17 25 22278 https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/754f8f33de983c5e177cecef2807abdf.pdf ef8f6ae7d3e6dba90bfbface41f408b2 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Bloomington June 10, 1861 His Excellency Richard Yates, Dear Sir, A little draft was sent you by Mr Ballastur of N Y. for his son. When it was rec'd the son had gone. My name somehow was mentioned in the matter & your Sec. wrote me to know what to do with it I requested him to forward it to me, as the boy's mother was here, I was informed when last at Springfield, it had so been sent; but it has never been received, by me, Will you please ask your Sec. to look carefully to see if it may not have been over-looked, and also if he does not find it, make inquiry at the PO. there. Yours Truly Leonard Swett <hr /> Leonard Swett 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 Yates Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 08 (June 6-10, 1861) 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 Leonard Swett to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500400 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Bloomington June 10, 1861 His Excellency Richard Yates, Dear Sir, A little draft was sent you by Mr Ballastur of N Y. for his son. When it was rec'd the son had gone. My name somehow was mentioned in the matter & your Sec. wrote me to know what to do with it I requested him to forward it to me, as the boy's mother was here, I was informed when last at Springfield, it had so been sent; but it has never been received, by me, Will you please ask your Sec. to look carefully to see if it may not have been over-looked, and also if he does not find it, make inquiry at the PO. there. Yours Truly Leonard Swett <hr /> Leonard Swett 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/150d8debdd902a6cd8b45912a65bb400.pdf 3afb9042abbedb7cbf4ee0aa9caa2dad Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Dear Browning - I have recd another letter from Genl Pickering which is so rich I send it to you. Richd Yates Albion Edwards Co Ills June 10th 1861 To His Excellency Richard Yates Govr of Illinois. My Dear Sir, I am sorry to acknowledge I feel compelled to trouble you a second time, about any one subject. But the truth is, I feel so deeply grieved, & so downright angry, and indignant at the toadyism of those Republicans (towards our opponents) who have the impertinent & consummate Impudence to urge, advise & recommend you to appoint a Douglass Democrat for U.S. Senator, that I feel as if the very ground upon which I walk ought to cry out against my remissness, neglect, or indifference, were I to remain silent, and see you blindly misled into the gravest error, blunder, & crime, that you could possibly commit, under the vile pretence that it would be "Patriotism" on your part to reward with the highest honours, and most lucrative moneyed compensation, the most bitter, most unscrupulous, vindictive, vituperative & most villainously lying slanderers, both of yourself personally, as well as of all your personal & political friends, supporters, & defenders, & of our most holy political faith & principles. Such "Patriotism", of rewarding your Enemies, & disappointing and punishing all your friends who have stood shoulder to shoulder in helping you through the long struggle to repel all the slanders & vicious onslaughts of our political assailants, & the Enemies of Truth, would most surely be the same sort of "Patriotism" for which Judas has <hr /> become immortalized throughout all time, and Eternity? and all that would be wanting on your part to secure to yourself a parallel immortalization with Judas, after you have in like manner followed such treacherous advice that has been treacherously given you, to appoint a Douglass Democrat for Senator, would be be for you to follow the example of Judas all the way through by going & hanging yourself also, then the parallel act & picture would be complete. But you would become equally eminent with Judas, by the single act of appointing a Democrat, without hanging yourself, any more than by doing that one vile act of treachery & Treason, Jeff Davis, and Benedict Arnold, would not be one grain more conspicously preeminent as Traitors to God & their country, than you would instantly become by appointing a Democrat, and however strange it may seem, I am coolly convinced that those very men, both Republicans & Douglass men, who are now tempting you with that treacherously poisoned advice, all full well know, they are tempting you to do that basely ungrateful act towards your friends, who are rightfully entitled to enjoy all political honors, by virtue of the Republican Majority in this state, all those men who so advise you, know full well that such an act, so done by you, at this time, would be your Moral & your political Death & Destruction. You would become equally contemned & despised, both by all Republicans & by all Democrats, and the wilfully blind, or foolish, or rascally men, who now offer you such abominably wicked advice, are no better than the heathenish wife of old Job, when she peremptorily advised her own husband Job to "Curse God, and die." Governor Yates, I am not in <hr /> the least degree afraid that you will either now or ever be guilty of of such a wilfully deliberate act of treachery & High Treason against all your firmly fixed & life time principles, & against all the just & righteous claims of the whole Republican part of this State & throughout the U States, against your Country & your God!!! Not one bit am I afraid of your ever being guilty of such a terribly suicidal act of base treachery & Treason. I have known you too thoroughly, too intimately, & too well, ever since you & I first met as Brother Whigs together, & always stood side by side, & shoulder to shoulder, in the House of Representatives as brother members of the minority of that day, yes and ever since that day down to this hour, (altho you would not veto the Convenn Bill) I know you too thoroughly well, to doubt your good faith, & your Integrity of moral & political honour & honesty towards yourself, your own good house, & your own lasting fame through all History, to entertain the least degree of suspicion about the manly, straight forward, promptness with which you will perform your Duty of appointing a U. S. Senator, and what I have thus lengthily written, is solely for the purpose of expressing my utter disgust, my real anger, & Indignation against all such base advice as that which is now given to you, to go & "Curse your own household & your own Israel" !!! Who is it that now dare advise you thus to "Curse & blight the Republican party of your own State, & of the United States Senate", by filling the Rebels seat, thus made vacant by the most solemn Act of God??? Who is it??? Why Douglass held his seat by & through fraudulent apportionment, he was a minority candidate, Lincoln had about 5000 majority votes in Illinois more than Douglass in the election of 1858. for my seat, now vacant. Douglass was the Cats paw of the Southern Rebels in 1854 when he helped them to repeal the Missouri compromise!!! Douglass helped the Rebels to bring on all this War of Rebellion!!! they bribed him with the false hope of making him their Democratic President. & for these reasons you are advised to reward his Chief Captains & supporters, I am sick of all this flattering, lying, toadyism of Douglass. Your true friend. Wm Pickering <hr /> P.S. Will you allow me to lay my suggestions before your consideration, of the high claims that our old veteran white headed friend Cyrus Edwards, & Mr Browning have upon the confidence of the majority party of Illinois. - Two more trusty men two more patiently enduringly faithful men cannot be found on Earth, I love them both with a Fathers & a Brothers abiding love, and the Republican party owe to each & to both of them vastly more than will ever be rendered to either of them, for their long life of faithful labours have been generously given to aid the cause of political & moral truth, & they have never been honoured or rewarded with any other position that that of hard work I trust your strong love of justice will lead you to choose between these two good, & amiable, as well as reliable men. All other Republicans whom I have heard named as aspirants for the honor of being appointed U.S. Senator, are all young men some of whom have already enjoyed a reasonable share of public honors, one senior aspirant was entrusted to represent the dignity & the rights of Illinois at Washington last February, & was fairly weighed in the balance, & was most unfortunately for himself & Illinois found wanting. that was surely honor & trial enough for one man to carry through life, no matter however acknowledgedly great & good in almost all other respects, we all know that old dignitary to be. In venerable appearance, in dignity, & suavity of manners & gentlemanly deportment & in rightful voting, no man living could more gracefully represent Illinois than our good old Patriarch Cyrus Edwards, of Virginia or Maryland born, & of Kentucky raised, by a worthy old sire, who had been the patron, tutor, & friend, of attorney Genl Wm Wirt. And for modesty, good sense & moderation, based on solid & firm principles of political sincerity to the Republican cause, & to the Constitution of the U.S. nobody's speeches & remarks in support of his votes would read better than Mr Edwards, & for seniority of claim, Mr Edwards stands our unrivalled Senior in Illinois and from a Boy, I have loved & cherished a deep rooted love & veneration for honoring the truly good old men before they leave this world to go to their everlasting rest from toils & labors. There is a beautiful fitness towards our State, & towards Mr Edwards, that stands unequalled & unrivalled both ways, and his appt would reflect ever lasting honor & credit, both upon yourself as Govr, & upon our whole State, & upon our President, that would stand now & for ever, superior & above all other appts that can be made from Ills & when I wrote last I did not think of him - and I am sure we owe no greater debt of Gratitude to no man, than to Mr Edwards, & I believe Mr Browning will thus far agree with me But if Mr Edwards should for any reason be sent to the Grave unhonored & unrewarded - Then Sir, Mr Browning stands without a rival as the Senior Claimant, amongst a host of Junior aspirants, no matter how worthy they may all be as his Juniors, still they are his Juniors, only, & no more!!! 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 08 (June 6-10, 1861) 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 William Pickering to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500401 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Dear Browning - I have recd another letter from Genl Pickering which is so rich I send it to you. Richd Yates Albion Edwards Co Ills June 10th 1861 To His Excellency Richard Yates Govr of Illinois. My Dear Sir, I am sorry to acknowledge I feel compelled to trouble you a second time, about any one subject. But the truth is, I feel so deeply grieved, & so downright angry, and indignant at the toadyism of those Republicans (towards our opponents) who have the impertinent & consummate Impudence to urge, advise & recommend you to appoint a Douglass Democrat for U.S. Senator, that I feel as if the very ground upon which I walk ought to cry out against my remissness, neglect, or indifference, were I to remain silent, and see you blindly misled into the gravest error, blunder, & crime, that you could possibly commit, under the vile pretence that it would be "Patriotism" on your part to reward with the highest honours, and most lucrative moneyed compensation, the most bitter, most unscrupulous, vindictive, vituperative & most villainously lying slanderers, both of yourself personally, as well as of all your personal & political friends, supporters, & defenders, & of our most holy political faith & principles. Such "Patriotism", of rewarding your Enemies, & disappointing and punishing all your friends who have stood shoulder to shoulder in helping you through the long struggle to repel all the slanders & vicious onslaughts of our political assailants, & the Enemies of Truth, would most surely be the same sort of "Patriotism" for which Judas has <hr /> become immortalized throughout all time, and Eternity? and all that would be wanting on your part to secure to yourself a parallel immortalization with Judas, after you have in like manner followed such treacherous advice that has been treacherously given you, to appoint a Douglass Democrat for Senator, would be be for you to follow the example of Judas all the way through by going & hanging yourself also, then the parallel act & picture would be complete. But you would become equally eminent with Judas, by the single act of appointing a Democrat, without hanging yourself, any more than by doing that one vile act of treachery & Treason, Jeff Davis, and Benedict Arnold, would not be one grain more conspicously preeminent as Traitors to God & their country, than you would instantly become by appointing a Democrat, and however strange it may seem, I am coolly convinced that those very men, both Republicans & Douglass men, who are now tempting you with that treacherously poisoned advice, all full well know, they are tempting you to do that basely ungrateful act towards your friends, who are rightfully entitled to enjoy all political honors, by virtue of the Republican Majority in this state, all those men who so advise you, know full well that such an act, so done by you, at this time, would be your Moral & your political Death & Destruction. You would become equally contemned & despised, both by all Republicans & by all Democrats, and the wilfully blind, or foolish, or rascally men, who now offer you such abominably wicked advice, are no better than the heathenish wife of old Job, when she peremptorily advised her own husband Job to "Curse God, and die." Governor Yates, I am not in <hr /> the least degree afraid that you will either now or ever be guilty of of such a wilfully deliberate act of treachery & High Treason against all your firmly fixed & life time principles, & against all the just & righteous claims of the whole Republican part of this State & throughout the U States, against your Country & your God!!! Not one bit am I afraid of your ever being guilty of such a terribly suicidal act of base treachery & Treason. I have known you too thoroughly, too intimately, & too well, ever since you & I first met as Brother Whigs together, & always stood side by side, & shoulder to shoulder, in the House of Representatives as brother members of the minority of that day, yes and ever since that day down to this hour, (altho you would not veto the Convenn Bill) I know you too thoroughly well, to doubt your good faith, & your Integrity of moral & political honour & honesty towards yourself, your own good house, & your own lasting fame through all History, to entertain the least degree of suspicion about the manly, straight forward, promptness with which you will perform your Duty of appointing a U. S. Senator, and what I have thus lengthily written, is solely for the purpose of expressing my utter disgust, my real anger, & Indignation against all such base advice as that which is now given to you, to go & "Curse your own household & your own Israel" !!! Who is it that now dare advise you thus to "Curse & blight the Republican party of your own State, & of the United States Senate", by filling the Rebels seat, thus made vacant by the most solemn Act of God??? Who is it??? Why Douglass held his seat by & through fraudulent apportionment, he was a minority candidate, Lincoln had about 5000 majority votes in Illinois more than Douglass in the election of 1858. for my seat, now vacant. Douglass was the Cats paw of the Southern Rebels in 1854 when he helped them to repeal the Missouri compromise!!! Douglass helped the Rebels to bring on all this War of Rebellion!!! they bribed him with the false hope of making him their Democratic President. & for these reasons you are advised to reward his Chief Captains & supporters, I am sick of all this flattering, lying, toadyism of Douglass. Your true friend. Wm Pickering <hr /> P.S. Will you allow me to lay my suggestions before your consideration, of the high claims that our old veteran white headed friend Cyrus Edwards, & Mr Browning have upon the confidence of the majority party of Illinois. - Two more trusty men two more patiently enduringly faithful men cannot be found on Earth, I love them both with a Fathers & a Brothers abiding love, and the Republican party owe to each & to both of them vastly more than will ever be rendered to either of them, for their long life of faithful labours have been generously given to aid the cause of political & moral truth, & they have never been honoured or rewarded with any other position that that of hard work I trust your strong love of justice will lead you to choose between these two good, & amiable, as well as reliable men. All other Republicans whom I have heard named as aspirants for the honor of being appointed U.S. Senator, are all young men some of whom have already enjoyed a reasonable share of public honors, one senior aspirant was entrusted to represent the dignity & the rights of Illinois at Washington last February, & was fairly weighed in the balance, & was most unfortunately for himself & Illinois found wanting. that was surely honor & trial enough for one man to carry through life, no matter however acknowledgedly great & good in almost all other respects, we all know that old dignitary to be. In venerable appearance, in dignity, & suavity of manners & gentlemanly deportment & in rightful voting, no man living could more gracefully represent Illinois than our good old Patriarch Cyrus Edwards, of Virginia or Maryland born, & of Kentucky raised, by a worthy old sire, who had been the patron, tutor, & friend, of attorney Genl Wm Wirt. And for modesty, good sense & moderation, based on solid & firm principles of political sincerity to the Republican cause, & to the Constitution of the U.S. nobody's speeches & remarks in support of his votes would read better than Mr Edwards, & for seniority of claim, Mr Edwards stands our unrivalled Senior in Illinois and from a Boy, I have loved & cherished a deep rooted love & veneration for honoring the truly good old men before they leave this world to go to their everlasting rest from toils & labors. There is a beautiful fitness towards our State, & towards Mr Edwards, that stands unequalled & unrivalled both ways, and his appt would reflect ever lasting honor & credit, both upon yourself as Govr, & upon our whole State, & upon our President, that would stand now & for ever, superior & above all other appts that can be made from Ills & when I wrote last I did not think of him - and I am sure we owe no greater debt of Gratitude to no man, than to Mr Edwards, & I believe Mr Browning will thus far agree with me But if Mr Edwards should for any reason be sent to the Grave unhonored & unrewarded - Then Sir, Mr Browning stands without a rival as the Senior Claimant, amongst a host of Junior aspirants, no matter how worthy they may all be as his Juniors, still they are his Juniors, only, & no more!!! 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/4c16be1d90f7160fddb9be1fb3cadfe7.pdf b9d52dd7d494da8776319463195e1dbb 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 08 (June 6-10, 1861) 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 Petition of M. J. Peck and others to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500402 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/cf772fe5a0e6db85e8211d0dca0279c7.pdf 1e8e429d88801052ca0fc1dc00399a37 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 J. M. Allen to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500403 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/139d7c1333a06c3a702592adef061a11.pdf a559189ae3f84104a90519286d21e08f 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 Henry C. Long to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500404 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/3b761a729a41fb7afc97a9c6e50f8c78.pdf 9bcbd632291d23a0b9540d20c820292f Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Springfield Illinois 11th June/61 His Excellency R Yates Gov. of Ills Dear sir May I, as an old setler having long observed and considered the various material which compose the political character of Illinois, be permitted to suggest the name of Gov Koerner of our state for the Hon. station of U States Senator in place of Hon. S. A. Douglas deceased = Among the numerous aspirants mentioned I acknowlede my ignorance in perceiving any superior claims in the former Democratic party merely for their allegiance or loyalty to their country, in the hour of trial. "The Dread Ordeal," in their manifestation of Loyalty, which was no more than Duty. I say, the urging of their claims for promotion on this head merely, In my opinion, reflects no credit on their Loyalty or integrity = If Merit comes into the account The Quiet Honest, Industrious, German Element will not be overlooked. Their Antecedents for the last 20 years and their late manifestations of Patriotism and Loyalty are good guarantees of worth and Reliability <hr /> It is said a wise man will take his overcoat and umbrella even in a fair day But in a stormy day, none so foolish as to go without them - Our National troubles are not ended far from it and it yet may be amongst the most important events to have reliable help in the right place In my view of the picture in all its bearings, not only in the past, but the growing future there is great propriety in regarding with favorable consideration the German Element which is destined to wield a powerful influence in this Nation - In the elevation of Hon G Koerner or some worthy one of that Nationality The idea of Sectional or party lines would be mainly obliterated and the consciousness of merited approbation duly [appreciated?] I am Sir with due consideration Your Most Obt Erastus Wright <hr /> Erastus Wright as to Senator 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 Erastus Wright to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500405 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Springfield Illinois 11th June/61 His Excellency R Yates Gov. of Ills Dear sir May I, as an old setler having long observed and considered the various material which compose the political character of Illinois, be permitted to suggest the name of Gov Koerner of our state for the Hon. station of U States Senator in place of Hon. S. A. Douglas deceased = Among the numerous aspirants mentioned I acknowlede my ignorance in perceiving any superior claims in the former Democratic party merely for their allegiance or loyalty to their country, in the hour of trial. "The Dread Ordeal," in their manifestation of Loyalty, which was no more than Duty. I say, the urging of their claims for promotion on this head merely, In my opinion, reflects no credit on their Loyalty or integrity = If Merit comes into the account The Quiet Honest, Industrious, German Element will not be overlooked. Their Antecedents for the last 20 years and their late manifestations of Patriotism and Loyalty are good guarantees of worth and Reliability <hr /> It is said a wise man will take his overcoat and umbrella even in a fair day But in a stormy day, none so foolish as to go without them - Our National troubles are not ended far from it and it yet may be amongst the most important events to have reliable help in the right place In my view of the picture in all its bearings, not only in the past, but the growing future there is great propriety in regarding with favorable consideration the German Element which is destined to wield a powerful influence in this Nation - In the elevation of Hon G Koerner or some worthy one of that Nationality The idea of Sectional or party lines would be mainly obliterated and the consciousness of merited approbation duly [appreciated?] I am Sir with due consideration Your Most Obt Erastus Wright <hr /> Erastus Wright as to Senator 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/daeec91d111476f6350523641cc0f8a2.pdf 7fd4fd41aceceb562a652b4da580b6e5 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Benton, Ills 11th June 1861 To His Excellency Richard Yates Governor of the State of Illinois I have been informed by citizens of Williamson County that J. M. Clementson states atty for the 26th Judicial Circuit re moved from the district on last Wednesday this day a week ago and has gone to the south and it is supposed to join the rebels there, and that his family has since left Williamson County If such be the case, as I doubt not it is, as it is the general understanding among his near neighbors, your excellency will declare the office vacant and your personal and political friends in the district are anxious and desire me to make application <hr /> to your excellency for the appointment to fill the vacancy as I was appointed by his late excellency Gov. Bissell to fill the same office heretofore, and as I believe gave general satisfaction I am fully aware it will be a very trying time and will require a man of experience energy and ability to fill the office at the present time and for this reason your personal and political friends anxiously desire my appointment as I have been tried, and if I should be so fortunate as to merit your excellency's confidence I shall endeavor to fill the office with the utmost of my skill and ability and shall see that the laws are fully executed - I am with respect your ob't servt Edward V. Pierce <hr /> P.S. - I would respectfully refer you to Patrick Lang, Marion Williamson Co; Dr. Owen Bainbridge Williamson Co; Griffin Garland Williamson Co; the Judge elect AD Duff, Benton E.V.P <hr /> E.V. Peirce asking to be appointed [Pros?] Atty in place of Clementson 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource E. V. Peirce to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500406 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Benton, Ills 11th June 1861 To His Excellency Richard Yates Governor of the State of Illinois I have been informed by citizens of Williamson County that J. M. Clementson states atty for the 26th Judicial Circuit re moved from the district on last Wednesday this day a week ago and has gone to the south and it is supposed to join the rebels there, and that his family has since left Williamson County If such be the case, as I doubt not it is, as it is the general understanding among his near neighbors, your excellency will declare the office vacant and your personal and political friends in the district are anxious and desire me to make application <hr /> to your excellency for the appointment to fill the vacancy as I was appointed by his late excellency Gov. Bissell to fill the same office heretofore, and as I believe gave general satisfaction I am fully aware it will be a very trying time and will require a man of experience energy and ability to fill the office at the present time and for this reason your personal and political friends anxiously desire my appointment as I have been tried, and if I should be so fortunate as to merit your excellency's confidence I shall endeavor to fill the office with the utmost of my skill and ability and shall see that the laws are fully executed - I am with respect your ob't servt Edward V. Pierce <hr /> P.S. - I would respectfully refer you to Patrick Lang, Marion Williamson Co; Dr. Owen Bainbridge Williamson Co; Griffin Garland Williamson Co; the Judge elect AD Duff, Benton E.V.P <hr /> E.V. Peirce asking to be appointed [Pros?] Atty in place of Clementson 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/2e3e35d885cf7db721a9da5a9867e609.pdf b4ed73def3142d3e1cb4af9ad0a28067 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Saint Louis Mo. June 11th 1861 Richard Yates Springfield Ills My Dear Sir Your esteem favor 6th Inst. this day at hand I certainly cannot but exprefs my thanks to you for the interest you are taking in the welfare of myself & Family & I only hope that the day may come when I can in some way return to you some favor in part compensation. I began to feel probally without a cause that owing to my misfortunes & knowing that I could be of no more service to any of my Political friends in Illinois that they were dispossed to let me go and make no effort in my behalf. I could not reconcile it to myself to think that of you from our long and intimate acquaintance. not that I had ever done any thing in days that are past and gone to claim any thing at your hands. but my claims from from Friendship alone. my son will be 18 years old this fall. he writes a good hand, is attentive to businefs & believe he could sustain himself in any position he might be able to get. his adrefs is modest, no bad habits, rather small of his age. in a conversation with Geo. T. Brown of Alton a day or two ago he remarked if he succeeds in obtaining his appointment as sergent at arms of the senate, of which he had no doubt at present he would provide for him. his name is Douglas Alexander Morean it would be uselefs for me to take a place unlefs it would pay me more than a bare support at the same time if things continue much longer as they are now I may be compelled to even take such a place as that. for I can assure you businefs has fallen off to <hr /> mere nothing here I have a young man with me who lives with me as one of my Family and is willing to make any sacrifice in my behalf, who is anxious to get a place also & between yourself & Geo T. Brown I hope I may get him as well as Douglas a situation as both of them after paying their own expenses would pay over to me what surplus money they made the Young Man is James Clinton Turner you know him. he is the young man who wrote to the Mo. Democrat. & State Journal in regard to your polical visit to Jerseyville last summer. he is a warm and firm Republican & Union Man Just 21 a splendid penman, finely educated. good habits and evry way qualified to fill any station he could obtain in any of the Departments at Washington. I can assure you it is very humiliating to ask any thing for myself or any of my Family. I have been accustomed all my life to work for my Friends & them only. Financially I went too far for return hence my present condition. I should like to see you so much why cannot you come to St. Louis before you leave for Washington I presume ere now. you are in the Governors Mansion My Family at present quite well with kind regards for yourself & Family I Remain as ever Truly your Friend Alex. B. Morean <hr /> Alex. B. Morean - Asking appointment for self and sons. <hr /> A. B. Morean Ansd 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 Alex B. Morean to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500407 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Saint Louis Mo. June 11th 1861 Richard Yates Springfield Ills My Dear Sir Your esteem favor 6th Inst. this day at hand I certainly cannot but exprefs my thanks to you for the interest you are taking in the welfare of myself & Family & I only hope that the day may come when I can in some way return to you some favor in part compensation. I began to feel probally without a cause that owing to my misfortunes & knowing that I could be of no more service to any of my Political friends in Illinois that they were dispossed to let me go and make no effort in my behalf. I could not reconcile it to myself to think that of you from our long and intimate acquaintance. not that I had ever done any thing in days that are past and gone to claim any thing at your hands. but my claims from from Friendship alone. my son will be 18 years old this fall. he writes a good hand, is attentive to businefs & believe he could sustain himself in any position he might be able to get. his adrefs is modest, no bad habits, rather small of his age. in a conversation with Geo. T. Brown of Alton a day or two ago he remarked if he succeeds in obtaining his appointment as sergent at arms of the senate, of which he had no doubt at present he would provide for him. his name is Douglas Alexander Morean it would be uselefs for me to take a place unlefs it would pay me more than a bare support at the same time if things continue much longer as they are now I may be compelled to even take such a place as that. for I can assure you businefs has fallen off to <hr /> mere nothing here I have a young man with me who lives with me as one of my Family and is willing to make any sacrifice in my behalf, who is anxious to get a place also & between yourself & Geo T. Brown I hope I may get him as well as Douglas a situation as both of them after paying their own expenses would pay over to me what surplus money they made the Young Man is James Clinton Turner you know him. he is the young man who wrote to the Mo. Democrat. & State Journal in regard to your polical visit to Jerseyville last summer. he is a warm and firm Republican & Union Man Just 21 a splendid penman, finely educated. good habits and evry way qualified to fill any station he could obtain in any of the Departments at Washington. I can assure you it is very humiliating to ask any thing for myself or any of my Family. I have been accustomed all my life to work for my Friends & them only. Financially I went too far for return hence my present condition. I should like to see you so much why cannot you come to St. Louis before you leave for Washington I presume ere now. you are in the Governors Mansion My Family at present quite well with kind regards for yourself & Family I Remain as ever Truly your Friend Alex. B. Morean <hr /> Alex. B. Morean - Asking appointment for self and sons. <hr /> A. B. Morean Ansd 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/c384d42a1fd8eeb6bcdf05dd4f939673.pdf 998e34e5b36bb432b087b573e63d64f4 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 E. M. Haines to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-12 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500408 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/36c06b0b98b807027406713e8a38202a.pdf fe18949aac637f5155f966158def6dd5 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 Petition of A. N. P. Noble and others to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500409 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/5fd2bfe5a4a14a6d19b55310f255acf1.pdf fbf0881e7c9922811270520d844441bc 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 A. J. Gilbert to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-12 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500410 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/c2f00c15714cfe9ed88813aa088a04da.pdf 06cc0038b420d7c6103258554a644b95 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. (copy) Office of Flagg & Savage, Bankers Quincy, Ills June 12th 1861 By Telegraph from Head Quarters Department of the West St. Louis Arsonal, June 12th, 1861 To Col. R. F. Smith Com'g at Quincy, Send by Exprefs the following to S. R. Curtis Keokuk Iowa A terrible secession movement headed by Gov. Jackson has commenced. I wish you to come at once with the force you can command to Hannibal Mo. and move over the Road from there to St. Joseph and put down Traitors every where on both sides the Road, and, if possible strike down up on Lexington Signed, N. Lyon Brig. Gen'l U.S. Vol. Com'g <hr /> Copy of Dispatch from Gen Lyon to Col Curtis & Col Smith at Quincy 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 N. Lyon to R. F. Smith Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-12 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500411 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. (copy) Office of Flagg & Savage, Bankers Quincy, Ills June 12th 1861 By Telegraph from Head Quarters Department of the West St. Louis Arsonal, June 12th, 1861 To Col. R. F. Smith Com'g at Quincy, Send by Exprefs the following to S. R. Curtis Keokuk Iowa A terrible secession movement headed by Gov. Jackson has commenced. I wish you to come at once with the force you can command to Hannibal Mo. and move over the Road from there to St. Joseph and put down Traitors every where on both sides the Road, and, if possible strike down up on Lexington Signed, N. Lyon Brig. Gen'l U.S. Vol. Com'g <hr /> Copy of Dispatch from Gen Lyon to Col Curtis & Col Smith at Quincy 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/9f8efc4bddc2c7ae872c08f456e76d17.pdf 2e3cfae3cc0873ebffcd4ba3a8ee0d7c 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 O. M. Mann to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-12 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500412 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/b4b66e6710a1472c582e6156d3b66720.pdf 6863714bc82e209ef8dbce4e4f0e780a Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. To Govener Yates June the 12 1861 Ill Tuscola Douglas Co From James M C Siders Privet volunteer of the 7th Regiment of volunteers of Captain W Clark Co C Which are at Mattoon at this time I Was enlisted by Capt Clark at Monticello Piatt County ill on the 19th day of aprile 1861 fore to serve 3 months in the servis of the U.States he said i would get thirty three dollars for the 3 months and every thing [found?] me and about the 20th of may while in servis i was taken with a Disiase which is Caled the blind Piles which was pronounced by the Doctor to be incurable and by him i was Discharged on the 3 day of June leaving me sick without Close <hr /> and without money and i rite you these few lines to see if you Can Do Any thing for me as i am now under the Doctors Care and stand in need of money and Cloths both very bad To Govener Yates from your most humble servant James M C Siders if you must see the Disch arge before you Can send my things Write to me and I will send it to you if you send the money and Cloths send them to Tuscola express office Douglas County Illis <hr /> James M Siders asking pay for services in the US service - answered 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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. C. Siders to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-12 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500413 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. To Govener Yates June the 12 1861 Ill Tuscola Douglas Co From James M C Siders Privet volunteer of the 7th Regiment of volunteers of Captain W Clark Co C Which are at Mattoon at this time I Was enlisted by Capt Clark at Monticello Piatt County ill on the 19th day of aprile 1861 fore to serve 3 months in the servis of the U.States he said i would get thirty three dollars for the 3 months and every thing [found?] me and about the 20th of may while in servis i was taken with a Disiase which is Caled the blind Piles which was pronounced by the Doctor to be incurable and by him i was Discharged on the 3 day of June leaving me sick without Close <hr /> and without money and i rite you these few lines to see if you Can Do Any thing for me as i am now under the Doctors Care and stand in need of money and Cloths both very bad To Govener Yates from your most humble servant James M C Siders if you must see the Disch arge before you Can send my things Write to me and I will send it to you if you send the money and Cloths send them to Tuscola express office Douglas County Illis <hr /> James M Siders asking pay for services in the US service - answered 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/385694b1c7e807da2bf60c57a70b9586.pdf e2686f70a0cf5cb03b7a4d24c262dbdc Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head Quarters 20th Regt Camp Goodell June 18th /61 His Excellency Richard Yates Commander in Chief Sir Permit me to reccommend for appointment as Second Lieutenant of Company "G" John Spicer vice W. W. Crandall whose resignation I enclosed to you yesterday Very Respectfully yours C. C. Marsh Col Comd'g 20th Regt Ills <hr /> Col. C. C. Marsh Recommending J. Spicer as 2d Lieut. Company G. 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 C. C. Marsh to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-13 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500414 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head Quarters 20th Regt Camp Goodell June 18th /61 His Excellency Richard Yates Commander in Chief Sir Permit me to reccommend for appointment as Second Lieutenant of Company "G" John Spicer vice W. W. Crandall whose resignation I enclosed to you yesterday Very Respectfully yours C. C. Marsh Col Comd'g 20th Regt Ills <hr /> Col. C. C. Marsh Recommending J. Spicer as 2d Lieut. Company G. 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/1e3faff80e10092931af02135c8a31fb.pdf bc3e034a2c8b5c0b7de95bc0ef51c036 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Camp Dement Dixon June 13 1861 Hon S. M. Wilson Dear Cousin I only want to trouble you a minute to say that there is a scheme on foot to do a great injustice to our Lt Col. B. F. Parks. I understand, (how true I know not) that there are petitions or remonstrances against his being commissioned by the Governor on the ground of incompetency. Parks is a lawyer and has never made any pretension to military matters. He was elected by the Regiment and in two hours took the command. In Col Wymans abence the executive department as well as every thing else fell upon his shoulders, and he has done better than I expected he would do under all the circumstances; at least he has done as well as he can, and that is all one can expect of an angel. I will add that I opposed his election, but expect to obey the will of the majority, and do not wish any injustice done him. We have in this camp one or two busy bodies who make it their <hr /> daily business to stir up discord, and by an outside pressure are trying their hand in removing Parks. This letter is written without his knowledge. I will show it to some of the captains and if they concur in the statements will ask them to sign it and you may make such use of it as you think will tend to "conscience and justice." Yours truly Quincy McNeil I concur in the above sentiment Henry M Messinger Capt Com P G W McCole Capt Co G <hr /> Quincy McNeil recommending Lt Col B. F. Parks. 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 Quincy McNeil to S. M. Wilson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-13 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500415 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Camp Dement Dixon June 13 1861 Hon S. M. Wilson Dear Cousin I only want to trouble you a minute to say that there is a scheme on foot to do a great injustice to our Lt Col. B. F. Parks. I understand, (how true I know not) that there are petitions or remonstrances against his being commissioned by the Governor on the ground of incompetency. Parks is a lawyer and has never made any pretension to military matters. He was elected by the Regiment and in two hours took the command. In Col Wymans abence the executive department as well as every thing else fell upon his shoulders, and he has done better than I expected he would do under all the circumstances; at least he has done as well as he can, and that is all one can expect of an angel. I will add that I opposed his election, but expect to obey the will of the majority, and do not wish any injustice done him. We have in this camp one or two busy bodies who make it their <hr /> daily business to stir up discord, and by an outside pressure are trying their hand in removing Parks. This letter is written without his knowledge. I will show it to some of the captains and if they concur in the statements will ask them to sign it and you may make such use of it as you think will tend to "conscience and justice." Yours truly Quincy McNeil I concur in the above sentiment Henry M Messinger Capt Com P G W McCole Capt Co G <hr /> Quincy McNeil recommending Lt Col B. F. Parks. 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/98ad2ae0b276c9fbfdeb2cfa3726709d.pdf 2b22d3b7fc61da6f25f3a61f5fdce616 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Copy General Head Quarters - State of Illinois. Adjutant Generals Office Springfield, June 13th 1861 Hon Richd Yates Govr and Commander in Chief Ill. Vol Mila. Sir, On the 24th May last a Commission issued from this office to Col James D Morgan (10th Regt Ill Vol Mila) elected to fill vacancy occasioned by promotion of Col B. M. Prentiss who as Colonel of said Regiment held first rank. The error in assigning first rank to Col Morgan in the Commission re sulted from misapprehension (in this office) as to the rank Col Prentiss succes sor should take. Respy Your Obdt Servt John S. Loomis Assistant Adj Genl <hr /> John S. Loomis Appointment of James D. Morgan 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John S. Loomis to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-13 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500416 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Copy General Head Quarters - State of Illinois. Adjutant Generals Office Springfield, June 13th 1861 Hon Richd Yates Govr and Commander in Chief Ill. Vol Mila. Sir, On the 24th May last a Commission issued from this office to Col James D Morgan (10th Regt Ill Vol Mila) elected to fill vacancy occasioned by promotion of Col B. M. Prentiss who as Colonel of said Regiment held first rank. The error in assigning first rank to Col Morgan in the Commission resulted from misapprehension (in this office) as to the rank Col Prentiss successor should take. Respy Your Obdt Servt John S. Loomis Assistant Adj Genl <hr /> John S. Loomis Appointment of James D. Morgan 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/9bfcd1e6a2c9c8184c6ce123391020b9.pdf 9c47492b63418fcaa2585c83c48dbc36 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Olney Ills June 14th 1861 Hon R. Yates Springfield Ills Dr Sir The Bearer of this Mr T. P. Lawrence has been Employed for a number of years in various business capacities, and possesses qual ifications for Telegraphing, Book Keeping and general clerkship that will recommend him where he is known, and an appointment to fill any position for which he is capable will much oblige Yours Truly Jacob May P.S. Mr. Lawrence is at liberty to present this to Hon. O. M. Hatch., Hon J. K. Dubois Genl T. L. Mathis or any other Jacob May 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jacob May to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500417 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Olney Ills June 14th 1861 Hon R. Yates Springfield Ills Dr Sir The Bearer of this Mr T. P. Lawrence has been Employed for a number of years in various business capacities, and possesses qual ifications for Telegraphing, Book Keeping and general clerkship that will recommend him where he is known, and an appointment to fill any position for which he is capable will much oblige Yours Truly Jacob May P.S. Mr. Lawrence is at liberty to present this to Hon. O. M. Hatch., Hon J. K. Dubois Genl T. L. Mathis or any other Jacob May 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/d8a41fa778d149dc79ba61f5def73953.pdf 745586e77893f2f91c9563f8128b99e5 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. June 14, 1861 Recd $13.75/100 in full to date E. Doul <hr /> Doul's Receipt 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 Receipt of E. Doul to Unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500418 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. June 14, 1861 Recd $13.75/100 in full to date E. Doul <hr /> Doul's Receipt 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/9eaf980160311e342e02deadef5e459c.pdf 7bad479fdfa6d96a390d6dc83099aae4 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. With John A. Kapon letter 6/14/61 With John A. Kapon letter to Gov Yates 6/14/61 P.O. Department Appi Office 14 June 1861 My Dear Sir: "[illegible]" to your recommendation I have appointed John "[illegible]" Esq. "[illegible]" agent on the Illinois Central R. R. , at pay of $800 per anum I enclose letters of appointment herewith which please forward at your convenience Very respectfully and truly Your Obt Servt John A. Kasson "[illegible]" O. M. Genl. His Excellency Governor Yates Springfield Illinois 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John A. Kasson to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500419 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. With John A. Kapon letter 6/14/61 With John A. Kapon letter to Gov Yates 6/14/61 P.O. Department Appi Office 14 June 1861 My Dear Sir: "[illegible]" to your recommendation I have appointed John "[illegible]" Esq. "[illegible]" agent on the Illinois Central R. R. , at pay of $800 per anum I enclose letters of appointment herewith which please forward at your convenience Very respectfully and truly Your Obt Servt John A. Kasson "[illegible]" O. M. Genl. His Excellency Governor Yates Springfield Illinois 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/0472039cfcdb82cc6828feac53403d08.pdf 7457c175b3dff32bf5bbc4fdfb2977d7 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Post Office Department, APPOINTMENT OFFICE, 14 June 1861. SIR: The Postmaster General finds it necessary to adopt measures for the prevention of numerous errors in the service, which have grown out of the carelessness of Route Agents in missending letters and mail bags, abandoning their duties without permission, employing substitutes to act for them, and neglecting to report irregularities and failures in the service. It is their duty to accompany the mails from the Post Office to the Cars, and to continue with them until they are delivered into the Post Office, or to an authorized Agent of the Department, at the ends of their routes. They are expected to use extraordinary vigilance in guarding the mails under their charge. The mails must not be left for a moment exposed by day or by night. The Agents will be particularly watchful at depots or landing places. Should they become aware that the mails are so exposed at any time or place, they are required to report the case immediately to the Inspection Office. When the service has suffered for any of these causes, it has been difficult to ascertain what individual Agent is accountable for the injury. In order that each may be held strictly responsible for himself, and that those who are diligent and useful may not be confounded with others who are not so, the Postmaster General directs that each Route Agent shall run the whole length of the road to which he is assigned, and, on arriving at the end of his route, shall at once, on delivering his mail into the Post Office, register his name in a book to be kept there for that purpose. Postmasters are required to report to the Department each instance of their neglect to do so, and all other irregularities in their conduct as Agents. The services of Route Agents are useful mainly on account of their personal experience and responsibility. Agents are, therefore, strictly forbidden to leave their routes, or to transfer their duties to substitutes, without the consent of the Postmaster General, obtained through a written application to his Second Assistant. In cases, however, of sickness, disability, or other sudden and urgent necessity, which will not allow sufficient time for communicating with the Department, a Postmaster at the end of the route may grant temporary leave of absence, on such written application of the Agent, but only for the shortest period necessary for referring the application to the Department and its return therefrom by due course of mail. Postmasters are instructed to refer all such applications to the Second Assistant Postmaster General, without delay. When a Route Agent is thus absent from duty, his place must be supplied by a suitable person known to and approved by the Postmaster through whom his application for leave of absence has been made; and in giving certificates of service to Route Agents, Postmasters will carefully specify what portion thereof was performed by substitute, and by whom. The fact that persons are traveling on mail routes with a view to plunder, and the numerous complaints which have been made of the carelessness and inattention of Route Agents, endangering the security of important mails, render it necessary for the Department to require the Route Agents to report whenever the mail cars, which are furnished under an express provision in the contracts for mail service, are not safe and suited to the service, or not furnished with sufficient locks and fastenings. The car or apartment should not only be suitable in all respects, but the Agents are to have the exclusive use and occupancy of it, and are absolutely forbidden to admit any person into it who is not an Agent of the Department. In mailing letters at the cars, Agents will receive only such letters as their is good reason to believe were written after the usual hour for closing the mail at the local Post Office, or such as could not, with ordinary diligence, have been deposited in the Post Office in time for the outgoing mail. The pay of Agents, for the present, will be audited quarterly instead of monthly as heretofore, but certificates and reports of service should be forwarded by Postmasters to the Inspection Office at the end of every month. Postmasters will faithfully report every instance of neglect of duty by Route Agents, and will make inquiries from time to time for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are continually with their mails until they are safely delivered into the Post Office or to another regularly authorized Agent. Route Agents are also required, when it is necessary to preserve a connexion on an important route, as between the different railroads at Philadelphia and Baltimore or elsewhere, to continue with their mails if sent directly from one road to another, or to a boat, until they are delivered to another Agent, without taking them into a Post Office. When the mail is sent out from a Post Office, the Postmaster will in all cases be careful to send a responsible Clerk with it until it reaches the hands of a regular Agent of the Department; and in case of the necessary or other absence of such Agent, to continue the mail in charge of a responsible and sworn officer of the Department, at the expense of the Agent. Disobedience to any of these orders will be regarded by the Postmaster General as sufficient cause for removal. I am, respectfully, &c., John A. Kasson First Assistant Postmaster General. John Pyatt route agent 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Kasson to John Pyatt Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500420 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Post Office Department, APPOINTMENT OFFICE, 14 June 1861. SIR: The Postmaster General finds it necessary to adopt measures for the prevention of numerous errors in the service, which have grown out of the carelessness of Route Agents in missending letters and mail bags, abandoning their duties without permission, employing substitutes to act for them, and neglecting to report irregularities and failures in the service. It is their duty to accompany the mails from the Post Office to the Cars, and to continue with them until they are delivered into the Post Office, or to an authorized Agent of the Department, at the ends of their routes. They are expected to use extraordinary vigilance in guarding the mails under their charge. The mails must not be left for a moment exposed by day or by night. The Agents will be particularly watchful at depots or landing places. Should they become aware that the mails are so exposed at any time or place, they are required to report the case immediately to the Inspection Office. When the service has suffered for any of these causes, it has been difficult to ascertain what individual Agent is accountable for the injury. In order that each may be held strictly responsible for himself, and that those who are diligent and useful may not be confounded with others who are not so, the Postmaster General directs that each Route Agent shall run the whole length of the road to which he is assigned, and, on arriving at the end of his route, shall at once, on delivering his mail into the Post Office, register his name in a book to be kept there for that purpose. Postmasters are required to report to the Department each instance of their neglect to do so, and all other irregularities in their conduct as Agents. The services of Route Agents are useful mainly on account of their personal experience and responsibility. Agents are, therefore, strictly forbidden to leave their routes, or to transfer their duties to substitutes, without the consent of the Postmaster General, obtained through a written application to his Second Assistant. In cases, however, of sickness, disability, or other sudden and urgent necessity, which will not allow sufficient time for communicating with the Department, a Postmaster at the end of the route may grant temporary leave of absence, on such written application of the Agent, but only for the shortest period necessary for referring the application to the Department and its return therefrom by due course of mail. Postmasters are instructed to refer all such applications to the Second Assistant Postmaster General, without delay. When a Route Agent is thus absent from duty, his place must be supplied by a suitable person known to and approved by the Postmaster through whom his application for leave of absence has been made; and in giving certificates of service to Route Agents, Postmasters will carefully specify what portion thereof was performed by substitute, and by whom. The fact that persons are traveling on mail routes with a view to plunder, and the numerous complaints which have been made of the carelessness and inattention of Route Agents, endangering the security of important mails, render it necessary for the Department to require the Route Agents to report whenever the mail cars, which are furnished under an express provision in the contracts for mail service, are not safe and suited to the service, or not furnished with sufficient locks and fastenings. The car or apartment should not only be suitable in all respects, but the Agents are to have the exclusive use and occupancy of it, and are absolutely forbidden to admit any person into it who is not an Agent of the Department. In mailing letters at the cars, Agents will receive only such letters as their is good reason to believe were written after the usual hour for closing the mail at the local Post Office, or such as could not, with ordinary diligence, have been deposited in the Post Office in time for the outgoing mail. The pay of Agents, for the present, will be audited quarterly instead of monthly as heretofore, but certificates and reports of service should be forwarded by Postmasters to the Inspection Office at the end of every month. Postmasters will faithfully report every instance of neglect of duty by Route Agents, and will make inquiries from time to time for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are continually with their mails until they are safely delivered into the Post Office or to another regularly authorized Agent. Route Agents are also required, when it is necessary to preserve a connexion on an important route, as between the different railroads at Philadelphia and Baltimore or elsewhere, to continue with their mails if sent directly from one road to another, or to a boat, until they are delivered to another Agent, without taking them into a Post Office. When the mail is sent out from a Post Office, the Postmaster will in all cases be careful to send a responsible Clerk with it until it reaches the hands of a regular Agent of the Department; and in case of the necessary or other absence of such Agent, to continue the mail in charge of a responsible and sworn officer of the Department, at the expense of the Agent. Disobedience to any of these orders will be regarded by the Postmaster General as sufficient cause for removal. I am, respectfully, &c., John A. Kasson First Assistant Postmaster General. John Pyatt route agent 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/73707a0b41f932b2a57bdaa29eb58df6.pdf 93b1ae89ecaa6c099308dc2cca47f249 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Kasson to John Pyatt Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500421 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Weight A 6-digit number used to sort items quickly. 20000 Status The current transcription status of a document or a page. Start Transcribing https://chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/da0b044d674cf410eb2ee6860f8c5169.pdf d7b3e19a81271135d4a41610d4b278b7 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head Quarters Camp Scott Freeport June 14th 1861 To His Excellency Gov R Yates Dear Sir While I was at Springfield on Businefs Simon M. Preston who was acting as Regimental Instructor got up a petition to supersede me as Colonel I do not know how many men signed the petition; but it was circulated under false pretenses - and if it reaches you I hope you will give me an opertunity to explain if you think it worthy of any notice I have discharged him from all positions in the Regiment and as his name is not on any Muster Roll he cannot claim to belong here Sincerely Yours Thos J Turner <hr /> Col T. J. Turner Answered 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 Thomas J. Turner to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500422 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Head Quarters Camp Scott Freeport June 14th 1861 To His Excellency Gov R Yates Dear Sir While I was at Springfield on Businefs Simon M. Preston who was acting as Regimental Instructor got up a petition to supersede me as Colonel I do not know how many men signed the petition; but it was circulated under false pretenses - and if it reaches you I hope you will give me an opertunity to explain if you think it worthy of any notice I have discharged him from all positions in the Regiment and as his name is not on any Muster Roll he cannot claim to belong here Sincerely Yours Thos J Turner <hr /> Col T. J. Turner Answered 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/0f3218160ddeed20d9c8dea12f0a932f.pdf 9345695b2e72bd89c6ea5ef5f129a590 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Chicago June 14 1861 - Hon R. Yates - Sir - I take the liberty of transmitting to you a statement of facts which need legal investigations by competent authority. If ever there was an aggravating injury to an innocent female, that case is my own - And it can be proved, clearly, and conclusively. I entreat you to place this statement in the hand of the State's Attorney with full instructions for him to investigate the charges as soon as pofsible. You <hr /> will doubtlefs enquire why I do not have my Brother, William C. Gondy, attend to this businefs for me. When I fled from Taylorville I came to my Brother with my complaint, but he at once interdicted my making it public - therefore, is this long delay in prefering my complaint to the States Attorney. Indeed, this is mine only resort for obtaining justice: i confidently rely on my family friends to sustain me, when once a legal in vestigation is commenced. In justice to William C. Gondy, also, [illegible] Gondy, and my Son Edgar Chapman, I must say, I did not inform them that I had been ill treated <hr /> to the extent I was - I did not state the whole truth to them. My state of health has not allowed me to take any very decided steps in this matter until this present time - though if my Brother William had undertaken the businefs for me, it would have been investigated sooner. I am at my Brother's ([30?] Pine St. Chicago) and if there is further communication necefsary at this time, before commencing legal investigation, can not the State's attorney for this Northern District, be employed to communicate with myself on the subject. I entreat you to give this matter your immediate attention. Respectfully Maria Gondy Chapman <hr /> Mrs M. Gondy Chapman 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 Maria Gondy Chapman to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500423 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Chicago June 14 1861 - Hon R. Yates - Sir - I take the liberty of transmitting to you a statement of facts which need legal investigations by competent authority. If ever there was an aggravating injury to an innocent female, that case is my own - And it can be proved, clearly, and conclusively. I entreat you to place this statement in the hand of the State's Attorney with full instructions for him to investigate the charges as soon as pofsible. You <hr /> will doubtlefs enquire why I do not have my Brother, William C. Gondy, attend to this businefs for me. When I fled from Taylorville I came to my Brother with my complaint, but he at once interdicted my making it public - therefore, is this long delay in prefering my complaint to the States Attorney. Indeed, this is mine only resort for obtaining justice: i confidently rely on my family friends to sustain me, when once a legal in vestigation is commenced. In justice to William C. Gondy, also, [illegible] Gondy, and my Son Edgar Chapman, I must say, I did not inform them that I had been ill treated <hr /> to the extent I was - I did not state the whole truth to them. My state of health has not allowed me to take any very decided steps in this matter until this present time - though if my Brother William had undertaken the businefs for me, it would have been investigated sooner. I am at my Brother's ([30?] Pine St. Chicago) and if there is further communication necefsary at this time, before commencing legal investigation, can not the State's attorney for this Northern District, be employed to communicate with myself on the subject. I entreat you to give this matter your immediate attention. Respectfully Maria Gondy Chapman <hr /> Mrs M. Gondy Chapman 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/d69b31e4168e12ab0faa58687f00edea.pdf 768e112c315dc3f033e118e768b87d69 Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Chicago June 15th /61 His Excellency, Richard Yates My Dear Sir - I am told there is a vacancy in the office of Major in the 13th Ills Regt (Colo Wyman's) If so, I am extremely anxious that Capt Quincy McNeil of Comp'y D. of that Regt should be appted to the office - Capt McNeil is of the Rock Island Compy & no man could more worthily or creditably fill the office I have know him well for more than twenty years, & can vouch for his worthinefs, & fitnefs in every respect - He is a cusin of Judge Wilson, & Solo. Wilson <hr /> of this city - Besides, my third son, George, is his Orderly Sergt - Of course then you must know that he is in all respects a man - I pray you Governor, do him, & me - all his friends, & the Country the favor of appointing him - Ever & truly Your friend Jos. Knox This will be handed you by one of my partners, Mr. Reed - J. K. <hr /> Gov. Yates Dear Sir - I do not suppose that anything I might say, would add any force to the request for Capt McNiel's appointment - But in the hope that it might, permit me to say that from a long acquaintance with him, and a much longer one with many others who know him a great deal better than I do, I entertain no doubt, that he is all respects an eminently proper man for the place - I am acquainted with a large part of Col Wyman's regiment; and know that this opinion is shared in by all of them - I am Yr. obt. Servt John Eustace <hr /> Joseph Knox reccommending Quincy McNeil 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 09 (June 11-15, 1861) 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 Joseph Knox to Richard Yates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-06-15 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 500424 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource en Scripto Manages transcriptions of items and files Transcription A written representation of a document or a page. Chicago June 15th /61 His Excellency, Richard Yates My Dear Sir - I am told there is a vacancy in the office of Major in the 13th Ills Regt (Colo Wyman's) If so, I am extremely anxious that Capt Quincy McNeil of Comp'y D. of that Regt should be appted to the office - Capt McNeil is of the Rock Island Compy & no man could more worthily or creditably fill the office I have know him well for more than twenty years, & can vouch for his worthinefs, & fitnefs in every respect - He is a cusin of Judge Wilson, & Solo. Wilson <hr /> of this city - Besides, my third son, George, is his Orderly Sergt - Of course then you must know that he is in all respects a man - I pray you Governor, do him, & me - all his friends, & the Country the favor of appointing him - Ever & truly Your friend Jos. Knox This will be handed you by one of my partners, Mr. Reed - J. K. <hr /> Gov. Yates Dear Sir - I do not suppose that anything I might say, would add any force to the request for Capt McNiel's appointment - But in the hope that it might, permit me to say that from a long acquaintance with him, and a much longer one with many others who know him a great deal better than I do, I entertain no doubt, that he is all respects an eminently proper man for the place - I am acquainted with a large part of Col Wyman's regiment; and know that this opinion is shared in by all of them - I am Yr. obt. Servt John Eustace <hr /> Joseph Knox reccommending Quincy McNeil 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