John C. Bagby to Richard Yates

Springfield June 16th 1865

Hon Richard Yates

Dear Sir, I looked for you in Chicago & came here hoping to find you, & with this purpose Wm H Roy George Little, Wheeler W. Wells James L Anderson and myself together with two young men, Augustus Warren & my present partner Edgar Anderson have made application to the Secty of the Treasury for authority to start a National Bank at Rushville, to be called the first National Bank of Rushville. We have all the necessary papers in shape & on file at Washington but are baulked in this Illinois has for the present got her share of the privileges in that line, and by the law other States have until July 1st to take up their share if not then taken up. Ills. can come in for another slice. James L. Anderson went to Washington with the papers & filed them & offered to deposit our Bonds, but it was intimated to him that it would be of material advantage on July 1st to have your recommendation with Judge Trumbull & that Rushville in Schuyler County ought at least to have one Bank, that the amount of business

[June 16, 1865]

done in our County demanded such an agency. Now as you personally know nearly all the men engaged in this enterprise we wish you to give us a letter to Secty McCullough to be used there on the first day of July embracing these points

1 that Rushville is the County-seat & center of business for the County.

2nd that the amount of money annually used in buying & packing Pork, & in the purchase & shipment of grain & other farm products & in manufacturing amounts to three or four hundred thousand dollars (Little & Roy annually use over 100,000 alone).

3rd that the business of the County demands the establishment of such a Fiscal Agency

& 4th, The standing of the applicants for integrity, business capacity, & wealth, though this part is unnecessary as we have already ample testimonials on that point.

Will you have the kindness to send us such a letter covering these points, addressed to Hon Hugh McCullough, as soon as possible as Mr. Roy desires to use them at Washington on the 1st of July in person. I went to Chicago & came here to see you & Judge Trumbull but have failed to see either as the Judge is gone oiling into Western Virginia.

[June 16, 1865]

I wrote him at Parkersburg & also at Washington substantially as I have written you. We are more disposed to urge this matter because it was intimated that in order to secure this privilege we must bring the recommendation of our own [mention?] for the 9th Dist & our Senators. Your prompt attention will therefore be a great favor to all concerned and especially so to your friend

John C. Bagby

Bagby

Sent the letter requested.

John C. Bagby

Wants letter to Hugh McCullough recommending the establishment of a National Bank at Rushville.

Letter sent. Ill Y's indorsement.