James B. Fry to Richard Yates

Sept 17th, [186]4.

Washington 10. AM. Sept 17 1864.

Governor Richard Yates

Your telegram of yesterday to President, Secretary of War & myself recd. The same subject presented by a committee represented by Thomas J. Turner. The committee represent that entire satisfaction will be produced by drafting only a sufficient percentage of quota assigned to each subdistrict to produce the quota due from the state. I have therefore ordered Col Oakes to reduce the quotas fifty

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per centum in every subdistrict from which troops are now demanded; the balance being set aside until further orders. This reduction will produce the required result with sufficient accuracy. The apportionment of quotas to counties & subdists on the basis of the number furnished since the war began as shown by records of the Adjt. Genl of the State was made with a view to suit the wishes of the State authorities as represented by Genl Fuller and

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Col Oakes when they were in Washington in person to arrange this matter.

(signed) James B. Fry

P. M. G.

Official copy respectfully furnished Lt Col James Oakes Asst P M Genl Ills. At direction of His Excellency Governor Yates

John S. Loomis

Col & ADC