Benjamin Sammous to Richard Yates

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Title

Benjamin Sammous to Richard Yates

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1864-11-21

Format

pdf

Language

en

Identifier

513685

Transcription

                    Office Provost Marshal,
                   TENTH DISTRICT, ILLINOIS.
                   Jacksonville, Nov. 21 1864.

Hon. R. Yates,

        Governor of Ills.
                 Springfield, Ills.
 Governor,
                 We take pleasure in recommending Wm H. Cummings, Esq., of Jersey county, as eminently qualified to execute his design of forming a new regiment to be raised by volunteers from the 10th Congressional District of this State, should you be enabled to procure the authority for him to do so.
                                       Very Respectfully,
                                              Your obd't servt's,
                                                      Benjamin Sammons,
                                                       Wm M. Fry

                           Jacksonville, Ill.
                ...............................186

FRY, WM. M.

             Capt. & Provost Marshall,
                    10th District, Illinois.

Letter to Provost Mash General Nov 29 1864

                                  Snyder
                                   A D C 

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

2

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