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Springfield Ills 30 August 1861
to His Excellency Richard Yates Governor of Illinois
Sir. - to Execute the power confered upon me to obtain from the United States whatever amount the Secretary of the Treasury was Authorised to refund to the State on account of expenses incured in raising, Transporting, Subsisting, Clothing, Arming, Equiping and paying Illinois Volunteers in the Service of the United States, - I proceeded to Washington City, and on the Sixteenth of August obtained an order on the Treasurer of the United States for Four Hundred Thousand Dollars of treasury notes. Upon reaching the Treasurers Office I found, that the only notes then being used, were payable two years after date, with six percent per annum Interest payable Semi-annually on the first of January and first of July, and that to obtain them I had to delay for the printing, filling up, signing and registering, I agreed to receive the following denominations
$100,000 of Five Hundred dollar notes
$150,000 of One Hundred dollar notes
$150,000 of Fifty Dollar notes
On the Nineteenth of August I was informed by the Treasurer, that by 12 Oclock the next day
he would have the Five Hundred, and One Hundred dollar notes, ready for delivery - that the fifties had not been received from the Engraver, but would be in a few days, when they would be prepared for delivery as soon as possible; and he added, that I could take the $250,000, and he would forward the fifties by mail as soon as they could be made ready. - Having been detained in Washington much longer than had been expected, and being satisfied that my presence would not hasten the preparations of the remainder of the notes, I receipted for the $250,000 and gave orders for the ballance to be forwarded by mail to the Treasurer of the State -
To obtain the funds I gave a receipt to the Secretary of the Treasury, stipulating that the State should furnish proper vouchers for the disbursement of the money received, upon demanding any further payments, a copy of which, is hereto attached - the $250,000 has been endorsed and is ready for use, the $150,000 has not yet arrived, but when received will be Endorsed without delay.
Very Respectfully
Your obt Servt.
Wm Thomas
Washington August 5th 1861
Received an advance from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of four hundred thousand dollars out of the appropriation of ten millions of dollars appropriated by Congress at the present Session to refund the States expenses incurred by them on account of Volunteers called into the field, having filed with the Secretary of the Treasury herewith the certificate of Wm Thomas, Charles H Lamphier and James H. Woodworth, Commissioners appointed under authority of the State of Illinois to audit the expenditures of said State on account of Volunteers called into the Service of the United States, the Sum of Six hundred and Eighty five thousand five hundred and forty two dollars and twenty nine cents has been audited by them and directed to be paid on account of raising, subsisting, clothing, arming, equipping and transporting said volunteers and that the amount of liabilities existing on the same account, but not yet audited and paid, amount to a further sum of one hundred and Sixty Seven thousand, eight hundred and thirty dollars and fifty one cents: Also that the said State has paid the
further sum of eighty nine thousand eight hundred and three dollars and Seventeen cents on account of pay of the Companies composing ten Regiments of Infantry and a battalion of artillery in service as aforesaid - making a total of expenditures made and liabilities contracted of nine hundred and forty three thousand four hundred and twenty five dollars and eighty seven cents. And it is hereby expressly understood and agreed by the said Secretary of the Treasury and the State of Illinois by her agent, duly authorised for that purpose by the Governor and Treasurer of said State, making application for an advance or partial payment on account of said expenditures as above, that for the sum of four hundred thousand dollars now received and acknowledged the said State authorities will furnish to the proper accounting officers of the Treasury of the United States good and sufficient vouchers showing the necessary and proper Expenditures of said amount to the satisfaction of said accounting officers and agreeably to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed in that behalf before any future advance shall be applied for from the United States out of said appropriation or any other appropriation
Wm Thomas
Agent and Atty in fact
for the State of Illinois
Agent and Atty in fact
for the State of Illinois
Executive Department
Springfield Ills 6 September 1861
To Jesse K Dubois Auditor of public accounts.
Sir. You will receive and file in your Office the foregoing Report of William Thomas Esqr agent for the State.
In compliance with a request of the Secretary of War of the United States I directed the agent to deliver to Capt James Dunlap Quarter Master of the Brigade of Illinois Volunteers under Command of Genl John A McClernand Twenty five Thousand Dollars of the Treasury notes referred to in the report, to stand as a charge against the United States, duplicate receipts for which will be filed in your office. The $225,000 in possession of the agent, you will direct the Treasurer to receive to be paid out on Warrants issued on the War fund, you will give the like directive in regard to the $150,000 when received and Endorsed, and the like with regard to the $25,000 when refunded by the United States
Rich. Yates
Governor
Report of Wm Thomas
Agent of the State of Illinois
To
Procure an advance from the United States on account of raising, subsisting, arming, clothing equiping and transporting Volunteers
Filed in Auditors Office September 9th 1861