A. C. Wiley to Richard Yates

Macomb Ill January 19 1865

Hon Richard Yates

Jacksonville Ill

Dear Sir

I visited Springfield last week for the purpose of seeing you and to get a recommendation from you to enable me to get an appointment to a clerkship in the Post Office Department at Washington. I waited two days but you did not return I left a letter for you stating what I wanted I enclosed in that letter recommendations from your friend and mine the Hon William Kellogg and Judge Trumball Not hearing from you I concluded the letter did not reach you. I need the situation very much as I have been unfortunate and lost my property by having heavy heavy debts to ( illegible) other people I have been a hard working Republican and above all in my (illegible) to sustain the administration I have two sons now serving in the army as privates One near New Orleans

the other a lad of 18 years with Sherman I was introduced to you some two years ago at the National Hotel at Washington by Judge Kellogg and in company with your self the judge Hon O. M. Hatch and ( Marshall Lamon?) We went up to Grover Theater Now if consistent with your feelings I wish you would write and send to me at this place a letter for the purposes before mentioned

Respectfully Yours

(ABT Servant

A. C. Wiley

PS I belong to Mr Ross dist consequently I cannot get any help from (him?) he being a democrat

A.C.W.

Lee Pitt Kellogg

if he thinks best give the letter

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Ansd & sent letter Feby (illegible) / 65

AC Wiley