John M. Boicourt to Richard Yates

Golconda Illinois Feb 22 1863 His Hon Richard Yates governor Sir I have good encouragement to make up a company of cavalry I think I can succeed and wish you to inform me all the facts in the case the order for raising the border rigments there dutys and term of servis and any thing that you may think will be of advantage to the cause I wrote to you some weeks ago but have no answer I wish to raise this company or go into the 6th rig again I think that I have done my duty so far but do not wish to do any less from now until the end of the war I would come up and see you but my presents hear for the past 4 weeks & for 4 weeks to come is indispencable as there in no one hear who will keep talking those leave who should of kep the ball rolling got faint harted and had almost given up in the last ten days things begin to brighten I hear of some meetings to be held in the country by one J.W Howerd late clerk of the legistalen I cannot make public speeches but I will do all I can to thwart his ends I do not know what his intention is but I think it is to ratify the acts of the last legistatn it will be hard for me to work against him as he is a good speaker but I think I can beat him I will be glad you would get some one to send me some public documents to help counteract [J W Allen?] in his plans respectfully yours, John M Boicourt [ineligible]

Ansd Mar [ineligible] 63 John M. Bouicourt Golconda Feb 22nd 63 Wishes to be allowed to make up a Cavalry Co and asks the Gov how he shall proceed-if this Co is not needed would like to join the 6th Reg again tenders of troops & c write him friendly letter & say to him that I go to W I will soon know what to say [ineligible]