John S. Thompson to Richard Yates

Aledo Ill June 17 1865 Hon Richd Yates Dear Sir your informing me that you have procured a clerkship in the treasury dept for our friend Mr Searle was recd at my office during my absence in New York. I did not return home until about the 15th & have now to answer it. I feel under obligation to you for your promptness in the matter, and Mr Searle disires me to express to you his gratitude for your kindness. The letter you wrote shortly after procurring the situation for him, was not recd and we had no intimation of it until your last letter was read. Mr. S. in the mean time, became engaged in other business and will not now make any further effort for a clerkship. We are doing scarcly anything else than attending to our returning [illegible]. we are endeavouring to give them a better reception than they recvd at Chicago. They (the [illegible]) feel very indignant at their treatment at the "Great Commercial Emporium" and hereafter, with them it will be enough to know that a man hails from that place. It is to be regretted that the chicagonians took no thought of the matter, but left there to shift for themselves. I hope to hear from you again whenever you have leisure & inclination And now allow me, in closing, to wish you personally and politically every success Yours [illegible] John S. Thompson

John S. Thompson as to clerkship no answer necesary