L. W. Anderson to Richard Yates

Tuscola Douglas Co. Ill. July 21st 1861

Gov Yates

Dear Sir

excuse me for entrudeing on your time, but there an old gentleman here by the name of Jesse Whitaker who commanded a company of Ky. riflemen in 1814 and held a commission in the home Malitia of Ky. for twelve years. he has since held county office in Vigo Co., Ind. he offered his services to a volenteer company here but was not accepted on account of age he is a well deciplined officer sixty-six years old stouter than most of the young men in this country. If you should see proper to give him any military appointment it will be confered on a worthy man one who has seen active service and he will most assuredly accept it his addres is Tuscola, Ill. I remain your most obedient servant

L. W. Anderson

Soliciting appointmt for Jesse Whittaker

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