J. B. Taylor to Richard Yates

J. B. Taylor,

Real Estate,

Loan and Merchandise Broker,

Houses, Lots, Lands, and all kinds of Property Bought, Sold, Exchanged, etc.

No. 36 Dearborn Street, Chicago,

Post Office, Box, 1373.

Chicago, Ill., Mch 15th 1861

Gov Richd Yates

Springfield

My Dear Sir,

Various are the ups and downs of life in past 10 yrs, tis useless to mention. I have been here 3 yrs the real Est. business dull during 4 yrs just past God Grant Pres Lincoln & his Cabinet may bring Peace & Good Will to man ere another Month pass off. I will feel under many deep obligations to you for your kind aid in procuring me one of the U.S. Mail route agents from here to Rock Island. (on R Island Rail Rd) being well acquainted with this route & being in Ills 30 yrs. I never use spirits of any kind am allways industrious & attentive to business I am doing. I wish you to write a few lines to Pres Lincoln & Mr Blair P. M G. will do me a very Grt favour I have 3 splendid boys My Wife & at times her Mother & Sister and my little daughter 8 yrs old a large family. You have raised one yourself & know the cares on their a/c so I ask your very

kind & generous aid. It will not conflict with any party seeking office at Springfield being out of their range. I have never been one of that class pure necessity drives this mind just now, tis a hard poor & risky birth & on a Rail War train going 20 odd miles per hour. yet I cannot help it My family must be the first in my mind. I am sure you will not refuse my request I will see you in Spfld sometime this summer & show you my nice little family. I saw Hon W Butler here in June I was absent when you visited us. Pres Lincoln I am confident will bring arround a speedy adjustmt of our National difficulties & will make a good president. Excuse my long letter & the valuable time I have taken from you. Yet remember you are helping an old & deserving friend & his young family & the God of heaven will bless & prosper you & yours. I never forsook you in political strifes in past days. I am an I.O.O.F. &

Royal arch Mason, and have many frds in the orders - I hope you are both at least I think so, or the latter sure -

I hope you like Springfield as well as J.V. yet I think not. It will give me great pleasure to hear from & do hope you will not forget me & mine at as early a day as possible No time to loose so many unfortunate office seeker claims on file in the various depts. No PM for Chicago as yet Is Scripps I think [?] The Happy & deserving man,

Your obt st

J. B. Taylor

P.O. Box 1373

J. B. Taylor.

Chicago Ills.

For office