W.D. Henderson to Richard Yates

Aledo Illinois March 31st 63

His Excellency Gov. Yates

Sir Yours informing me that you had written the secretary of War on the subject of Transferring my son from the 17th to the 84th Ill. Regt. has been received and I feel grateful the favour I received a letter from my son on yesterday in which he says that Avery the 1st Lieut has resigned and that Capt Sanders there Capt has been Court Marshalled for repeated acts of disorderly conduct & Drunkness and he feels satisfied that the company will get rid of both of them, and if so he has no desire to leave the Regt. he my son was in the Battle at Frederic Town in Missouri at Ft. Donaldson & Shiloe & I have the Testimony of the best men in the Regt. that no braver or better Solder was in these hard fought Battles. he says in his last letter if the transfer is made he wished me to write to the Governor to know if he could not be Permitted to visit his friends one week before going to the 84th he has not been home since the Regt left in May 1862

Now if the transfer is not already orderd as matters now stand you need not give yourself any further trouble about the matter but if the Transfer is made and you have the authority to permit him to visit home for one week I will esteem it as a favour

I am Requested by Thos. W. Kinsloe of Ognawka to write you in behalf of his son Thadeus A Kinsloe and A young man named Langdon who joined a company of Cavalry at Warsaw Hancock County Illinois under the Impression that they were to join some Illinois Regiment but were by there officers turned over to the Missouri 7th they were all taken prisoners at Indipendence last fall and Parolled and these two young men with several others returned home and somehow got the Impression that they could not be required to Return but it seems an officer was lately sent to arrest them but they escaped and Young Kinsloe is now in Canada & Perhaps Langdon also. Mr Kinsloe informs me that these young men are anxious to return to the service and will report at any time to any cavalry

Regiment in Illinois but will not return to the Missouri Seventh I learn that there are other men in the same Predicament

The above are the facts as I learn them from Mr Kinsloe I know nothing of the facts myself if you have the Power and authority to do anything for these young men I have no doubt it would be a great relief to these Boys as well as their friends,

Very Truly your friend

W D Henderson

W D Henderson

Aledo Ills March 31st 1863

Learned that the Governor has written to Sect of War to have his son transferred - is very greatful for the favor - has learned that the Capt is now under arrest and thinks the Co will soon get rid of him and is not now very particular whether the transfer is made or not. Says there are two men from his county that deserted from the 7th Mo - claiming that they did not volunteer to serve in Mo - have since gone to Canada says if the Gov can do any thing for them he would be glad.

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Recd Ex O. April 7 1863