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Jacksonville Decr 17th 1862
Dear Govr
I recd yours a few days since, and but for the condition of my health should have come up on Monday last. I am troubled a great deal with my lungs at present and am afraid to go from home to stay over night. I think I shall be able to come up some day this week.
In reference to the Canal I think it has not been usual for the Executive to more than barely refer to the Canal and submit the reports to the Legislature The canal by the act placing it in trust for the Indebtedness as entirely taken out of the control or management of the State by giving the Bondholders a majority of the board and retaining only one Trustee. Consequently the state has nothing to do with it except to pay the interest on the indebtedness leaving the Canal to pay the principal or to pay on the principal from the Sales of land lots belonging thereto and from the net earnings of the canal of course You are not [illegible] to say much about the resources and Earnings of the Canal and cant know much of it except by reading the printed reports in years gone by of the board – which have been annually printed and circuited in pamphlet form as well as the Journals of the house. I should barely refer to it
as one of the great thoroughfares and Commercial outlets to our produce, and submit the reports &c.
I have spent a very uncomfortable winter thus far and if I was able would go to Kentucky or if possible to New Orleans to spend the Winter. I shall come up to Springfield in a few days
Enclosed herewith is a paper I find belonging to the papers accompanying the Payroll I gave you I wish you would hand to Mr Miner in the Auditors office.
I suppose you have very little time to read long letters therefore I will bring mine to close & wait until I see you – by the way the Grand March dedicated to Govr Yates by E Sailor is a very fine thing at least the professor who gives my Della lessons in Music says so.
Your friend
Martin H Cassell
Judge Moses,
Please file the paper enclosed where belongs – also get last report of Canal & refer to any thing important for messages.