A. R. Eddy to Richard Yates

"Copy"

U.S. Quarter Masters Office

Madison Wisconsin Decr. 20. 1861.

To

His Excellency

Richard Yates

Governor of Illinois

Dear Sir,

As my personal relations with you and your subordinates in the State Department have thus far been of the most friendly character, I regret that our official differences, As representatives of the Federal and State Governments respectively, should have given rise to a newspaper discussion. I knew nothing of it until I saw last evening a newspaper Slip sent to me from Springfield. Whatever I have done has been from a sense of duty to the General Government and I have no doubt that you have been actuated by equally honorable motives.

Respy Your Obt. Servant

"Signed" A.R. Eddy

A. Q. Master

Capt. A.R. Eddy ast to Q M

Dec 20

Regretting the newspaper controversy

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