Title
John Smedley to Richard Yates
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1864-12-14
Format
pdf
Language
en
Identifier
513842
Transcription
Col Jno Snyder
D Sir
You Know James Glenn And I want you to do all you can for him. I called to see him at Mound City and I don't think he will recover get him home to die if you can
Yours Respe-
Jne D Stay
With John D. Sta
Office Provost Marshall,
TENTH DISTRICT, ILLINOIS.
Jacksonville, Dec 14th 1864
Hon Rich'd Yates
Gov.
Springfield
Dear Sir
My Brother lieu James I. Glenn of Co G. 101st Ills. Vol. is now in Mound City Hospital very ill His discharge papers were made out Some time ago at Atlanta but have not reached him yet So as to allow him to leave the Hospital. I wish to get Him home_ and believe if he is not removed from the hospital very Soon that he will not recover. Can you give me any advise or aid how to proceed or what to do in order to release him and get him home
If you Can do So I Shall be under lasting obligations for your act of Kindness. Yours with profound Respect
John G. Smedley
Dear Governor.
The writer of the above is brother to Hiram Smedly and young Glenn the sick soldier is the stepson of your old friend John C. Hamilton. If you can assist....over
in getting him home to his friends you will confer a great favor upon him and his friends_
Your friend
Martin H Capell
Jacksonville, Illinois.
Dec 14th 1864.
Jno. G. (S??ighen?)
His Bro-in-Law Jas I Glenn of Co G 101st Regt is in Hospital at Mound City very ill & will not recover Was discharged, but his papers have not reached him from Atlanta. Cannot you get him home.
Attend to promptly & write
Wrote letter Dec 16 64
Snyder
ADC
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
3