to my [manuscript?] it was written in a space of two or three evenings in a single week and is so mixed up & peculiar in its structure (designed only for myself) that I do not think it could be of use enough to you to keep the trouble of deciphering it. And as regards repeating the lecture here it seems to me that having once without disguise urged the subject upon the notice and consideration or actions of my friends, it would be liable to injurious misconstriction should I attempt to repeat it - and even if my friends should request it, I fear that others might construe it into a sort of partisan effort on their part, to force the thing upon the public mind. Still I suppose that the subject might possibly be put in such a shape that no ill use <hr /> or ill influence could arise from it. While on my own part I do not disguise the fact that I am still very anxious that yourself and Dr. [Fesiley?] and several other gentleman of high intelligence who were not present before should hear it, and consider that practical use, if any, can now be made of it, or if the general thought which it suggests nor am I at all unwilling to gratify any who may wish to hear it again - should their numbers be sufficient to justify it, and the influences against misuse & misconstruction properly guarded against - For whether this view of the slavery questions is true or false - I am fully convinced that it is the view in substance of the all that lies in reality at the bottom of the American heart - and that the political heart that bases its action and effort [honestly? and heartily?] upon it will swoop up two thirds of the votes of the whole people both north & south, in spite of all their opponents can do - and furnish the [illegible] at the [illegible] the most [illegible] & hopeful solutions of the slavery questions that the nature of the case <hr /> admits of - shall that party be the Republican party ? I hope so: for I think they deserve it - but if so now is the time for them to be [illegible] the minds of the people. With there principles of [philosophy?] & statesmanship, which is the next campaign they will need to put to practical and triumphant use - Now I say - is the time to begin - the public mind is quiet and [illegible] and open to convictions - And the true [philosophy?] of the whole subject may with little effort be put through the land, if all good men will take hold of it, without opposition or alarm - I can of course do [but?] very little. But that little I am willing I hope to do. But if I do a little, and you do a little and all do a little it will amount to a great deal before the next election & we shall revolutionise the evils of our country & truly & [philosophically?] & humanely save the Union - not [illegible] & [illegible]. I shall [deliver?] this discussion in Hillsboro by request on the 7 of April and should a way open on my return on the 8 of April could do so in Springfield if desirable. Most truly yours J B. Turner Along edge of paper - PS Do I [illegible] of [illegible] hand on this [puddle?] of words? I thought when I sat down to write but a word as Mr. [illegible] had spoken to me this evening on the same topic. I shall send that [advice?] by him 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/0bf47114de7623583fce9a268e8b5f94.pdf 6465a0c3afd229700296cd16e31bde66 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Marine Bank of Chicago. Chicago, Dec 27, 1860 Hon. Richard Yates, Jacksonville, Ill My dear sir: I am in receipt of yours of the 23rd. My opinion is that there is not so much fault in our present law as in its misconstruction, perversion, and nonenforcement. Yet there are amendments which are indispensable for the protection of the public. 1st we need to have a requirement that all bonds shall have such an endorsement upon them when [deposited?] as to destroy their negotiability, as long as they shall remain on deposit, with a provision that they cannot be taken out of the Treasurer's hands without an order of Court, which may be made at any time by the Judge in [vacation?] as well as as [illegible] [illegible] but to be entered arrears. We need this in order to prevent the bonds being stolen or abstracted. We have thus far been fortunate in having honest officers and clerks in the Treasurer's Office, but there is no security that this will continue so. 2nd.. We want to amend the law so as to require a redemption in Springfield or Chicago, at a fair rate, say from 1/2 to 1 percent discount. 3d. We want the law amended so that the formal liability clause may be made <hr /> available and in order to do this, we want the law so amended that no new bank can be established without the actual cash capital of at least $50,000 as required by the law. My opinion is that we should tax the bank for their actual capital, or presumed capital of $50,000 each and for any surplus of capital they may actually have, if any and for the circulation, if any, above actual capital, require them to pay into the State Treasury 1/2 of one percent. I think too, that the bond deposited for circulation should be confined to Illinois & U.S. Stock or nearly so, and the coupon upon the bonds of banks which have not a ten percent margin should be retained by the Auditor, or exchanged only for returned circulation until they have the same margin as the new banks. But after all, the main difficulty is that the banking law has been so construed as to encourage banking without capital and what we want is to frame the law as to encourage banking upon capital and discourage it where there is no capital. If the law was enforced requiring actual capital, and actual banks instead of more circulation machines, we should have less difficulty; but the provision of the 34th Section requiring the bank to report the debts owing to the association, and the date and amount of each bill or note discounted, and that the same should be published in a newspaper, without precluding any bank doing a discount <hr /> business. No bank would thus expose its own and customers affairs. This provision should be repealed. The Auditor and Treasurer should be made Bank Commissioners with a Superintendent to be the Chairman of the Board, and if you could appoint some man of as much decision of character as William [Thomas?], as Chairman of the Bank Commissioners who could see the law enforced, we could soon have our currency in right shape. It may be objected to this legislation that the banks have vested rights. This is not so, except in a few instances, as their [pretended?] capital, is all sham and their affidavits perjured, and they cannot resist liquidation in the enforcement of amendments. I am for making such amendments to the law as will secure the bill [illegible], and the public, and at the same time encourage banking. I think this can be done. I note what you say about the present national crisis. I hope you will recommend a revision of our militia laws and the maintenance in each county, and especially in our cities of sufficient military organizations to secure the enforcement of the laws and the suppression of mobs and illegal violence. I do not despair of so much of the Union <hr /> as can be of any use to us. If the Cotton States could get out of the Union peaceably and honorably, I am not sure that it would not be a great deal better for us. But the laws must be enforced, and it will not do for the Republican party to show any fear or weakness in the knees, or to back down at all. It is right, and upon its platform it can maintain itself. Any concessions or [illegible] will only destroy it, without doing any good to the country. If the South are not willing to abide by the Constitution as our fathers formed and administered it, let them quit, if they can; but let us do all we can to maintain and preserve our inheritance and escape the hole in which Tyler & Fillmore fell. Truly yours J Tony Scammon J.T. Scammon Bank 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 J. Tony Scammon to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-12-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514239 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Marine Bank of Chicago. Chicago, Dec 27, 1860 Hon. Richard Yates, Jacksonville, Ill My dear sir: I am in receipt of yours of the 23rd. My opinion is that there is not so much fault in our present law as in its misconstruction, perversion, and nonenforcement. Yet there are amendments which are indispensable for the protection of the public. 1st we need to have a requirement that all bonds shall have such an endorsement upon them when [deposited?] as to destroy their negotiability, as long as they shall remain on deposit, with a provision that they cannot be taken out of the Treasurer's hands without an order of Court, which may be made at any time by the Judge in [vacation?] as well as as [illegible] [illegible] but to be entered arrears. We need this in order to prevent the bonds being stolen or abstracted. We have thus far been fortunate in having honest officers and clerks in the Treasurer's Office, but there is no security that this will continue so. 2nd.. We want to amend the law so as to require a redemption in Springfield or Chicago, at a fair rate, say from 1/2 to 1 percent discount. 3d. We want the law amended so that the formal liability clause may be made <hr /> available and in order to do this, we want the law so amended that no new bank can be established without the actual cash capital of at least $50,000 as required by the law. My opinion is that we should tax the bank for their actual capital, or presumed capital of $50,000 each and for any surplus of capital they may actually have, if any and for the circulation, if any, above actual capital, require them to pay into the State Treasury 1/2 of one percent. I think too, that the bond deposited for circulation should be confined to Illinois & U.S. Stock or nearly so, and the coupon upon the bonds of banks which have not a ten percent margin should be retained by the Auditor, or exchanged only for returned circulation until they have the same margin as the new banks. But after all, the main difficulty is that the banking law has been so construed as to encourage banking without capital and what we want is to frame the law as to encourage banking upon capital and discourage it where there is no capital. If the law was enforced requiring actual capital, and actual banks instead of more circulation machines, we should have less difficulty; but the provision of the 34th Section requiring the bank to report the debts owing to the association, and the date and amount of each bill or note discounted, and that the same should be published in a newspaper, without precluding any bank doing a discount <hr /> business. No bank would thus expose its own and customers affairs. This provision should be repealed. The Auditor and Treasurer should be made Bank Commissioners with a Superintendent to be the Chairman of the Board, and if you could appoint some man of as much decision of character as William [Thomas?], as Chairman of the Bank Commissioners who could see the law enforced, we could soon have our currency in right shape. It may be objected to this legislation that the banks have vested rights. This is not so, except in a few instances, as their [pretended?] capital, is all sham and their affidavits perjured, and they cannot resist liquidation in the enforcement of amendments. I am for making such amendments to the law as will secure the bill [illegible], and the public, and at the same time encourage banking. I think this can be done. I note what you say about the present national crisis. I hope you will recommend a revision of our militia laws and the maintenance in each county, and especially in our cities of sufficient military organizations to secure the enforcement of the laws and the suppression of mobs and illegal violence. I do not despair of so much of the Union <hr /> as can be of any use to us. If the Cotton States could get out of the Union peaceably and honorably, I am not sure that it would not be a great deal better for us. But the laws must be enforced, and it will not do for the Republican party to show any fear or weakness in the knees, or to back down at all. It is right, and upon its platform it can maintain itself. Any concessions or [illegible] will only destroy it, without doing any good to the country. If the South are not willing to abide by the Constitution as our fathers formed and administered it, let them quit, if they can; but let us do all we can to maintain and preserve our inheritance and escape the hole in which Tyler & Fillmore fell. Truly yours J Tony Scammon J.T. Scammon Bank 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/9d532575ea66c518bde29866c4cfaa5d.pdf 47fc8c12e63790c6c4d46382ea7b23cd Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Freeport Decm 22 1860 Friend Yates Below find a list of names that I think are first class names. I would of sent a list sooner but there was a number of these whose P.O. I did not know and I thought best to take time and be sure that I sent the names of men who will do to bet on. Jo Davies Co James Currie P.O. Dunlieth Wm Passmore Council Hill Abel Proctor Scales Mound C. Mackey ditto Wm Taylor Apple River Jas Jeffrey Hanover J W White ditto Geo Hass Jr Derinda Orange Gray Wards Grove Geo Townsend Rush H.S. Townsend ditto M Claypool ditto W. H. Leland Nora L. P. Woodruff Warren Dr. Champion ditto H DeJager Galena W R Rowley ditto A. L. Chettain ditto B H Campbell Jo Davies Co. Dr. W.A. Little Elizabeth Carroll County L H Bowen Savanna S. Porter ditto J.J. Cunningham Brookville D.Z. Herb ditto Miller [?] Smith Mt Carroll James Shaw ditto Volney Armour ditto J P Emmert ditto M [?] Landon ditto B.P. Shirk ditto Israel Jones Cherry Grove Henry Puterbaugh ditto Ogle County H A Mix Oregon F.G. Petrie ditto M W Smith ditto R C Burchell ditto M B Light ditto <hr /> Ogle Co P.O. Solon Cummins Grand DeTour J W Carpenter Polo M D Swift ditto S Z Pierce ditto C D Williams ditto J D Stevenson ditto V.A. Bogue ditto Prof Pope Mt Morris Hon D J Pinckney ditto Thos F Winston ditto F B Brayton ditto Geo W Hewett Forreston Saml B Kaufman Adeline Winnebago County P.O M Smith Esq Rockford Dr Wm Lyman ditto M B Derrick ditto J Marsh ditto Hon S M Church ditto Hon A S Miller ditto David Jewet Harrison Dr. Leffingwell ditto Robt J Cross Roscoe A D Lawrance ditto Peter Mabie ditto Wm C Prontie Peckatonica Wm H Welch ditto Frederick Brown ditto Winnebago Continued A J Betts Durand D H Smith ditto L V Cleveland Laona H Putnam ditto Lemuel Fisk Shirland Hazen Chandler ditto Wm H Yates ditto Henry Shiblee Rockton Wait Talcott ditto Geo H Hollister ditto A Johnson Cherry Valley Eli F Roberts ditto W H Johnson Kishwaukee J K Bingham Winnebago Joseph Birmingham Tyler Boon Co P.O. John B Fisher Belvidere J R Mudge ditto J S Nichols ditto N H Hotchiss ditto Isaac Miller ditto A C Fuller Es & Hon. & Judge etc. Luther Linderman Manchester M. Y. Gilbert Caledonia T.W. Humphrey Hicks Mills McHenry Co P.O. Geo T Stewart Woodstock Wm H Stewart ditto Harley Wayne Union <hr /> McHenry continued P.O. A .B. Coon Marengo C Lansing ditto E A Lacy Richmond John Sibley ditto Henry T Rice Hartland T B Wakeman Harvard Josiah St John Riley Stephenson Co J H C Burchard Freeport S. D. Atkins ditto W. S. Gray ditto T J Turner ditto M P Sweet ditto J.A. Clark ditto Wm M Buckly ditto Geo Woolbrecht ditto B. Wassaseiger ditto O.P. Duncan Rock Grove B P Bellknap Orangeville C M Shaffer ditto Cyrus Howe Oneco Phil Sweeley Winslow Wm Cox ditto D.S. Bogar New Pennsylvania J M Smith Buena Vista Doc Hays ditto continued Jackson Richart Cedervill Josiah Clingham ditto S F Dodds Lena A W Hull ditto Jacob Gable Kent Peter Kleckner ditto J.G. Devore Yellow Creek Saml Hays Loran John Ternure Jackson C VanBrocklin ditto James Taggart Ridot John Swanzy ditto John A Davis Rock Run Robt Lashell ditto S. J. Davis Davis Dr. Brennaman ditto Wm Young Freeport W Merrill ditto P. L. Wright ditto H R Wheeler ditto O. B. Munn ditto Wm Peters ditto R V Aukney ditto W A Youngman parties living in country who gets their mail in Tenn [written diagonally across from Merrill to Youngman] David Graham Rock Run <hr /> There I have given you names enough to save the country -- I hope to see you this winter if I can get time to come to Springfield. I wrote you some days ago in regard to Commissionship for Clark. When you have positively concluded upon the man you agoing to appoint if you think it proper let me know it as Mr Clark would like to know how the matter stands as soon as possible. In your message give the [secessionists?] h-ll they deserve to be put through. I see Bates goes into the Cabinet that suits me first rate hope the others will be as good men. Now Dick if there is anything more I can do for you remember you can command me. Allways Your friend J W Shaffer J W Shaffer List of Names 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 J. W. Shaffer to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-12-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514238 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Freeport Decm 22 1860 Friend Yates Below find a list of names that I think are first class names. I would of sent a list sooner but there was a number of these whose P.O. I did not know and I thought best to take time and be sure that I sent the names of men who will do to bet on. Jo Davies Co James Currie P.O. Dunlieth Wm Passmore Council Hill Abel Proctor Scales Mound C. Mackey ditto Wm Taylor Apple River Jas Jeffrey Hanover J W White ditto Geo Hass Jr Derinda Orange Gray Wards Grove Geo Townsend Rush H.S. Townsend ditto M Claypool ditto W. H. Leland Nora L. P. Woodruff Warren Dr. Champion ditto H DeJager Galena W R Rowley ditto A. L. Chettain ditto B H Campbell Jo Davies Co. Dr. W.A. Little Elizabeth Carroll County L H Bowen Savanna S. Porter ditto J.J. Cunningham Brookville D.Z. Herb ditto Miller [?] Smith Mt Carroll James Shaw ditto Volney Armour ditto J P Emmert ditto M [?] Landon ditto B.P. Shirk ditto Israel Jones Cherry Grove Henry Puterbaugh ditto Ogle County H A Mix Oregon F.G. Petrie ditto M W Smith ditto R C Burchell ditto M B Light ditto <hr /> Ogle Co P.O. Solon Cummins Grand DeTour J W Carpenter Polo M D Swift ditto S Z Pierce ditto C D Williams ditto J D Stevenson ditto V.A. Bogue ditto Prof Pope Mt Morris Hon D J Pinckney ditto Thos F Winston ditto F B Brayton ditto Geo W Hewett Forreston Saml B Kaufman Adeline Winnebago County P.O M Smith Esq Rockford Dr Wm Lyman ditto M B Derrick ditto J Marsh ditto Hon S M Church ditto Hon A S Miller ditto David Jewet Harrison Dr. Leffingwell ditto Robt J Cross Roscoe A D Lawrance ditto Peter Mabie ditto Wm C Prontie Peckatonica Wm H Welch ditto Frederick Brown ditto Winnebago Continued A J Betts Durand D H Smith ditto L V Cleveland Laona H Putnam ditto Lemuel Fisk Shirland Hazen Chandler ditto Wm H Yates ditto Henry Shiblee Rockton Wait Talcott ditto Geo H Hollister ditto A Johnson Cherry Valley Eli F Roberts ditto W H Johnson Kishwaukee J K Bingham Winnebago Joseph Birmingham Tyler Boon Co P.O. John B Fisher Belvidere J R Mudge ditto J S Nichols ditto N H Hotchiss ditto Isaac Miller ditto A C Fuller Es & Hon. & Judge etc. Luther Linderman Manchester M. Y. Gilbert Caledonia T.W. Humphrey Hicks Mills McHenry Co P.O. Geo T Stewart Woodstock Wm H Stewart ditto Harley Wayne Union <hr /> McHenry continued P.O. A .B. Coon Marengo C Lansing ditto E A Lacy Richmond John Sibley ditto Henry T Rice Hartland T B Wakeman Harvard Josiah St John Riley Stephenson Co J H C Burchard Freeport S. D. Atkins ditto W. S. Gray ditto T J Turner ditto M P Sweet ditto J.A. Clark ditto Wm M Buckly ditto Geo Woolbrecht ditto B. Wassaseiger ditto O.P. Duncan Rock Grove B P Bellknap Orangeville C M Shaffer ditto Cyrus Howe Oneco Phil Sweeley Winslow Wm Cox ditto D.S. Bogar New Pennsylvania J M Smith Buena Vista Doc Hays ditto continued Jackson Richart Cedervill Josiah Clingham ditto S F Dodds Lena A W Hull ditto Jacob Gable Kent Peter Kleckner ditto J.G. Devore Yellow Creek Saml Hays Loran John Ternure Jackson C VanBrocklin ditto James Taggart Ridot John Swanzy ditto John A Davis Rock Run Robt Lashell ditto S. J. Davis Davis Dr. Brennaman ditto Wm Young Freeport W Merrill ditto P. L. Wright ditto H R Wheeler ditto O. B. Munn ditto Wm Peters ditto R V Aukney ditto W A Youngman parties living in country who gets their mail in Tenn [written diagonally across from Merrill to Youngman] David Graham Rock Run <hr /> There I have given you names enough to save the country -- I hope to see you this winter if I can get time to come to Springfield. I wrote you some days ago in regard to Commissionship for Clark. When you have positively concluded upon the man you agoing to appoint if you think it proper let me know it as Mr Clark would like to know how the matter stands as soon as possible. In your message give the [secessionists?] h-ll they deserve to be put through. I see Bates goes into the Cabinet that suits me first rate hope the others will be as good men. Now Dick if there is anything more I can do for you remember you can command me. Allways Your friend J W Shaffer J W Shaffer List of Names 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/b4394397ba873afb18da697d9ea48816.pdf 32f6bdab46a142ced5c154caccb83a63 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Jacksonville, Sept 20th 186- M Hon Richard Yates To JACKSONVILLE GAS LIGHT & COKE COMPANY, Dr. Cr. July 1859 To 77 Feet Service Pipe 35 2695 " " " 1 Stop Cock 200 " " " 1 Fitting 3/4 38 Aug " " 242 Feet Gas Pipe 25 6050 " " " 4 Fittings 3/4 37 100 " " " 6 " 1/2 25 150 " " " 30 " 3/8 20 600 " " " 17 " Pipe 25 425 ' " " 2 Fittings 3/8 20 40 Oct " " 25 Feet Pipe 625 " " " 8 Fittings 3/8 200 " " " 1 Chandelier 600 " " " 2 Globes 200 " " " 1 Bracket 175 " " " 3 " 200 600 Novm " " 19 Feet Pipe 25 475 " " " 4 Fittings .80 " " " 1 Chimney Fixture 50 " " " 1 [?] Light & Murcury Cup 350 " " " Fitting Murcury Cup 50 Jany 1860 " 3 Five Joint Brackets 2.50 750 " " " 1 " Fight Rendent 350 87.053 int 14853 Jany " By Cash 5000 9853 [Intrest?] 980 Repay July 23rd 1871 JO King <hr /> Richard Yates Esq Jacksonville Gas Bill Receipt $107.33 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 Jacksonville Gas, Light, and Coke Company to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-09-20 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514219 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Jacksonville, Sept 20th 186- M Hon Richard Yates To JACKSONVILLE GAS LIGHT & COKE COMPANY, Dr. Cr. July 1859 To 77 Feet Service Pipe 35 2695 " " " 1 Stop Cock 200 " " " 1 Fitting 3/4 38 Aug " " 242 Feet Gas Pipe 25 6050 " " " 4 Fittings 3/4 37 100 " " " 6 " 1/2 25 150 " " " 30 " 3/8 20 600 " " " 17 " Pipe 25 425 ' " " 2 Fittings 3/8 20 40 Oct " " 25 Feet Pipe 625 " " " 8 Fittings 3/8 200 " " " 1 Chandelier 600 " " " 2 Globes 200 " " " 1 Bracket 175 " " " 3 " 200 600 Novm " " 19 Feet Pipe 25 475 " " " 4 Fittings .80 " " " 1 Chimney Fixture 50 " " " 1 [?] Light & Murcury Cup 350 " " " Fitting Murcury Cup 50 Jany 1860 " 3 Five Joint Brackets 2.50 750 " " " 1 " Fight Rendent 350 87.053 int 14853 Jany " By Cash 5000 9853 [Intrest?] 980 Repay July 23rd 1871 JO King <hr /> Richard Yates Esq Jacksonville Gas Bill Receipt $107.33 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/b3947cf706ca0f8044145bc1b5a810f9.pdf 9bbc75955712368a6db927f704bd3f5a Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Pleasant Plains San Co Nov 26/60 Mr. Richard Yates Dear Sir Your note of Nov. 22d is received and in answer to the same I would say that after receiving your Letter preceding this that I went to see Mr. Workman Informing him that I would take half the amount and and for him to make a Deed to you for the property. I could not succeed with the proposition and he then proposed to pay me half the principal and claimed that that was all he had proposed to Do after considering upon the matter and knowing the case a bad one I proposed to do it if you would approve the same he agreed to Do that and I was to meet him at pleasant plains and receive the money and I was to write to you for your acceptance or rejection. I met him as agreed and he only had Thirty Eight Dollars - Fifty cents over one half and agreed to execute the Deed and have the ballance of the money in <hr /> a few Days. and I was to meet him with an answer from you I wrote to you Informing you what I have Done provided you ratified it and the money I had received. and for you to answer Immediately and I have received nothing from you until this and I know not but that he is in Kansas by this time as he talked of going their I have not seen him at Least for over three months and can tell you nothing about him Yours Very Respectfully James W. Beckman James W. Bechman 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James W. Beckman to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-11-26 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514230 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Pleasant Plains San Co Nov 26/60 Mr. Richard Yates Dear Sir Your note of Nov. 22d is received and in answer to the same I would say that after receiving your Letter preceding this that I went to see Mr. Workman Informing him that I would take half the amount and and for him to make a Deed to you for the property. I could not succeed with the proposition and he then proposed to pay me half the principal and claimed that that was all he had proposed to Do after considering upon the matter and knowing the case a bad one I proposed to do it if you would approve the same he agreed to Do that and I was to meet him at pleasant plains and receive the money and I was to write to you for your acceptance or rejection. I met him as agreed and he only had Thirty Eight Dollars - Fifty cents over one half and agreed to execute the Deed and have the ballance of the money in <hr /> a few Days. and I was to meet him with an answer from you I wrote to you Informing you what I have Done provided you ratified it and the money I had received. and for you to answer Immediately and I have received nothing from you until this and I know not but that he is in Kansas by this time as he talked of going their I have not seen him at Least for over three months and can tell you nothing about him Yours Very Respectfully James W. Beckman James W. Bechman 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/8fd595a3ef35a8708e2480737715f2d5.pdf c9fe55eb042790f3c803f38998485f8c Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Pleasant Plains[illegible]County June 22 "/60 Mr. Richard Yates Sir I sometime since Received three notes from you vis Wm. Workman & others. Wm. Workman being [illegible] in all said notes I have had some Difficulty in finding his location and find that he is living at Ashland in Cass County is a carpenter by trade and rather Sore in the needful for the purposes of redeeming his paper. I understand that he is building a house for some persons on Indian Creek and that probably there is a chance to secure the money there by attending to the same. The securities I have not found. I Will now obey instructions. This being convenient to you on the Road it is favorable that you can attend to it More satisfactorily to yourself than I can Do it for you. But if you wish me to attend to it I Will go and see the prospects and Do What I can as I will Do any business entrusted to me by a [illegible] for the same and Will forward the notes by your ordering it to be Done. Yours [S.G.?] James W. Beekman James W. Beekman Answered [votu?] by Workman 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James W. Beekman to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-06-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514201 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Pleasant Plains[illegible]County June 22 "/60 Mr. Richard Yates Sir I sometime since Received three notes from you vis Wm. Workman & others. Wm. Workman being [illegible] in all said notes I have had some Difficulty in finding his location and find that he is living at Ashland in Cass County is a carpenter by trade and rather Sore in the needful for the purposes of redeeming his paper. I understand that he is building a house for some persons on Indian Creek and that probably there is a chance to secure the money there by attending to the same. The securities I have not found. I Will now obey instructions. This being convenient to you on the Road it is favorable that you can attend to it More satisfactorily to yourself than I can Do it for you. But if you wish me to attend to it I Will go and see the prospects and Do What I can as I will Do any business entrusted to me by a [illegible] for the same and Will forward the notes by your ordering it to be Done. Yours [S.G.?] James W. Beekman James W. Beekman Answered [votu?] by Workman 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/6208326620b526333c0daea1616b5c04.pdf b952e13778962984c706978f1a479eb7 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> State of Illinois </pre> <pre> AUDITOR'S OFFICE </pre> <pre> Springfield 25' July 1860 </pre> Dear Yates <pre> Yours received. My Judgement is that you should attend to those Wabash appointments with out regard to what may be done here. the 8' of August, that is the field to cultivate you can do as you please. A very large Meeting here to day of the illegible) (ites?) but we will but shine. </pre> <pre> Very Truly Jesse K Dubois </pre> <hr /> J.K. Dubois 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 Jesse K. Dubois to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-07-25 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514208 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. <pre> State of Illinois </pre> <pre> AUDITOR'S OFFICE </pre> <pre> Springfield 25' July 1860 </pre> Dear Yates <pre> Yours received. My Judgement is that you should attend to those Wabash appointments with out regard to what may be done here. the 8' of August, that is the field to cultivate you can do as you please. A very large Meeting here to day of the illegible) (ites?) but we will but shine. </pre> <pre> Very Truly Jesse K Dubois </pre> <hr /> J.K. Dubois 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/2bf3c58f4882578a921b7c84fda35e81.pdf 4e60a6bfba266ac57be57fa5a0897f33 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Tremont House GAGE, BRO. & DRAKE, Proprietors, Chicago, 9th Oct 1860 Hon Richard Yates Dr. Gov Cases in Court will keep me at home tomorrow - else I should be with you at Joliett - this much I wish to say to you - it is proper - politic and just, to yourself- the cause, and your friends, that you should be in Chicago before Election - and speak - Cook County has in it, the greatest county constituency that you will have in the State - Some of the great interest of the State are here - and I may add some of the greatest and meanest politicians - Now - let me urge you to come sometime - tell the State Central Committee - if they insist upon your speaking away from here in the dark that these are times when a man prefers darkness to light - those times are exceptions to the general rule - and you will be seen and heard in Chicago - (over) <hr /> There is considerable anxiety on the part of the public - to hear you - Your friends believe that you have not - in this matter been treated fairly - And I trust you will so regulate yourself as to be with us - I assure you that I write you believing that you do injustice to yourself and the cause, by leaving Chicago to her idols - [If you?] wish Mr Nile invite you formally. In that event - consider this an invitation from the Money Mens Republican Club - Tell us when you are coming and we will be on hand - Faithfully yours John C. Miller <hr /> John C. Miller Chicago Hon. Richard Yates Joliett J L [Wilsonkry?] 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 2, Folder 01 (June-December, 1860) 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 C. Miller to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-10-09 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 514220 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 eng Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Tremont House GAGE, BRO. & DRAKE, Proprietors, Chicago, 9th Oct 1860 Hon Richard Yates Dr. Gov Cases in Court will keep me at home tomorrow - else I should be with you at Joliett - this much I wish to say to you - it is proper - politic and just, to yourself- the cause, and your friends, that you should be in Chicago before Election - and speak - Cook County has in it, the greatest county constituency that you will have in the State - Some of the great interest of the State are here - and I may add some of the greatest and meanest politicians - Now - let me urge you to come sometime - tell the State Central Committee - if they insist upon your speaking away from here in the dark that these are times when a man prefers darkness to light - those times are exceptions to the general rule - and you will be seen and heard in Chicago - (over) <hr /> There is considerable anxiety on the part of the public - to hear you - Your friends believe that you have not - in this matter been treated fairly - And I trust you will so regulate yourself as to be with us - I assure you that I write you believing that you do injustice to yourself and the cause, by leaving Chicago to her idols - [If you?] wish Mr Nile invite you formally. In that event - consider this an invitation from the Money Mens Republican Club - Tell us when you are coming and we will be on hand - Faithfully yours John C. Miller <hr /> John C. Miller Chicago Hon. Richard Yates Joliett J L [Wilsonkry?] 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