Richard Yates to Ulysses S. Grant

General Head Quarters, State of Illinois,

Adjutant General's Office,

Springfield, Apl 3, 1862.

Genl U.S. Grant

Dear Sir:

Should any of the Artillery companies from our State need James Rifled cannon, 6 pounders, and equipment including Carriages, Caissons, Shells &c, I can supply them. {In the event they should need them please have the officers make requisition and send Special}

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Messenger after them. Here insert what is above in brackets { } I take the occasion to say, that you stand very high in the estimation of our people and that I am proud to see one of my Colonels at the head of such an Army as you have the honor to command.

Your friend

Richd Yates

Also I have of some Rifled muskets which have been sent out for the blank companies Illinois Regiments which not yet supplied with good arms. How good they are I do not know, represented to be good.

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Copy to Gen. U. S. Grant.

as to furnishing some of James rifled cannon