W. L. Mayo to Jesse K. Dubois

Albion Edwards Co Ills

September 8th 1862

Hon. Jesse K Dubois

Springfield

Ills

Dear Sir

Capt. H. Hopkins who will hand you this, is a resident of this place, and last fall raised a company of Cavalry in this Co. and went to Kansas and entered the U.S. Military Service – and now belong to the Kansas 2d Regt. He wrote to the Govener before he went to Kansas - and never recd. an answer – and being anxious to get into the Service was tempted to go to Kansas under some representations made by a man representing himself to be duly authorized to recruit for Kansas, his name was Col. Pomeroy. The Captain and his entire Company are anxious to be regarded as Ills soldiers and under the Superintendence of Gov. Yates. If you can do anything for them have the kindness to act in the premises, as we all desire their accommodation.

Yours truly

W. L. Mayo

W. L. Mayo Sept 9

Albion Edward Co

Capt Hopkins enlisted with his entire co in a Kansas Regt. – Desires to be counted as from Illinois where they belong.

Hancock being attached to a Kansas Regt cannot be considered, in a military light, as belonging to Ill

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