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Belvidere Aug 19. 1864
Dear Yates:
I return home safe but not sound & find my family tolerably well, but one of my boys had been alarmingly sick while I was absent. My voice is a little better today & I am in (illegible) I shall be all right in a day or two.
(Illegible) leaves to night to fill my appointment at Carlyle to morrow. and Trenton Tuesday & Pocahontas Wednesday & will arrange for Lebanon Thursday & meet you on Thursday at Vandalia where I expect to join you both. I intend if possible to leave here on Wednesday & take the night train from Freeport and be at Vandalia Thursday on the Northern Central Train. This I shall do if I am well enough and I feel quite encouraged to day that I shall be all right by that time. I really feel anxious about you, for
I have been fearful you would be used up and would be obliged to retire from the (causes?) And this I sincerely think would be not only a disaster to yourself personally but a great draw back to our cause, I mean precisely what I say. I stopped in Chicago a short time and saw our friends and gave them an account of the glorious work you were doing and the encouragement you were meeting in the spontaneous movements of the people to hear you. As for myself I return mortified that I had not been able to do some service; and all your kind words and friendship to the contrary I really feel that my trip thus far has been unprofitable to the cause. If my health & voice haven't (illegible) I intend to be some service both to you & the cause before I finish the camp. (campaign?)
Excuse me to (Trestshell? Koener?) & uncle Jessie & excuse me now and forever
Faithfully Yours
Allen C. Fuller
Allen C. Fuller