W. G. Greene to Richard Yates

Office of the

Tonica & Petersburg R. R. Co.

W. G. Greene, Pres.

Jas. Berdan, Treas. & Sec.

W. T. Beekman, Supt.

Wm. Bacon, Gen'l Agt.

Jacksonville March 6th 1861

Gov. Yates

Dear Sir

I was at Springfield yesterday to settle with Butler but did not make any arrangement with him to my astonishment he demanded a renewal of the Note with Exc and the 15 per cent which as I understood our bargin with him was this that we could let the Note run as long as we chose if we would keep the Interest paid at the 15 per cent his demands are unreasonable & we must look up some other place to place the Bonds so we can pay him up I told him to let the matter stand untill you got home & then we would do what was right with him & no more I thought advisable to write you so

you would be prepared for such an unreasonable demand Mr. Beekman declined to take any interest in the Bonds I have thought since Mr. Beekman declines to take an interest in the Bonds that we had better interest A. K. Johnson with us in them if possible as he is the collector he can manage to have the Inst. promptly paid & to boost the Bonds generally (shall I let Johnson in) if he chooses I have seen him on the subject he has not got home yet write me immediately on the subjet I have some parties in tow at home to see some of the Bonds at .85 cts I hope you will try to find some place that we can place the Bonds for money so we can pay Butler off he does not want the money but wishes to grind us

I am trying to find some one to place them with yrs in haste W. G. Greene

P.S. the T. & P. R. R. is making money Bowden & Beekman in good spirits

W. G. Greene

W. G. Greene

1861