Susan Turtuine to Richard Yates

January the 12 1865

Dear friend if I may consider you as

Such and I think I can do that

now I have one request to make of

you which I dont think you Can

deny me as I am in a great deal

of trouble atthis time Conserning the

draft I am here with five litle

girls and no one to do any thing

but my sonen law and he has

very poor health he was in the

three months servis and was not

well al the time he was their and

has never bin stout since he

is all my dependance to help raise

my little children and Iwant you

if you please to send me areprieve

so that he cant be taken from

me to the war for I no ef he is

taken away from me I am bound

to suffer far their will be no one

to help me raise my poor little

girls my helth is very bad and

I want you to take pity on me

and clear him of the war for

my Sake all the son I have is

In the army and one of my

sonen laws died their and now

I beseach you to send me areprieve

for him he is agood union man

and I no he could never stand

Soldieren we live in aneighbourhood

of Coperheads and they say you

wont reprieve him but I believe

you will for I am aunion woman

and always expect to be now govener

if you will Clear him of the

war ishal regoice atit and no that

I will have some one to help me

in this world now honerable govnar

if you will do this send his reprieve

to hope dale his name is thomas

Cheshier direct it to me my

name is Susan Tertuine

now do this my friend for my

sake and my Childrens suport

please to write to me imediatly

and I will satisfy you for it

Sen me areprieve for him ef

you please nothing more at

preasant Susan Tertuine

to govnor Yates

Jacksonville

E E [Emuss?]

Yates

Richd Yates

Turtuine Susan

Bloomington Jan 12/65

Wants you to send her

a repreive to secure

her son against the

Draft