J. J. Miller to Richard Yates

Canton Ill

Oct 14" 1864

To his excellency Gov Yates

Springfield Will you allow me to make the following statement which I hope you will not pafs by unnoticed.

Fourteen mos ago I left Peoria Ills. went to Vicksburg Mifs was engaged in Vicksburg Miss as clerk in the Com Sub Department under the direction of Capt J. F. Wilson CS

In April last, I went to Chicago Ill where I have since resided tis my home I am engaged

with Thos P. Byrn (mcht) 170 Lake St I am enrolled there and have stood my [chace?] for the Draft in 1" ward And I am Drafted also in Peoria Ill in 2nd ward and hired a substitute for ($900.00) nine hundred Dollars to take my place. Why I complain is when in July last I wrote to R. A. Yoe Asst Prov Marshall of Peoria requesting him to erase my name from the "List" in Peoria Ills as I was then enrolled in Chicago (my home) and was subjected to the Draft in the 1st ward but he did not answer my

letter nor did he do anything towards having my name erased from the enrolling List the carelessness of which cost ($900.00) nine hundred Dollars. Peoria is not my home nor has it been since Aug 5" 1863 I ask is it not in the Power of Some one "in Authority" to award justice yet to me. Tis the fault of the Asst Provost Marshal of Peoria and not mine certainly I have been very unjustly dealt with.

J. J. Miller

P.O. Box 6 Chicago Ill

I respectfully refer you to Hon E. C. Ingersoll

Peoria Ill

Miller J. J.

Canton Ills Oct. 14/64

His home is in Chicago He formerly lived in Peoria He left there, & went south He was enrolled in Peoria He was also enrolled in Chicago He was drafted in Peoria He paid $900.00 for a substitute He requested Pro. Mar to take off his name He did not do it which cost him $900 He thinks he ought to be relieved. (File)