2 25 28 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/90215ece0d5608b81f595a4bb14988d5.pdf 4015d9f587374594a23e3e0a4b957ea3 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. U. S. Christian Commission. U S. Hospital Madison. Ind Oct 4th 64 Honored Governor Yates Sir through the influence of Gov Morton, with the war department and Medical General of this department he has succeeded in getting the Ind. Soldiers in differant Hospitals of different States, temporary furlough at home for fifteen days to vote at the state election Thare is fifty Ill. soldiers here in hospital from sickness and wounds we want to have a voice in the great battle that is to be fought on the 8 of Nov 64 we have offered our selves sacrafices on the alter of our country, and now we want to give our support once more to [amagistrat?], who we cant trust to win, Father Abraham <hr /> if we was able to go front to Kill rebels. we would not ask to come home to vote, but as we are not we think we should like to Kill 50 Rebel votes 50 votes mite turn the Scale in Ill, and Ill. in the Election we have all confidence in you that you will have us go home to vote if you can we are verry ansious will you drop us a line and let us know direct to J. W. Michael ward 1 section 3. U S Hospital Madison Ind, we subscribe ourselves yours, Illinois Soldiers <hr /> J. W. Michael U. S Hospital Madison Ind. Oct. 4th 64 Says there are 50 Illinois Soldiers there who want to be furloughed home at the time of election to vote for "Old Abe". Ansd Oct 8th 64 Porter 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 Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 3, Folder 9 (October 1864) 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 Illinois Soldiers to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-04 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516341 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. U. S. Christian Commission. U S. Hospital Madison. Ind Oct 4th 64 Honored Governor Yates Sir through the influence of Gov Morton, with the war department and Medical General of this department he has succeeded in getting the Ind. Soldiers in differant Hospitals of different States, temporary furlough at home for fifteen days to vote at the state election Thare is fifty Ill. soldiers here in hospital from sickness and wounds we want to have a voice in the great battle that is to be fought on the 8 of Nov 64 we have offered our selves sacrafices on the alter of our country, and now we want to give our support once more to [amagistrat?], who we cant trust to win, Father Abraham <hr /> if we was able to go front to Kill rebels. we would not ask to come home to vote, but as we are not we think we should like to Kill 50 Rebel votes 50 votes mite turn the Scale in Ill, and Ill. in the Election we have all confidence in you that you will have us go home to vote if you can we are verry ansious will you drop us a line and let us know direct to J. W. Michael ward 1 section 3. U S Hospital Madison Ind, we subscribe ourselves yours, Illinois Soldiers <hr /> J. W. Michael U. S Hospital Madison Ind. Oct. 4th 64 Says there are 50 Illinois Soldiers there who want to be furloughed home at the time of election to vote for "Old Abe". Ansd Oct 8th 64 Porter 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/d5a0cb7c3747e3b9df345a29c2bfb006.pdf c14aa83de608e640eea38e3f2b314850 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Rock Island Illinois, Oct 3rd 1864 Dear Govenor The future looks bright for the cause in this locality. but We have heavy work ahead to carry the 4th Congressional Dist. but prospects now look fair. The Copperhead mass meeting of the 1st inst at this place was a failure on their part, and they are feeling very Sober over it. We are going to have a success if possible here on the 13th and are happy to know that you will be with us on that occation. We learn that Genl Logan will be with you at your city on the 5th inst. Will you please try to have him accompany you through this Dist as <hr /> he could work well among the Douglas Democrats - and we must have Some heavy work done in order to Elect Harding. Please try to have Genl here is possible. Your matter is all right in Our Dists (viz - 21st Senatorial & 47th Rep) Webster & Lloyd are both pledged to go for you If Genl Logan can come please let me know I am Governor With Much Respect, Your Obdt Servt James M. Beardsley, Late Major 13th Ill Infty To Hon Richard Gates, Gov Illinois <hr /> Beardsley J M Rock Island Oct 3d 64 Wants Govr to try to get Genl Logan to come there with him to speak on 13th Give political prospects in that region. File Private 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 Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 3, Folder 9 (October 1864) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James M. Brandsley to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516340 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. Rock Island Illinois, Oct 3rd 1864 Dear Govenor The future looks bright for the cause in this locality. but We have heavy work ahead to carry the 4th Congressional Dist. but prospects now look fair. The Copperhead mass meeting of the 1st inst at this place was a failure on their part, and they are feeling very Sober over it. We are going to have a success if possible here on the 13th and are happy to know that you will be with us on that occation. We learn that Genl Logan will be with you at your city on the 5th inst. Will you please try to have him accompany you through this Dist as <hr /> he could work well among the Douglas Democrats - and we must have Some heavy work done in order to Elect Harding. Please try to have Genl here is possible. Your matter is all right in Our Dists (viz - 21st Senatorial & 47th Rep) Webster & Lloyd are both pledged to go for you If Genl Logan can come please let me know I am Governor With Much Respect, Your Obdt Servt James M. Beardsley, Late Major 13th Ill Infty To Hon Richard Gates, Gov Illinois <hr /> Beardsley J M Rock Island Oct 3d 64 Wants Govr to try to get Genl Logan to come there with him to speak on 13th Give political prospects in that region. File Private 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/a9f64b9e0d83b942b61c34d19e9fce21.pdf 7e050774598885b322e68c6776a8ae36 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Salem Ill, Oct 1st 1864 Governor Yates Dr Sir You will pardon my presumption in writing to you when you hear my grievance You are probably aware of the fact that C. W. Webster of Salem has been made Superintendent of the Sanitary Commission of North West, but you didnt know he is a copperhead, did you! He is, nevertheless, one of the leading copperheads of Southern Illinois, doubtless a K. G. C.(?) a cowardly one too as he is two faced, but no one in Marion County ever doubted his being a traitor or suspected him of being a loyal man. Why he was a candidate for nomination for Sheriff in the Copperhead Convention 3 weeks ago here. His own daughter has been an alien from his house because she is a true loyal woman. <hr /> If a bomb shell had exploded in our midst we could not have been more surprised then when he received his papers on last evening, & every loyal man woman & child was indignant, mortified, disgusted and went from house to house in the dark hours of night telling the humiliating story, but it was done with clenched hands & trembling voices and always wound up with the question "what will we do"? Why have him put out, or we will quit doing anything for the Sanitary Commission. We will close up our Aid Societies For how can we trust our goods in charge of a man whose influence goes to fill our hospitals with our wounded soldiers and have him turn round his dough face and distribute comforts to them sent by loving hands & loyal hearts just because he can fill his purse thereby. You will think, perhaps, I have a personal spite at Mr. Webster. I have nought against him only he is a copperhead. We have lived <hr /> close neighbors for 3 years & have never been acquainted, only for the same reason. Nor have I a friend who is seeking the office. I dont care a fig who has the office so that he is a loyal man. And it is true, too, Mr. Webster has a son in our army, a good brave soldier. So I could name scores of copperheads who have sons in our army. We blame I. T. Reynolds of Springfield, Sec of Agricultural Soc. for getting the position for him. in days gone by, when Copperheads were not bipeds(?), Mr. Webster & Mr. Reynolds were neighbors and close friends, but they have been separated in different parts of the state during the last four years, and he does not realize that Mr. Webster is a traitor, for no doubt he calls himself union when he is with Mr. Reynolds & talks all right, any copperhead can, but surely he must know at least he is a McClellan man, & we know Mr. Reynolds would have a great influence, for he is a worthy, true & good man but mistaken in this. <hr /> Now we all say Webster has to be put out and we want you to help us. You are a friend to the people and to our soldiers and death on copperheads, so are we. Now we want him put out. I was appointed to make the appeal to you. I dont care if Webster, or any one else, reads my letter, and more I can head a paper with the words "This is to certify that C. W. Webster, Supt, San. Com. of Illinois is a copperhead, and I can get five hundred loyal persons of our village to sign it. Yes one thousand names. Then I can head another paper with "This is to certify that, C. W. Webster is a true Democrat & a Union Man, and I can get all the copperheads in Marion County to sign it. I think the marshal of the State, D. L. Phillips knows Webster to be a copperhead. Your friend Mrs Kate Andrews Salem, Ill. <hr /> Col.(?) H, Don't fail to attend to this. See Reynolds & let me know the results 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 Richard Yates (Wabash College) Papers, Box 3, Folder 9 (October 1864) 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 Kate Andrews to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-09-XX Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 516339 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. Salem Ill, Oct 1st 1864 Governor Yates Dr Sir You will pardon my presumption in writing to you when you hear my grievance You are probably aware of the fact that C. W. Webster of Salem has been made Superintendent of the Sanitary Commission of North West, but you didnt know he is a copperhead, did you! He is, nevertheless, one of the leading copperheads of Southern Illinois, doubtless a K. G. C.(?) a cowardly one too as he is two faced, but no one in Marion County ever doubted his being a traitor or suspected him of being a loyal man. Why he was a candidate for nomination for Sheriff in the Copperhead Convention 3 weeks ago here. His own daughter has been an alien from his house because she is a true loyal woman. <hr /> If a bomb shell had exploded in our midst we could not have been more surprised then when he received his papers on last evening, & every loyal man woman & child was indignant, mortified, disgusted and went from house to house in the dark hours of night telling the humiliating story, but it was done with clenched hands & trembling voices and always wound up with the question "what will we do"? Why have him put out, or we will quit doing anything for the Sanitary Commission. We will close up our Aid Societies For how can we trust our goods in charge of a man whose influence goes to fill our hospitals with our wounded soldiers and have him turn round his dough face and distribute comforts to them sent by loving hands & loyal hearts just because he can fill his purse thereby. You will think, perhaps, I have a personal spite at Mr. Webster. I have nought against him only he is a copperhead. We have lived <hr /> close neighbors for 3 years & have never been acquainted, only for the same reason. Nor have I a friend who is seeking the office. I dont care a fig who has the office so that he is a loyal man. And it is true, too, Mr. Webster has a son in our army, a good brave soldier. So I could name scores of copperheads who have sons in our army. We blame I. T. Reynolds of Springfield, Sec of Agricultural Soc. for getting the position for him. in days gone by, when Copperheads were not bipeds(?), Mr. Webster & Mr. Reynolds were neighbors and close friends, but they have been separated in different parts of the state during the last four years, and he does not realize that Mr. Webster is a traitor, for no doubt he calls himself union when he is with Mr. Reynolds & talks all right, any copperhead can, but surely he must know at least he is a McClellan man, & we know Mr. Reynolds would have a great influence, for he is a worthy, true & good man but mistaken in this. <hr /> Now we all say Webster has to be put out and we want you to help us. You are a friend to the people and to our soldiers and death on copperheads, so are we. Now we want him put out. I was appointed to make the appeal to you. I dont care if Webster, or any one else, reads my letter, and more I can head a paper with the words "This is to certify that C. W. Webster, Supt, San. Com. of Illinois is a copperhead, and I can get five hundred loyal persons of our village to sign it. Yes one thousand names. Then I can head another paper with "This is to certify that, C. W. Webster is a true Democrat & a Union Man, and I can get all the copperheads in Marion County to sign it. I think the marshal of the State, D. L. Phillips knows Webster to be a copperhead. Your friend Mrs Kate Andrews Salem, Ill. <hr /> Col.(?) H, Don't fail to attend to this. See Reynolds & let me know the results 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