Pleasant Austin to Richard Yates

Pine Bluff. arkansas november the 12. 64

govener yates I Write to you as A frend and I am a goiing to ask A favor of you and I Want you to help me in it that is I Want you to transe fer me to the gun Boat Servis if it Be the Will of you I Want to goz to the monark misssipia flete Ram they Want me on the gun Boat Servis and I am note fite fer the Cavelry Servis and the have tride to git me on the gun Boats too er three times and I Want to goz on Won I am twentey years old and you must trans fer me to the Boat Servis

                     Corporal Pleasant Austin

                    Companey M the 13 Illinois Cavalry  gov Richard yates  

                                            Pine Bluff arkansas

Austin. Pleasant

Pine Bluff Nov 12th. /64

He wants a transfer to the Gun Boat service Is a member of Co M 13th Ill Cavalry. Wants to go to Monark Ram Mississippi Fleet.

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