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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;State of Illinois
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I will feel obliged if you will have Peter Kenselow of 94th Ills Vols. now an inmate of your hospital, examined and if a fit subject granted a furlough, as I am informed he is very sick and not able to do military duty  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By early attention to this, and reporting action taken to me you will oblige.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your Obedient Svt
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rich. Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Governor
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Inform P. F. Kenselow
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Respectfully returned, with the information that the papers of the within named man were this day sent to the Medical Director for approval for a furlough of 40 days from date of departure.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sir:
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I will feel obliged if you will have Peter Kenselow of 94th Ills Vols. now an inmate of your hospital, examined and if a fit subject granted a furlough, as I am informed he is very sick and not able to do military duty  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By early attention to this, and reporting action taken to me you will oblige.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your Obedient Svt
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In [illegible] with Geo M Chatterton:
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Belleville Ills. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Novr 10, 1864
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov. Yates 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Sir:
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have done it handsomely all around.  St Clair gives some 1800 majority.   Baker is elected My joy at this result is &lt;u&gt;a little&lt;/u&gt; alloyed with the thought that such a creature as Bob Smith should have kept me out of the nomination by the threat of his opposition, after I had recd within one vote, enough to make me the candidate 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I had a frank talk with Metcalf some time ago.  He will support you.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You spoke of going to Washington Had I not better go with you, or meet you there?  I understand that officers have been reinstates &lt;u&gt;with pay&lt;/u&gt;, after resignation and dismissal.  I have been at work you know, for the hundred days service and &lt;u&gt;otherwise for the country&lt;/u&gt; ever since I resigned and I think I have claims on Old Abe.  Please write.  Yours Truly
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;N. Niles
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&lt;p&gt;I have a boy a little over 15 (Kossuth) just out of the Hundred Days, really two hundred days service, as a Private soldier in Tennessee &amp;amp; Missouri where he earned praise from all.  Could he be sent to Westpoint?  I know the pressure on Senators &amp;amp; hesitated to mention him to you. Please remember him.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a matter to which I must allude as a true and loyal friend to you.  There will be an opposition to you in the state of a personal character which you must dissipate scatter and crush out---at once.  As U.S.G said to his boys, of the Johny Rebs, "you can whip them and you must," so you &lt;u&gt;must&lt;/u&gt; succeed  By success I mean complete triumph over the world, the flesh &amp;amp; the Devil---like St Paul's.  There was a dead set made against me here as a drunkard and against Baker as a Temperance man  I have firmly resolved on self reform; the removal of all grounds for such slanders.  I write tremulously from an intemperate celebration of our victory, but hoping praying that this resolution is &lt;u&gt;fixed Let us go together&lt;/u&gt;.  Excuse the freedom of Your 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;True Friend
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;N.N.
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&lt;p&gt;Niles Col N. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Belleville Nov 10/64
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;St Clair 1800 Baker is elected. His joy is a little alloyed from fact of his having been defeated in Nomination by such a man as Bob Smith.  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wants to know if he had better not meet Govr at Washington.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wants him to get his son---a boy of 15 years just out of the &lt;u&gt;Two&lt;/u&gt; hundred days service into West Point
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speaks of an opposition to Gov of a personal 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(over)
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Character.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Metcalf will support you.
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Belleville Ills. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Novr 10, 1864
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov. Yates 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Sir:
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have done it handsomely all around.  St Clair gives some 1800 majority.   Baker is elected My joy at this result is &lt;u&gt;a little&lt;/u&gt; alloyed with the thought that such a creature as Bob Smith should have kept me out of the nomination by the threat of his opposition, after I had recd within one vote, enough to make me the candidate 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I had a frank talk with Metcalf some time ago.  He will support you.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You spoke of going to Washington Had I not better go with you, or meet you there?  I understand that officers have been reinstates &lt;u&gt;with pay&lt;/u&gt;, after resignation and dismissal.  I have been at work you know, for the hundred days service and &lt;u&gt;otherwise for the country&lt;/u&gt; ever since I resigned and I think I have claims on Old Abe.  Please write.  Yours Truly
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;N. Niles
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(over)
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have a boy a little over 15 (Kossuth) just out of the Hundred Days, really two hundred days service, as a Private soldier in Tennessee &amp;amp; Missouri where he earned praise from all.  Could he be sent to Westpoint?  I know the pressure on Senators &amp;amp; hesitated to mention him to you. Please remember him.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a matter to which I must allude as a true and loyal friend to you.  There will be an opposition to you in the state of a personal character which you must dissipate scatter and crush out---at once.  As U.S.G said to his boys, of the Johny Rebs, "you can whip them and you must," so you &lt;u&gt;must&lt;/u&gt; succeed  By success I mean complete triumph over the world, the flesh &amp;amp; the Devil---like St Paul's.  There was a dead set made against me here as a drunkard and against Baker as a Temperance man  I have firmly resolved on self reform; the removal of all grounds for such slanders.  I write tremulously from an intemperate celebration of our victory, but hoping praying that this resolution is &lt;u&gt;fixed Let us go together&lt;/u&gt;.  Excuse the freedom of Your 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;True Friend
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;N.N.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Niles Col N. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Belleville Nov 10/64
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;St Clair 1800 Baker is elected. His joy is a little alloyed from fact of his having been defeated in Nomination by such a man as Bob Smith.  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wants to know if he had better not meet Govr at Washington.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wants him to get his son---a boy of 15 years just out of the &lt;u&gt;Two&lt;/u&gt; hundred days service into West Point
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speaks of an opposition to Gov of a personal 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(over)
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Character.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Metcalf will support you.
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Gr. Secretary's Address:  Geo. H. Harlow, P.O. Box 500, Springfield, Ills. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In communicating with Gr. Secretary, please give Name, No. and P.O address of your Council.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Union League of America, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS GRAND COUNCIL.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pekin, Nov 10th, 1864.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His Excellency Gov Richd Yates  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sir
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By a System of fraud totally unexpected by us Old Tazewell has gone Copperhead by about 200 Majority.  Had there been a fair vote we would have carried the County by a Small Majority.  Never did men work harder or with more zeal than the Republicans of our County  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We made gains and held our own in all Townships excepting four viz  Pekin, Cincinnatti,  Sand Prairie &amp;amp; Spring Lake.  Ive no doubt and others think with me, that at least 100 Irishmen were imported into Pekin and voted at the opening of the polls and were then Scattered through the above named towns, where the
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[same letterhead]
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;polls are controlled by Copperhead Judges; and voted there also, under assumed names.  Some of our oldest Citizens Stated positively that they Saw at least 100 Men in our City on the &lt;u&gt;morning&lt;/u&gt; of the election that they &lt;u&gt;Knew&lt;/u&gt; were Strangers; yet at night they were not Seen Neither have they been Seen Since.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every one of these men were Challenged and &lt;u&gt;made&lt;/u&gt; to &lt;u&gt;"Swear&lt;/u&gt; in" their votes also to bring two witnesses to Swear to their being Citiezens.  Yet these Same &lt;u&gt;two witnesses&lt;/u&gt; were men of &lt;u&gt;Straw&lt;/u&gt;.  I firmly believe.  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We all hope and pray (though Tazewell has not come up to our expectations) that we have or will have controll of the Legislature and by So doing, Send "Dick Yates" to the United States Senate
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very truly Yours
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[same letterhead]
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;P.S.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I received your telegram this morning but owing to Some disarangement of the wires, I have not been able to answer until late this evening
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I presume Cohrs (Copperhead Candidate for State Senate 37th Dist) is elected, but it will depend on the Size of his Majority in Sangamon he will probably get about 200 here.  there will doubtless be 300 or 400 against him in Logan and if Sangamon dint go to heavy he may yet be beaten.  I hope and pray he may for he doubtless will carry Some Strenght with him as a Senator
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Respectfully
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Geo H Harlow
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Harlow Geo. W.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pekin Nov 10th 64
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Says that by stupendous fraud, Tazewell has gone 200 against us.  By a fair vote we would have carried it by a small majority.  A hundred Irishmen are &lt;u&gt;known&lt;/u&gt; to have voted &amp;amp; sworn in their vote in Pekin, who were never seen there before.  We gained in every precinct but four.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cohrs---(Copp) is elected if Sangamon dont spoil it.  He gets 200 in Tazewell, &amp;amp; 400 against him in Logan.
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Gr. Secretary's Address:  Geo. H. Harlow, P.O. Box 500, Springfield, Ills. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In communicating with Gr. Secretary, please give Name, No. and P.O address of your Council.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Union League of America, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS GRAND COUNCIL.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pekin, Nov 10th, 1864.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His Excellency Gov Richd Yates  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sir
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By a System of fraud totally unexpected by us Old Tazewell has gone Copperhead by about 200 Majority.  Had there been a fair vote we would have carried the County by a Small Majority.  Never did men work harder or with more zeal than the Republicans of our County  
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&lt;p&gt;[same letterhead]
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;polls are controlled by Copperhead Judges; and voted there also, under assumed names.  Some of our oldest Citizens Stated positively that they Saw at least 100 Men in our City on the &lt;u&gt;morning&lt;/u&gt; of the election that they &lt;u&gt;Knew&lt;/u&gt; were Strangers; yet at night they were not Seen Neither have they been Seen Since.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every one of these men were Challenged and &lt;u&gt;made&lt;/u&gt; to &lt;u&gt;"Swear&lt;/u&gt; in" their votes also to bring two witnesses to Swear to their being Citiezens.  Yet these Same &lt;u&gt;two witnesses&lt;/u&gt; were men of &lt;u&gt;Straw&lt;/u&gt;.  I firmly believe.  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We all hope and pray (though Tazewell has not come up to our expectations) that we have or will have controll of the Legislature and by So doing, Send "Dick Yates" to the United States Senate
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very truly Yours
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&lt;p&gt;[same letterhead]
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;P.S.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I received your telegram this morning but owing to Some disarangement of the wires, I have not been able to answer until late this evening
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I presume Cohrs (Copperhead Candidate for State Senate 37th Dist) is elected, but it will depend on the Size of his Majority in Sangamon he will probably get about 200 here.  there will doubtless be 300 or 400 against him in Logan and if Sangamon dint go to heavy he may yet be beaten.  I hope and pray he may for he doubtless will carry Some Strenght with him as a Senator
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Respectfully
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Geo H Harlow
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Harlow Geo. W.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pekin Nov 10th 64
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Says that by stupendous fraud, Tazewell has gone 200 against us.  By a fair vote we would have carried it by a small majority.  A hundred Irishmen are &lt;u&gt;known&lt;/u&gt; to have voted &amp;amp; sworn in their vote in Pekin, who were never seen there before.  We gained in every precinct but four.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cohrs---(Copp) is elected if Sangamon dont spoil it.  He gets 200 in Tazewell, &amp;amp; 400 against him in Logan.
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Alton Daily Telegraph Office.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;STATE STREET, OPPOSITE THIRD,
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alton, Ill., Nov 12 1864
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir-
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your note was recived this morning and its request complied with. I regret much more than you possibly Can that I did not Meet with you while in Alton, but it was entirely out of my power to meet with you at Capt Benbank, as I live a half mile from the City Hall and had ladies in company with me. I have expressed my views to-day in the Telegraph in reference to a U S Senator which
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&lt;p&gt;I will forward to you to-night.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The kind feelings expressed by you in your note is appreciated and you may hear from me again. The administration must do something for us or we cannot survive in our present large and respectable scale.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yours most Respectfully
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;L. A. Parks
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Editor Telegraph
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Parks L A.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regrets that he could not see Gov while in Alton.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Administration must help them or they will have to decrease the size of their papers
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ansd
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Alton Daily Telegraph Office.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir-
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your note was recived this morning and its request complied with. I regret much more than you possibly Can that I did not Meet with you while in Alton, but it was entirely out of my power to meet with you at Capt Benbank, as I live a half mile from the City Hall and had ladies in company with me. I have expressed my views to-day in the Telegraph in reference to a U S Senator which
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&lt;p&gt;I will forward to you to-night.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The kind feelings expressed by you in your note is appreciated and you may hear from me again. The administration must do something for us or we cannot survive in our present large and respectable scale.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yours most Respectfully
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;L. A. Parks
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Parks L A.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Encloses, at Govr's request an extract from the Telegraph, in regard to U S Senate.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regrets that he could not see Gov while in Alton.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Administration must help them or they will have to decrease the size of their papers
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Assessor's Office,
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I suppose we have carried the Legislature; allow me to join in the chorus of congratulations, which I trust will grow louder and larger until it swells into one grand shout of Amen! and Amen!! over your election to the Senate.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If I can aid you in any way to achieve the Senatorial Success, let me know and I am that! Yours Ever, for God and our Country!
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John Moses.
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&lt;p&gt;Col John Moses
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;BOOK &amp;amp; JOB PRINTING,
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aurora, Ill., Nov. 13th 1864.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Governor:-
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I suppose it is certain that we have carried both branches of the Legislature &amp;amp; that you can with some certainty calculate who are your friends among those who make the majority. That other candidates for the Senate are making their appearance you probably know, and before the time arrives for the election, there will form combinations against you. Against all opposition you must be prepared. Do not leave a stone unturned, or our honorable expections untried thus will secure success. I fear that you will have opposition from persons that have strongly professed to be friendly and also from some who are under obligation to support you. My chance for observation to any great extent is limited, and therefore shrink from sounding any note of alarm; but are you certain that &lt;u&gt;all&lt;/u&gt; of the &lt;u&gt;holdover&lt;/u&gt; Senators are for you? I think you told me once they were. Our Mr. Allen is all right; but how is it with Ward? Now, I have no right to create any distrust in your mind of him, and do not desire to; I only want you to be certain and have him fixed up if he is not already. I believe him to be an honorable man and a clever, high minded gentleman and if he is pledged to you he will doubtless fulfill his promise. I was told in Chicago on Thursday last that he was against you, but possibly there was a mistake. Is there any truth in the rumor that Col. Bob Ingarsol's friends contimplate a raid in his favor in that direction? I have been told that there is an idea of this kind afloat; but it does not seem to me to be formidable,
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&lt;p&gt;except that it may create confusion. Is there any truth in that other story that Oglesby will be a candidate? You have doubtless heard it often and know the extent of it. There are those who would urge this thing, &amp;amp; if Dick is not proof against the hope, it is possible that a strong combination can be made with him. Those who are opposed to you will try everything &amp;amp; everybody, from Oglesby to Logan, Palmer &amp;amp; Ingarsol. You must be prepared against the possible contingency that some of our folks will not go into the caucus, or be bound by its decision. And right here let me ask how is it with Wash Bushnell of LaSalle. He is a good man and will stand up to his word, but he can be as ugly as the Devil if he takes the notion. Your friends in Woodford &amp;amp; LaSalle doubtless put the ring in his nose before the election, but if you have not and others not, you had better have him seen by some good stout friend.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You must excuse me, Governor, for what may appear to you as "simple minded zeal" in this matter. I want to see you get through. I know that there is likely to be combinations against it; and that many things may be said to accomplish your defeat; Do not "trust to luck" in any one particular where it can be avoided, but take time &amp;amp; circumstances by the fortap and smoke the opposition out of your track. Do not trust too implicitly in the magnanimity and honesty of men. There are a heap of them that have been diping their crust in your molasses dish within the last four years, who are ready to sell out for a better bid. They may not get a chance, &amp;amp; I trust you have got the bars put up in such a way that they will not; but when I hear men who have been professing strong friendship for you, and who have partaken largely of your confidence and used you to advance their interests, magnifying the only argument that can be used by your enemies, it makes me the more anxious that you be on the guard and strive unremittingly for certain success.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excuse my impudence and believe me
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your Friend
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Geo S. Bangs
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I suppose it is certain that we have carried both branches of the Legislature &amp;amp; that you can with some certainty calculate who are your friends among those who make the majority. That other candidates for the Senate are making their appearance you probably know, and before the time arrives for the election, there will form combinations against you. Against all opposition you must be prepared. Do not leave a stone unturned, or our honorable expections untried thus will secure success. I fear that you will have opposition from persons that have strongly professed to be friendly and also from some who are under obligation to support you. My chance for observation to any great extent is limited, and therefore shrink from sounding any note of alarm; but are you certain that &lt;u&gt;all&lt;/u&gt; of the &lt;u&gt;holdover&lt;/u&gt; Senators are for you? I think you told me once they were. Our Mr. Allen is all right; but how is it with Ward? Now, I have no right to create any distrust in your mind of him, and do not desire to; I only want you to be certain and have him fixed up if he is not already. I believe him to be an honorable man and a clever, high minded gentleman and if he is pledged to you he will doubtless fulfill his promise. I was told in Chicago on Thursday last that he was against you, but possibly there was a mistake. Is there any truth in the rumor that Col. Bob Ingarsol's friends contimplate a raid in his favor in that direction? I have been told that there is an idea of this kind afloat; but it does not seem to me to be formidable,
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&lt;p&gt;except that it may create confusion. Is there any truth in that other story that Oglesby will be a candidate? You have doubtless heard it often and know the extent of it. There are those who would urge this thing, &amp;amp; if Dick is not proof against the hope, it is possible that a strong combination can be made with him. Those who are opposed to you will try everything &amp;amp; everybody, from Oglesby to Logan, Palmer &amp;amp; Ingarsol. You must be prepared against the possible contingency that some of our folks will not go into the caucus, or be bound by its decision. And right here let me ask how is it with Wash Bushnell of LaSalle. He is a good man and will stand up to his word, but he can be as ugly as the Devil if he takes the notion. Your friends in Woodford &amp;amp; LaSalle doubtless put the ring in his nose before the election, but if you have not and others not, you had better have him seen by some good stout friend.
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Waukegan Nov 14th/64.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My Dear Governor.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No one can rejoice More than I do, that you have carried the Legislature. &amp;amp; that you will in all human probability be Elected to the Senate.  It is needless for me to say that you are preeminently Entitled to the position and that if you do not receive Every Rep vote in both Houses it will be violation of the Known and Expressed wishes of the Entire Masses of our party.  As well as a great outrage upon yourself.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I do not &lt;u&gt;expect&lt;/u&gt; any difficulty but we can never be &lt;u&gt;too safe.&lt;/u&gt; 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I would therefore suggest that it would be a good plan for you at once to address a letter personally to each Member
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Elect - Who is not already positivly pledged to you. - Stating your candidacy and soliciting his vote.  My opinion is that this will elicit a favorable reply in probably Every case. &amp;amp; thus the Matter will be positively settled.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Writing of these letters cannot possibly result injuriously and may be very beneficial.  There can be no impropriety in it as you are Known and recognized as a candidate.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There may be some Members Who are yet undecided Who Would be pleased &amp;amp; honored &amp;amp; Consequently "fixed" by a letter from "Gov Yates."
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This may be placing a low Estimate upon the Mentality of Illinois Law Makers, yet my Experience is that slighter Causes frequently Control greater Minds than I think many of them have.  I do not fear the result in the Republican Caucus
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&lt;p&gt;You will undoubtedly receive the caucus nomination but I fear some game on the part of Copperheads.  Our Majority is not large.  Suppose that the Copperheads could draw off Six or Seven of our men.  in other Words. one more than half of our majority to the support of some Republican for whom they would all vote.  The result would be his Election.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You May think this cannot be done.  That the democratic Members would not find themselvs to a scheme of this kind.  I know that you have deservedly many friends in that party.  That you are personally popular with a great many.  Yet some of the leaders May take this view.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov Yates is the acknowledged
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&lt;p&gt;head &amp;amp; leader of the Republican party in the state &amp;amp; the recognized candidate for the Senate.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If We defeat him it is a &lt;u&gt;quasi&lt;/u&gt; defeat of the Republican party.  Especially as the 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Man for Whom the state will be Elected. Although he is not a member of our party.  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You will recollect Gov that Senatorial Contests have thus resulted.  Chase was first elected to the Senate by the Entire vote of the Whig members.  With the vote of &lt;u&gt;free soil&lt;/u&gt; democrats.  When the united democracy had a large majority.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This case is not quite parallel yet sufficient to show that a political party has cast its Entire Legislative vote for a man who had been in opposition to them all his life.  Merely for the purpose of
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&lt;p&gt;defeating the regular candidate of their opponents.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My fears may be wild &amp;amp; groundless.  I hope they are.  &amp;amp; I assure you they arise only from My intense desire that you should be Elected.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I know that nothing in the political future can be &lt;u&gt;certain&lt;/u&gt; and I feel that too much cannot be done to secure your success.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four years ago Genl Washburne in Wisconsin had as he supposed a majority of Rep Numbers pledged to him for the Senate.  We rested upon this.  Remained at Washington &amp;amp; the result Was the Election of Jim Horne.
In Trust my dear Gov dont rest too securely &amp;amp; allow the prize
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&lt;p&gt;now within your grasp to escape. or be Stolen from you.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I shall return to Nashville in about ten days or two weeks.  Would be very glad to see you in Chicago &amp;amp; Consult before I leave.  I am inclined to think that a few days Could be profitably spent by you in Chicago With the Cook delegation.  The importance of the nine votes from Cook Co solid for you cannot be overestimated.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If however I do not see you allow me to say that it is not my intention to return from Tenn again until spring but When the Legislature meets if there is a man Who is not for you &amp;amp; Whom I can possibly reach With influence, persuasion or money, telegraph Me &amp;amp; I will be in Springfield in 36 to 48 hours.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recollect I will be at
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Nashville.&lt;/u&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs Ferry sends her Kindness regards to you and Mrs Yates.  She says she was much interested &amp;amp; pleased with your speech in Chicago &amp;amp; would have shook you by the hand as you went out but did not want to make herself "Conspicuous".
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very truly
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your Friend
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;E. P. Ferry
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ferry E P.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Waukegan Nov 14th 64
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Senatorial - Suggests plan &amp;amp;c
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Waukegan Nov 14th/64.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My Dear Governor.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No one can rejoice More than I do, that you have carried the Legislature. &amp;amp; that you will in all human probability be Elected to the Senate.  It is needless for me to say that you are preeminently Entitled to the position and that if you do not receive Every Rep vote in both Houses it will be violation of the Known and Expressed wishes of the Entire Masses of our party.  As well as a great outrage upon yourself.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I do not &lt;u&gt;expect&lt;/u&gt; any difficulty but we can never be &lt;u&gt;too safe.&lt;/u&gt; 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I would therefore suggest that it would be a good plan for you at once to address a letter personally to each Member
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Elect - Who is not already positivly pledged to you. - Stating your candidacy and soliciting his vote.  My opinion is that this will elicit a favorable reply in probably Every case. &amp;amp; thus the Matter will be positively settled.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Writing of these letters cannot possibly result injuriously and may be very beneficial.  There can be no impropriety in it as you are Known and recognized as a candidate.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There may be some Members Who are yet undecided Who Would be pleased &amp;amp; honored &amp;amp; Consequently "fixed" by a letter from "Gov Yates."
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This may be placing a low Estimate upon the Mentality of Illinois Law Makers, yet my Experience is that slighter Causes frequently Control greater Minds than I think many of them have.  I do not fear the result in the Republican Caucus
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&lt;p&gt;You will undoubtedly receive the caucus nomination but I fear some game on the part of Copperheads.  Our Majority is not large.  Suppose that the Copperheads could draw off Six or Seven of our men.  in other Words. one more than half of our majority to the support of some Republican for whom they would all vote.  The result would be his Election.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You May think this cannot be done.  That the democratic Members would not find themselvs to a scheme of this kind.  I know that you have deservedly many friends in that party.  That you are personally popular with a great many.  Yet some of the leaders May take this view.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov Yates is the acknowledged
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&lt;p&gt;head &amp;amp; leader of the Republican party in the state &amp;amp; the recognized candidate for the Senate.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If We defeat him it is a &lt;u&gt;quasi&lt;/u&gt; defeat of the Republican party.  Especially as the 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Man for Whom the state will be Elected. Although he is not a member of our party.  
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You will recollect Gov that Senatorial Contests have thus resulted.  Chase was first elected to the Senate by the Entire vote of the Whig members.  With the vote of &lt;u&gt;free soil&lt;/u&gt; democrats.  When the united democracy had a large majority.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This case is not quite parallel yet sufficient to show that a political party has cast its Entire Legislative vote for a man who had been in opposition to them all his life.  Merely for the purpose of
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My fears may be wild &amp;amp; groundless.  I hope they are.  &amp;amp; I assure you they arise only from My intense desire that you should be Elected.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I know that nothing in the political future can be &lt;u&gt;certain&lt;/u&gt; and I feel that too much cannot be done to secure your success.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four years ago Genl Washburne in Wisconsin had as he supposed a majority of Rep Numbers pledged to him for the Senate.  We rested upon this.  Remained at Washington &amp;amp; the result Was the Election of Jim Horne.
In Trust my dear Gov dont rest too securely &amp;amp; allow the prize
&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;now within your grasp to escape. or be Stolen from you.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I shall return to Nashville in about ten days or two weeks.  Would be very glad to see you in Chicago &amp;amp; Consult before I leave.  I am inclined to think that a few days Could be profitably spent by you in Chicago With the Cook delegation.  The importance of the nine votes from Cook Co solid for you cannot be overestimated.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If however I do not see you allow me to say that it is not my intention to return from Tenn again until spring but When the Legislature meets if there is a man Who is not for you &amp;amp; Whom I can possibly reach With influence, persuasion or money, telegraph Me &amp;amp; I will be in Springfield in 36 to 48 hours.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recollect I will be at
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Nashville.&lt;/u&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs Ferry sends her Kindness regards to you and Mrs Yates.  She says she was much interested &amp;amp; pleased with your speech in Chicago &amp;amp; would have shook you by the hand as you went out but did not want to make herself "Conspicuous".
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very truly
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your Friend
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Abingdon Knox County Ill. Nov. 14th 1864
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our mutch loved and honored governor Missr Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I take my pen to pen you a few lines I feel it my duty as a friend and a head of my family and a soldiers widow. I congratulate you for your kindness to our brave soldiers and our beloved country may heaven bless you and god protect you as we are about to accomplish our great course and Lincon is going to be our next president god noes he aught to be for he obeyed the call of his majority and government 4 years and he done evry thing he could do in spite of traitors yes and I beg pardon for these hard names is what I call them. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lincon is our father and if he does as well the next 4 years we will elect him again and over and over till he is a hundred years old if he lives to be so old and I wish he could live to be that age if the war continues don't you. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;now this may amuse you a little when I am going to tell you you are going to the senate your self if I am not mistaken. Tell Mrs Y I said so and I do think so to some of the coperheads lookes like the ruins of beter days and thier faces is just about as long as any dough faces I ever saw. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;N.B. govenor I heard you say in your speech at galesburg that you requested the friends and citizens to see that soldiers wives never ....
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;should beg and the responds was never no never now I will come out bold and say some dos worse than bad they have to friez and starve to in this land of plenty it is a litel to bad and I for one will not submit to this way of doing mutch longer it is true I draw my pension but it is not suficient to suport my family at the rates we have to pay for every thing and I am not abel to worke and tend to my household duties and live decent as any one as my children is small my health will not permit me to chop wood and do mens work mutch longer I had not had one stick of wood choped since last March ownly what I cut myself I tended my garden and now it is all distroid by catel and horces my fence was nine bords high and post now do you say it is rite to submit to hav my property distroid and shubry ruind after having my husband enlist as a true patriot and he faught in nine hard batels and was in the service 1 year and nine months and never was home or sick or wounded and at last Murdred by gerilles near Black River Miss. in Co. K 55 Ill. Vol Col Stuart and O Malburg capton Black and Kendrick was capton when he was killed report is that Kendrick sold my husbands revolver and kept the money without informing me if he has I never recievd any thing NB I took one women and 3 children and kept them 6 weeks and her husband is at Clarkesvile Tenn in Co I 43 Reg Ill vol the oficers of their county would do nothing for her she has got a Room with one of my neighbors at present I took my last draw of my money and I spent it to protect her and her children 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ruth Green 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;let me here what you say to this
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&lt;p&gt;Notice
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;what I propose to do is to colonize 600 families with the aid of the state and if the state will furnish one years provision I will furnish the names of sutch as are willing to go and take the benefit of the new law in sutch state or teritory as sutch persons shall vote to go within the United States it is my candid opinion that it will cost less to do this than to suport us for a number of years no telling how long besides it will place them in permanent homes and they will be less bills of rent 
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&lt;p&gt;and we will not see so many aristocrats riding in fine carages when we are sufering here in this fair land. I wish to go but I will spend the last dime before I will see my pepal sufer so and others will do the same
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Obediently
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ruth Green
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&lt;p&gt;Green, Ruth
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abingdon Ills Nov 14th 64
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She thinks the recent victory of the Union Party was the greatest achievement of the age.  She is exceedingly glad that Lincoln is destined to rule the nation four years longer.  And although it may be amusing she desires to assure the Governor that he will go to the Senate, and wants him to tell Mrs Yates so -
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She complains that the citizens of that county don't follow the injunctions of the Govr's Speech at Galesburg for they  over
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&lt;p&gt;allow Soldiers Widows to beg-  She encloses a proposition for the Gov's consideration
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Abingdon Knox County Ill. Nov. 14th 1864
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our mutch loved and honored governor Missr Yates
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I take my pen to pen you a few lines I feel it my duty as a friend and a head of my family and a soldiers widow. I congratulate you for your kindness to our brave soldiers and our beloved country may heaven bless you and god protect you as we are about to accomplish our great course and Lincon is going to be our next president god noes he aught to be for he obeyed the call of his majority and government 4 years and he done evry thing he could do in spite of traitors yes and I beg pardon for these hard names is what I call them. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lincon is our father and if he does as well the next 4 years we will elect him again and over and over till he is a hundred years old if he lives to be so old and I wish he could live to be that age if the war continues don't you. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;now this may amuse you a little when I am going to tell you you are going to the senate your self if I am not mistaken. Tell Mrs Y I said so and I do think so to some of the coperheads lookes like the ruins of beter days and thier faces is just about as long as any dough faces I ever saw. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;N.B. govenor I heard you say in your speech at galesburg that you requested the friends and citizens to see that soldiers wives never ....
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;should beg and the responds was never no never now I will come out bold and say some dos worse than bad they have to friez and starve to in this land of plenty it is a litel to bad and I for one will not submit to this way of doing mutch longer it is true I draw my pension but it is not suficient to suport my family at the rates we have to pay for every thing and I am not abel to worke and tend to my household duties and live decent as any one as my children is small my health will not permit me to chop wood and do mens work mutch longer I had not had one stick of wood choped since last March ownly what I cut myself I tended my garden and now it is all distroid by catel and horces my fence was nine bords high and post now do you say it is rite to submit to hav my property distroid and shubry ruind after having my husband enlist as a true patriot and he faught in nine hard batels and was in the service 1 year and nine months and never was home or sick or wounded and at last Murdred by gerilles near Black River Miss. in Co. K 55 Ill. Vol Col Stuart and O Malburg capton Black and Kendrick was capton when he was killed report is that Kendrick sold my husbands revolver and kept the money without informing me if he has I never recievd any thing NB I took one women and 3 children and kept them 6 weeks and her husband is at Clarkesvile Tenn in Co I 43 Reg Ill vol the oficers of their county would do nothing for her she has got a Room with one of my neighbors at present I took my last draw of my money and I spent it to protect her and her children 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ruth Green 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;let me here what you say to this
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Notice
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;what I propose to do is to colonize 600 families with the aid of the state and if the state will furnish one years provision I will furnish the names of sutch as are willing to go and take the benefit of the new law in sutch state or teritory as sutch persons shall vote to go within the United States it is my candid opinion that it will cost less to do this than to suport us for a number of years no telling how long besides it will place them in permanent homes and they will be less bills of rent 
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and we will not see so many aristocrats riding in fine carages when we are sufering here in this fair land. I wish to go but I will spend the last dime before I will see my pepal sufer so and others will do the same
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Obediently
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ruth Green
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&lt;p&gt;Green, Ruth
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abingdon Ills Nov 14th 64
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She thinks the recent victory of the Union Party was the greatest achievement of the age.  She is exceedingly glad that Lincoln is destined to rule the nation four years longer.  And although it may be amusing she desires to assure the Governor that he will go to the Senate, and wants him to tell Mrs Yates so -
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She complains that the citizens of that county don't follow the injunctions of the Govr's Speech at Galesburg for they  over
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;allow Soldiers Widows to beg-  She encloses a proposition for the Gov's consideration
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Ottawa Nov 15th 1864
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Governor,
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I congratulate your on our glorious triumph. Dont you believe now there is a "God in Israel" now.  He has certainly "lifted up the light of His countenance upon us.  "Glory Halleluah"
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One thing is certain you are to U S - Senator &amp;amp; I don't want you to commit yourself on who Shall be "Atty for Northern District" untill I see you if consistent with your duty.  So to do, I want it myself.  Again I Say "Glory to God in the highest."  Yours as Ever
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Congratulates Govr on the glorious triumph of Union Party and his certain elevation to US Senator.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wants him not to commit on who shall be Atty. for Northern District until he sees him, as he wants it himself.
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Ottawa Nov 15th 1864
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Governor,
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I congratulate your on our glorious triumph. Dont you believe now there is a "God in Israel" now.  He has certainly "lifted up the light of His countenance upon us.  "Glory Halleluah"
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One thing is certain you are to U S - Senator &amp;amp; I don't want you to commit yourself on who Shall be "Atty for Northern District" untill I see you if consistent with your duty.  So to do, I want it myself.  Again I Say "Glory to God in the highest."  Yours as Ever
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;W. Bushnell
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&lt;p&gt;Bushnell W.
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Congratulates Govr on the glorious triumph of Union Party and his certain elevation to US Senator.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wants him not to commit on who shall be Atty. for Northern District until he sees him, as he wants it himself.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Governor
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Unofficial&lt;/u&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov Yates - -
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Governor
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On recep't of your telegram regarding Myers I made application to Secretary of War in his behalf &amp;amp; received in reply that the appointment was vested in the Commander of the Post.  He will be with you in a few days &amp;amp; I shall send this to confirm with you in making the appointment.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Permit me to congratulate you on the result of the election in your glorious state
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;May you realize every aspiration of yours
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Very truly Yours
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joseph Hooker
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cincinnati Nov 16th 1864
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov Yates - -
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Governor
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On recep't of your telegram regarding Myers I made application to Secretary of War in his behalf &amp;amp; received in reply that the appointment was vested in the Commander of the Post.  He will be with you in a few days &amp;amp; I shall send this to confirm with you in making the appointment.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Permit me to congratulate you on the result of the election in your glorious state
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;May you realize every aspiration of yours
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Very truly Yours
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joseph Hooker
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hillsboro, Ills., Nov. 16th 1864.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hon Richard Yates.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Springfield Ill
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir:  I hardly know how to address you on the subject I am about to name.  It is a &lt;u&gt;settled&lt;/u&gt; question with every &lt;u&gt;loyal&lt;/u&gt; voter in Illinois that Richard Yates would be the next U. S. Senator from Illinois, provided the Legislature was right - such is the case now.  Should you be a candidate your &lt;u&gt;election is certain,&lt;/u&gt; and I wish your influence in order to enable me to get the appointment as post master in this town.  There is considerable dissatisfaction among all classes with the present incumbent, as you are probaby aware.  Mr J. T. Eccles has been trying to have him removed, but was not successful.  I can give you as good reference as the country can afford, besides being publisher of the &lt;u&gt;Union Monitor&lt;/u&gt;. Every county officer elected are &lt;u&gt;disloyal&lt;/u&gt; and I expect nothing from them in this way of support and unless I can get into something that I can &lt;u&gt;closely&lt;/u&gt; connect with my paper I shall be compelled to succumb to the &lt;u&gt;pressure&lt;/u&gt;!
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Sir:  I hardly know how to address you on the subject I am about to name.  It is a &lt;u&gt;settled&lt;/u&gt; question with every &lt;u&gt;loyal&lt;/u&gt; voter in Illinois that Richard Yates would be the next U. S. Senator from Illinois, provided the Legislature was right - such is the case now.  Should you be a candidate your &lt;u&gt;election is certain,&lt;/u&gt; and I wish your influence in order to enable me to get the appointment as post master in this town.  There is considerable dissatisfaction among all classes with the present incumbent, as you are probaby aware.  Mr J. T. Eccles has been trying to have him removed, but was not successful.  I can give you as good reference as the country can afford, besides being publisher of the &lt;u&gt;Union Monitor&lt;/u&gt;. Every county officer elected are &lt;u&gt;disloyal&lt;/u&gt; and I expect nothing from them in this way of support and unless I can get into something that I can &lt;u&gt;closely&lt;/u&gt; connect with my paper I shall be compelled to succumb to the &lt;u&gt;pressure&lt;/u&gt;!
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gov Yates  Permit me to congratulate you on the result of the Election.  &lt;u&gt;Legislature all right.&lt;/u&gt; Oglesby Governor Hurrah.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have two friends who desire to go to the army as surgeons or asst. surgeons.
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