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Cairo Illinois
Nov 26th 1863
Hon Rich Yates
Dear Sir
While the 87th Regt Ills Vols was at Shawneetown Ills and before we had any regular Surgeon or any medicine I contracted with a physician (Dr G N Barrett) to treat my men and he having no medicine of his own Mr G.W. Akers at the request of my Lt Col purchased a lot of medicines for the Regt in fact we were compelled to have the medicines and I therefore fully approved the action of my Lt Col in the matter and would have done as he did but for the fact that I was absent at the time. I am told by Mr Akers that there was an indisposition on the part of the proper officers to pay him even the money that he expended this is
a very great act of injustice to Mr Akers. At the time he bought the medicines for my Regt my Surgeon was at Chicago awaiting his regular turn to be examined and the consequence was that there was no other way by which we could procure the medicines No other person in Shawneetown would furnish them. Mr Akers informs me that Lt Hill allows a part of his bill only curtailing it $85.75 Mr Akers paid the whole amount in cash and if he cannot recover it his loss in cash will be the sum aforesaid. I presume from what I have heard that this is not the only act of injustice done by Lt Hill during his official [carrear?]
Can nothing be done in the matter Please inform me
In consequence of five months Sickness and for the reason that my Regt is reduced to the minimum No I have resigned my position
of Colonel and have just arrived at home. My health has improved very much in the past ten or twelve days, and I think I will be able in a short time to take the stump in opposition to Coperheads and we have quite a large number of them here
Yours Truly
J E Whiting late
Col 87th Regt Ills vols
Whiting J E
Late Col 87th Regt
Cairo Nov 26 1863.
When his Regt was at Shawneetown he was compelled to purchase some medicines of G W Akers for his regt He wishes Governor to assist him in obtaining his pay.
Ex Office Dec 1 63.