N. B. Taylor to Richard Yates

Washington Dec. 10/63

Gov. Yates

Dear Sir

I must report what I told you in New York when I first arrived there that whatever I help you you must allow me to do so by installment. Say two thousand upon my arrival home and the balance as fast as possible perhaps all in within one month. When you asked for a check in New York I supposed you would be able to help me sure So that I could spare the money. But I have given up all hopes of your even being able to assist consequently whatever

I do for you must come from my own enertions and I do not think you have many friends that has or will do more than myself. You do not seem to remember that everything you have undertaken for me has proven a failure as far as you are concerned this last operation costs us terribly in getting other parties to do what you completely failed in now I am not finding fault for I think your intentions are good enough and I do not intend to shirk but you must ease me along. If you had succeeded in this matter it would be

a different thing. I would be the last man to ask you to favor me in time but under the circumstances I think I am closing the liberal thing. I shall leave here in the morning for home if you have not talked to Chase it is likely You do not want to. You might have prepared his mind for whatever we might have thought not to ask for. But never mind I have other plans which may work if they do all right. I will try and give you money fast as you will want it.

Your friend

N B Taylor