George W. Rives to Richard Yates

With W. S. Mayo letter 8/23/65

Paris Ills. August 18 1865 Hon. R Yates Jacksonville My Dear Friend Ill

I sent you the list of [illegible] in Each of the Townships & this P.O. address in my Co. with the letter "P" opposite to those that we regard true workers viz.

Kansas P.O. Asa J. Baber. "P" " " Jno K. Boyer " " Wm H. Brown, " " Jno Y. Allison, " " Wm. Blackburn. " " Dr. J. M. Steele " " N. S. Wiley

Grandview P.O. " " Dr. Thos. M. Smith "P" " " Jno P. Gano " " Davd W. Synch " " W. K. Payne " " Wm. Woodard " " Jo Brown. Dudley. P.O. " " Alex.A. Young. P. " " Abram. Stark. " " J R Francis

Conlogne. P. O Wm G Culbertson " " Dr. J M Boyle "P"

Elbridge P.O. James Elliott. "P" " " Hardin Allen " " Mat Simpson " " Dr. P. Yeargin " " John Wikoff " " H [C?]. K. Hitch Kentucky. P.O. " " Benja. Allen. "P" " " Samuel. Ewing. " " Young Koho " " Marlin Stott " " Jacob Stott Vermillion. P.O. " " Danl. R. Sandford, "P" " " Harrison. Burson. " " Jo. Killgore " " Jas. S. Vermillion. " " Wm J. Wilkins " " A. Stubbs " " Jno Elliott " " Logan P.O. " " Asa S[inlefield?] "P" " " Abraham Wilkins " " Jo. Camerer " " John. Bush " " Jacob Jones

Bonwell P.O. Isaac. M. Walters. "P" " " John Phillips " " Simp. Thompson " " Jas. Bonwell Bloomfield P.O. A. Baldwin "P" George Harding. P " " N. B. Stage " " T. Heffelfinger " " Philip.Williams. " " Jno. McKee Houselville P.O. M. M. Burt. "P" " " Geo Carico. " " James. Connelly. Paris. George. W. Rivas. "P" " " Jno. W. Blackburn " " Col. J. Mayo " " " Hy. Van Sellars " " Dr. L. S. Todd (Cousin of Mrs. Lincoln's) " " L. B. Huston. " " Capt. H. C. Bayles. " " R. Patton (Union Hotel) " " Dr. E. C. Wooley " " J. V. Sycan " " J. Milton. Sycan " " Mrs. Eliza, Van Sien, the most thorough , union lady in our city, her husband fell at Kenesaw Mt. a Sut [meaning sutler] in Co. H. Yates. Sharp Shooter (64 Ill) She is the lady that spit in the face of the Reb. Editor in this place last year, & told him he was a liar, & a coward - Your friend, G W Rives

Edgar Co G. W. Rives Paris Aug 18 1865 Sends List of Union Men Entered (illegible)