I. H. H. Wiseheart to Richard Yates

                   Sellers Landing

                   Hardin Co Ills.

His Excellency

     Gov Rich Yates,

                  Springfield

Dear Sir

          A few days ago I came to this place for to collect Govt Cattle that had been driven from Govt Transports by the Rebbels in their late raid in Ky. & on the Ohio River  I have collected about 325 head.

       I am informed by Mr Sellers who is quite a gentleman & entirely reliable that Robt Riley Howard of the 48th Ky is in this Co Recruiting for his Reght.  Also One Marble is raising a company for the same Regiment. he (Marble) told me himself that he had 32 recruits for the 48th Ky. Regt.

I take the liberty to inform you of their proceedings. Believing that they have no authority to recruit men from Illinois for a Kentucky regiment. Besides we have skeleton regiments of our own to fill up by the fall that is full up on us for over 16000 men. While Ills has always furnished the numbers of men required I can not think it just for our noble State to fill up Ky Regts which might have easily been filled up by men from his own State but for Armed Nutrality.

          Very Respectfully

                      Your Obt Servant.

                      I.H.H. Wiseheart

Aug 30th 1864

One oclock P.M.

P.S. Capt Riley Howard has located at Battery Rock Hardin County Ills it is also Marbles Post office.

                                                        Wiseheart

Wiseheart I.H.H.

Sellers Landing Aug 30th 64

Says that Capt Riley Howard & a man by the name of Marble are recruiting in that Dist. for Kentucky Regiment.

(Write?) Prov. M. of that District & answer