, 1865-05-22
INTERESTING ConKEHroEDEyCE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
EXECUTIVE DEfAHTYESr

Boston, Mty 10th. 1865
1G nj: f. A1e<A'"ey e0sS'"'' os'<'0y' Springfield
UovEsxon:-I inc!oec With this copy OF a let,
ts. received yes,ertay from Rey. Dr. Lsiarop,
s,esf! !a TIT o. nc bsatac Street Church. In this
Locke, who Is Enc yonni fellow In appear
snee, lISught L to ne IN Psssoa, and brought
nt!h the k,lk asE, the fsat Uoloa lag displayed
IN Hlehuond on The u13 Of its capture.
Cpon examination, this aas .Hp:sra to belong
10 Inc recimental co1ofa OF III Illinois regiment,
Numbered the sta hut oi *saa' arm he sssvies
vas pIooaoIy hanging in Iur1er's on'ce as rsbel
"9GPhy: .,. ~ e.
he,enEa Or stsht therefore, to yoar STATE, 19d
.ng II 70 yon. 70 rem. Meef ae s5maollea ot the
81 s y me y sosc COUNTY, tnaE the
asE ~ ~ .na WIS an illinois
u" eosesIo3' mummy yGnl & i,eaa ana sefv't,
c,E, 1onN ASDEEW.
ro ,o,+o ,-o eIssrnrr Tar ". oi aassaSaasers.
Andrew, alluded to By him, Ia AZ follows:
is1n CHESTNUT STREET. May oh, 1865.
To His E1cellsney John 4. Andrew, Governor
Of Massachusetts:
DEAR s1n-The bearer, John F. Locke, Of Som
ctr'lfe: pIl,aic III company E, 31th regiment
MasssshT5eis capse at he attack
1sG1 and sent to Salisbury, North carulin1. where
that dsy fent to nishnand, arriving there m The
changed. The day after bis aErtEa! at Richmond
be net Capt. Porter, Ad}us,nt General Of his
Br1gade, Who PAD been ien ( zen Hayes In
cnafEc OF 1le eupnlle8 9snt 10 RICHMOND tor tho
SGm'os' ana fe''st sn,o o. on' msn pft.oners
hq to ssT,in sna ssi:t in The charge
Tish ~ nrder M comn,ss ,nn VIII ~ iaa
mont, 20 emnloycd up to the time of the ryssn,.
Ton Of tnat city By lie fcbeIs civil and mlt,ry.
cspt. Porter, II lhs n,raatimr, Irving ler lt I'D
Capt Stewart OF the 148:h kew York regim mt
tnken nte place.
~ monaay W. "snns: a,ss 1 ias ot apsi!. Gapl
1eht +, ~ hmiid,mS .onts,uir ~ H..
twhiei, binding VAS nsar he I:ShT prisnnl t:snt
Stewart len little before se ven and Taket ~
Main ruee. to sec what WAS Ig @ug oa-the ex-
poelons. the l1ea aud nthsr indications, a,l eas.
iy.pa them inat t6o e1E wa oesog +yacuatsd
~ W. .f.sJ ~ ~ - " ae nai.o
tlnt sttwsri's .e1ylnt r,e law ~ ths b,,inin1,
sui .ad ,ne Federal cav in were coming in: TAT
they werelaboat mile and a har Of. Lo :ke
Libty, ensertd s!ejos Tutser'a room Or ot1ee,
~, sIn rMo 9fo1 a9ss Aqne si!k,
nroce. aue 10 IL r sofv hnus oat he aIoS Ian
tisT from window or doorWay. b.,ore INV of ,'I,r
trpors wera IN sight and vh,fe there vas yet
stfagEllps rebel so'ditss IN the street Hs
sIaim. thus 70 have raised me 6e.i un!on dag IN
rnnr F4rp ncx Viii c ats a,on .as sc 12cH
nnd Tnn,4d thess f.cts 10 he knawn 10 yUS. hays
taken ,hc liberty to write them out in Inc form Of
ibis note to you. Locke haR been reglly three
years In -: se1rice, md Il q years old. Con-
r3noisg hi1 TO yoa1 = E1esiiSncy, .:.
von4 1ph9a fiend 'y sns ~ c ETat sesa'ds
rar r>tp, r>,s Az ,,nrnU,,.s nsAeN'&'
The eena an, y, ar,nls,ns ~ ,,o,rn,,.
haTe ali he &, raInnVsd fsnm ~ "a ,,sida y
the state. Hnnse Int ~ fha nr,.nt raansot
~ ftr I1linria soidiars ,rhn Eli enon ~
Zone TIA Ern,esentat;r,s XIX Hall AVID ' cata6,I. II
co viii rrr-aIn unto,,ehfd 4 mil nnr h-ave anil
War.woru veterans can have lie melancholy
tafis.actfnn Of yisit1n~ IL. SASN'''
ursrEsiS1 orr
II IN fpn,ed nv rnnnr of o1,r cit,7,,e +h,+