March 30, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Orders No. 54; stating that the resignation of Captain William Sayers, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on March 31, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 58]

March 30, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Orders No. 54; stating that the resignation of 1st Lieutenant Horatio W. Mason, 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on March 6, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 60]

March 30, 1862
M[oses] B. Walker, Colonel, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Columbia, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's letter announcing the appointment of Captain Joline surprised him, that in the present condition of his regiment, with three of his Captains at home sick and quite a number of the Lieutenants also sick, he assured Buckingham that this kind of detail ought not to be suffered, that to say nothing of the principle upon which the appointment was made, he would simply protest against the appointment in toto as an act in violation of Buckingham's own order and of his right to nominate the officers who were to fill vacancies in the regiment, that if Joline was to be thrust upon the regiment, he must at once report for duty, that General [George W.] Morgan was not allowed by army regulations to take his aides de camp from any but his own brigade nor was he entitled to an aid de camp with the rank of Captain, that he had spoken of the matter with General [Albin F.] Schoepf and General [George H.] Thomas and wrote by their direction, that Schoepf and Thomas would not consent to Joline being detailed from the regiment, that if it was necessary for Joline to be a Captain in the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he must report for duty at once, and that the quicker Joline came the better as they should be able to show him a jolly good fight in a few days; enclosing a copy of General Orders No. 7 from department headquarters; and stating that if he had the right to nominate under this order, he wished to be allowed to exercise said right in the future, that he understood the capacity and qualifications of the men under his command fully as well as any other person and had many who were well worthy of promotion, that it was true they had done no hard fighting, but they had done about as much hard suffering as human beings were capable of enduring, that there was not a regiment in the service which had done more toward driving the rebels out of Kentucky than the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that by mere accident, they were not in the fight at Mill Springs, that they were in the van at a point where everybody supposed the attack, if made at all, would have been made, that they thanked God that there were fully five hundred of them yet alive, and that when the favorable opportunity came, they would compare notes with those who were more lucky at Mill Springs.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 119]

March 31, 1862
John Armstrong, Chicago, Illinois. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been engaged in the commission business with varying success until the failure of a bank and parties in the country with whom he did business totally deprived him of all his means, that since then, he had vainly sought employment, that he had even applied to Solomon Sturges who wrote favorably to sons on his behalf, that there it dropped and, having no other influential friend to assist him, he was left to sink under the pressing evils of pecuniary want although he had done all in his power to extricate himself, that he had heard of Buckingham and it gave him new courage, that he felt impelled to apply to Buckingham, that he trusted his character and abilities would appear unobjectionable, that he was a bookkeeper, an accountant, and a correspondent, that he would most urgently and respectfully entreat that Buckingham give him a position in the Adjutant General's department, that he would devote all his energy and capacity to render Buckingham the fullest satisfaction in the duties of any employment which might be conferred on him, and that he would always endeavor to merit Buckingham's friendship and approbation.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 78]

March 31, 1862
C.H. Blackburn, 2nd Lieutenant, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment to a 2nd Lieutenancy; stating that he could not commence actively recruiting for one week, after which time he would report to Buckingham's department per instructions, and that Colonel Sargent said that by Buckingham's consent, he could be mustered into the service by Captain Breslin at Cincinnati; asking if he could be so mustered as Cincinnati was more convenient than Columbus; stating that his appointment confined him to recruit entirely in Highland County; requesting that the order be changed so that he could operate in any neighboring county; stating that the 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (one year's service), 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were principally recruited in Highland County and the business was pretty well exhausted there; enclosing Sargent's request for Buckingham to appoint three recruiting Sergeants to assist him; requesting that these appointments be made and forwarded to him for delivery; asking if he and his assistants were entitled to passes over the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad from that point to Camp Dennison; and stating that he at least should have a pass as he went and returned from the shipments of squads to camp, and that the passes would only be used when actually necessary.
3 pp. [Series 147-30: 187]

March 31, 1862
L.C. Brown, Assistant Post Surgeon, Post Hospital, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To ? Letter certifying that he had discharged A.W. Olds of Company B and M. Robinson of Company A, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and W. Stoughton of Company D, 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from the post hospital to rejoin their regiments.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 52]

March 31, 1862
H[erman] Canfield, Lieutenant Colonel, 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Shiloh, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he knew of Tod's readiness to contribute everything possible towards the comfort and efficiency of Ohio troops and was taking the liberty of addressing him regarding the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that a portion of the regiment had been in the service since October 1861, and nearly the whole number was enlisted by December 15, 1861, that they left Camp Chase on February 19, 1862, that most of the time since, they had been in the enemy's country and engaged in the earnest discharge of their duty, that not an officer or soldier had received a single dollar of pay, that they were destitute of money and the line officers must soon starve or live on charity, that a great majority of the Privates had those at home who were largely dependant upon them for support, that other Ohio regiments, which had not been in the service as long, had been paid, that they knew of no reason why the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was singled out to subsist without pay, that he believed Tod's influence would speedily secure justice to their regiment, and that they were within 18 miles of the enemy and expected a fight soon.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 211]

March 31, 1862
Eli Creager, Tarlton, Pickaway County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if there was a man enlisted in the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by the name of George Kappus (or perhaps written on the muster rolls as Chapaz); and stating that Kappus enlisted about the last of August 1861, at Cincinnati, that Kappus was occupied in the regiment as a teamster, that Kappus died in the post hospital in Gallipolis on October 4, 1861, that Kappus' only sister was living at Tarlton and her object was to know if he was an enlisted soldier, that if so, she wished to know what steps must be taken to procure his effects due from the Government, and that he wished to know the name of the Colonel of the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, his present whereabouts, and any other information Buckingham could give so that he might procure Kappus' effects for the poor girl.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 223]

March 31, 1862
Thomas H. Ford, Colonel, 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Beverly, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter enclosing the acceptance of the resignation of William H. Nickerson, Chaplain of the 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and his honorable discharge by Special Order No. 57, all of which was entirely satisfactory; and stating that Nickerson was discharged for being found entirely destitute of the grace of God, a very necessary requisite in a Chaplain in the service or any other man, that with one consent, they desired a commission for the Reverend Russel B. Bennet, that Bennet was a regular ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church and one of God's own men, that Bennet left his circuit and joined the 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a Private, that by a continued course of good conduct, Bennet had won the esteem of all, that Bennet was full of the favor of God and love for man, that in Bennet, they had confidence, that when Bennet spoke, they all said "Amen", that they wanted Bennet's commission forwarded without unnecessary delay, that they did not want any straight-backed, black-clothed gentleman sent to them, that they wanted a man who held a commission from God and, when looking to his master for promotion, did not spend his time talking about brass buttons, feathers, etc., that he wanted Tod to remove them from that "God forsaken" spot of earth before the next gubernatorial election, at least so that they might vote for him or some other man, that the troops were in good health, and that Allegheney Camp was reinforced just enough to keep up the excitement there.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 176]

March 31, 1862
William Goodsell, Windham, Portage County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received a 2nd Lieutenant's commission on October 7, 1861, to recruit for the 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that by Special Order No. 928, he was transferred to the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he recruited his company and went as Captain of Company K, and that he had since resigned on account of his health; and asking if he was entitled to pay as Lieutenant while recruiting. Bears a pencilled note stating that if his name properly appeared on the muster-in roll of a company as 2nd Lieutenant, he was entitled to pay.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 200]

March 31, 1862
John Groesbeck, Colonel, Headquarters, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Mississippi. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's letter of March 19, referring to several matters connected with the 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was in hand; expressing profound regret that his former communication to Buckingham's department should have been so unfortunately expressed as to admit of the construction which Buckingham seemed to have given it or that any action of his in withholding commissions from appointees should be interpreted as disrespectful to the executive; stating that if he frankly noted what he knew to be of vital importance to his regiment and believed to be for the best good of the military service, he trusted Buckingham would not consider it as discourteous to himself or the Governor, that the spirit which actuated him had, it seemed, been altogether misunderstood, that if commissions were for a time withheld, it was because there was no vacancy for the appointees to fill, that if he had entered his solemn protest against appointments made from outside of the regiment or from members of it who had not been recommended by officers cognizant of their qualifications, it was because he knew that such a course, persevered in, would ruin any regiment on the face of the earth, that when he talked thus, Buckingham should not suppose that he did not respect the prerogative of the Governor or suppose that he did not think that he had the honor of the State and the good of the military service at heart as well as himself, that Buckingham said "[John C.] Musser was appointed in place of [C.A.] Morgan who resigned", that Morgan left his company about August 1, 1861, and was assigned by General [John] Pope to a place upon his staff where he had since remained, that Morgan's resignation seemed to have been accepted on September 1, 1861, but having been absent for a month before that time and there being a distinct understanding that his staff appointment was a permanent one and that he was not to return to the regiment, application was made for the appointment of 1st Lieutenant Willard P. Stoms of the same company as Morgan, that a Captain's commission was issued to Stoms on August 23, 1861, and since that time he had been regularly mustered with his company as Captain, drawn his pay, and performed his duties with great credit to himself and advantage to the regiment, being one of the best officers, that Stoms took the oath and entered upon his duties on September 6, 1861, that if Lieutenant Musser was to fill this place, Captain Stoms' commission must be revoked and he thrown back on his Lieutenancy, that 1st Lieutenant [Daniel] Weber's commission must also be revoked and he thrown back on his 2nd Lieutenancy, that 2nd Lieutenant [John B.] Ryan's commission must also be revoked and he put back into the ranks, that should Buckingham insist upon the rule, all commissions for Company G, Company H, and Company K, etc., issued since said date, must be revoked, that it was not necessary to suggest to one of Buckingham's military education and experience the confusion such a course would create in the regiment to the detriment of the service, that he had returned to Buckingham's hands, three days since, the 1st Lieutenant's commission of Thomas D. Minton with certain explanations which he trusted Buckingham would receive, that the Sergeants of the company were before a competent board, that he would send Buckingham a name in a few days for 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, and that as he found the annual report incorrect and incomplete, he wished permission to submit a statement of the present condition of the 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; submitting a list of Captains, 1st Lieutenants, and 2nd Lieutenants of the regiment; stating that Adjutant [Charles F.] Sedam had a leave of absence dated January 25, for 30 days, that he had warned Sedam twice, that he had addressed Sedam on March 29, instructing him to send in his resignation as Adjutant and 1st Lieutenant of the 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by return mail or face arrest and trial as a deserter, that should Sedam send his resignation to Columbus, he wished it forwarded to him and he would immediately send the name of a man who it would do Buckingham's heart good to commission, that if Buckingham was bored by his long letter, his only excuse was that some of his shorter ones of former date had certainly miscarried, and that Captain John C. Fell of Company B had just sent in his resignation which he thought would be accepted; and asking if Buckingham wished Lieutenant Musser to take Fell's place.
5 pp. [Series 147-30: 175]

March 31, 1862
M[artin] Hagan, [Assistant Surgeon, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], Nashville, Tennessee. To the Honorable A.T. Ready. Letter stating that he learned that promotions of officers in regiments were being made upon recommendations to the Governor; suggesting the name of their friend, Philip Everheart, a Sergeant in Company C, for promotion to 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that Everheart was an intelligent, patriotic, and worthy citizen, that Everheart had proven himself to be a soldier of the first stamp and the most efficient man in drill in his company, that the 2nd Lieutenant of Company C had been promoted, that he would appreciate it if Ready recommended Everheart to Governor David Tod as a man well qualified to fill the vacancy, that he was just convalescing from an attack of typhoid fever, that he was not yet able to sit up and write, and was lying on his back, that he had almost worked himself to death since he joined the regiment, that a larger per cent of their men were always sick, that they had every disease from itch to smallpox, and that health, however, was improving with them.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 172]

March 31, 1862
C.W. Heard, Architect, Corner of Euclid & Sheriff Streets, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that there was an application from the regimental officers of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry now at Franklin, Tennessee, that said application was for a 1st Lieutenant's commission for Walter Blythe, that Blythe had been with the regiment from its first organization, that Blythe had been very efficient and given good satisfaction to his superiors, and that Tod's early and favorable consideration would be highly appreciated.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 105]

[March? 31?, 1862]
Charles C. Jennings, et. al., Lake County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by thirteen citizens of Lake County, Ohio; and stating that [Robert B.] Moore of Company I, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had tendered his resignation as Captain of said company, that accompanying said resignation was a recommendation from Colonel [E. Parker] Scammon of [Russell] Hastings (Lieutenant of Company I) for promotion to the vacancy, and that they acquiesced in said recommendation.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 233]

March 31, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Orders No. 58; stating that the resignation of Surgeon W.H. Lamme, 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on March 31, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 62]

March 31, 1862
J[ohn] C. Lee, Colonel, 55th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Charleston, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that having been at Charleston for the last month detailed on general court-martial, his regiment at Grafton had been subject to some changes, that among them were the resignations of 1st Lieutenant [William D.] Sherwood, Company B, and 2nd Lieutenant [Arthur] Cranston of Company C, that in his judgment, 2nd Lieutenant [Franklin J.] Sauder, Company B was not the best man for the place vacated by Sherwood, that in both cases, he would prefer that Buckingham withhold appointment until he could see the Captains and confer with them, and that his only object was to suggest the fittest men for the vacancies.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 188]

March 31, 1862
R[ichard] W. McClain, Nashville, Tennessee. To A.T. Ready. Letter stating that there were two vacancies in the 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the line of Captains, one by resignation (Captain J[ames] M. Crooks) and one by sentence of general court martial (Captain John D. Nicholas), that the sentence of the latter had not been announced at Columbus, that he wished Lieutenant John M. Frew promoted to a Captaincy and the Colonel would assign him to some company in the regiment, and that by doing so, Ready would confer a favor and promote the efficiency of the service.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 108]

March 31, 1862
Jno. D. Martin, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. To Dear General. Letter stating that Colonel [Newton] Schleich had some 240 first rate men at Lancaster, that some overtures had been made to Schleich from the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to become its Colonel, that the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry needed one full company, and that Captain Counsellor, now at Lancaster, had as fine a company as he ever saw; asking if Schleich could be transferred to the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry taking Counsellor's company as a company, and if the residue of the men at Lancaster could be transferred to fill up the incomplete companies now in the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he knew Schleich was longing for field service, that he would have as much confidence in Schleich as in any Ohio Colonel, and that as Schleich had now recruited a number of volunteers equal to a full regiment and as there seemed to be an opening for him in the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he was making so bold as to suggest Schleich's transfer to said regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 117]

March 31, [1862]
George Mendenhall, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that in the Gazette and Commercial for April 1, there would be a telegraphic communication directed to him from Medical Director R. Murray calling for Surgeons and nurses and containing the terms upon which they would be employed, and that he supposed Tod had a large list of individuals who had been examined by the State Board, who had as yet received no appointment, and who perhaps would embrace said opportunity to enter the service if they knew of it; and asking if Tod could afford them any facilities in furnishing the much needed assistance to their brave, sick, and wounded men in the field and hospitals.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 206]

[March 31?, 1862]
W.G. Moore, et. al. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by fourteen individuals; and stating that Charles B. Ramser was entitled to their best regards as a man and a soldier, that Ramser was a German brave and true, that Ramser was well informed in military affairs, that Ramser was now a member of Company I in the 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Ramser was performing the duties of Orderly Sergeant, that there was a vacancy of 2nd Lieutenant in said company, and that their confidence in Ramser was such as to warrant them in hoping Tod would appoint him to the grade of 2nd Lieutenant.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 23]

March 31, 1862
M.P. Nolan, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, Moses Shelt, desired to recruit for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Shelt was confident he could get men, and that Shelt was recommended to him as a good and proper man; and requesting that the necessary papers be issued to Shelt.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 51]

March 31, 1862
William S. Parmele, Vice President, Mahoning County Bank, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that a petition would be presented to Tod for the promotion of Charles Ramser to 2nd Lieutenant, that Ramser was now Orderly Sergeant, that he knew Ramser, that Ramser was temperate, industrious, and understood his business, that Ramser was a very good German and English scholar, that Ramser spoke French fluently, and that if Tod should promote Ramser, his confidence would not be misplaced.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 22]

March 31, 1862
L[ionel] A. Sheldon, Lieutenant Colonel, 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Louisville, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had Buckingham's communication of recent date apprising him of the vacancy in the regiment occasioned by the resignation of Lieutenant S[amuel] H. Cole; recommending the appointment of Henry C. Jennings to fill the vacancy; stating that appointments made and forwarded to him at Louisville would reach them within a week, and that a vacancy was about to occur or had already occurred by the resignation of Lieutenant George F. Brady; recommending the promotion of 2nd Lieutenant Melvin L. Benham to fill said vacancy, and the appointment of Sergeant Major Charles P. Goodwin to fill the vacancy created by the promotion of Benham; and stating that Goodwin was detached from the company in which the last named vacancy was about to occur.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 138]

March 31, 1862
Charles W. Smith, Late Major, Sharpshooters, St. Louis, Missouri. To Captain C. Daugherty, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Letter stating that he had been to headquarters and found that no communication had been received from Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham in reference to the company of men for their regiment, that nothing could be done about rifles and equipments until the Adjutant General at St. Louis was properly notified of the number of men Daugherty had, that the Adjutant General at St. Louis would then send an order for them to be mustered into the service as sharpshooters, that Daugherty must get Adjutant General Buckingham or the mustering officer to notify the Department of the Mississippi, directing the communication to Captain N[athaniel] H. McLean, Assistant Adjutant General, noting the number of men enlisted and certifying all particulars, that as soon as this was done, Daugherty would receive orders what to do, that the matter should be attended to immediately, that the rifles were all ready, but it would take one week to have the powder horns, bullet molds, pouches, etc., made, that his advice would be to muster the men in with their officers, clothe them (the hat they wore, Daugherty could get at St. Louis), and bring them to St. Louis, and that he would like to see Daugherty as soon as possible.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 85]

April 1, 1862
L.C. Brown, Assistant Post Surgeon, Post Hospital, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter certifying that he had discharged James W. Robison of Company D, 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from the Post Hospital at Camp Chase to rejoin his regiment; and stating that Robison was sick in the hospital, was furloughed, and had again returned.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 72]

April 1, 1862
L.C. Brown, Assistant Post Surgeon, Post Hospital, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter certifying that he had discharged O. Twigg of Company C, 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from the Post Hospital to rejoin his regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 72]

April 1, 1862
L.C. Brown, Assistant Post Surgeon, Post Hospital, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter certifying that he had discharged Joseph Glick of Company F and Thomas Cassiday of Company G, 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from the Post Hospital to rejoin their regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 73]

April 1, 1862
William C. Bunts, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that some months ago, he sent to the 2nd Auditor's Office, Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. the application of James D. Shoaff to receive pay from the Government due to J.C. Shoaff, late Musician in Company I, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry who died at Charleston, Virginia on October 26, 1861, that he received in answer that the application had been received and had been ascertained to be correct, and that it would be audited as soon as reached in its turn, that since which time, he had not heard anything from the department, and that the applicant was very desirous of obtaining the money so as to enable him to go to Charleston and bring the body of his son home for decent interment; asking what course he should pursue to ensure the payment of the money soon; stating that J.C. Shoaff was in the three months' service and re-enlisted for the three years' service; and asking what pay was due Shoaff for such services, and if there was a bounty offered to those who re-enlisted for three years.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 201]

April 1, 1862
Julius E. Grammer, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he hoped Tod would allow Reverend [James L.] Grover or himself to accede to the request of the prisoners at Camp Chase to have services there, that Tod could be well assured of the loyalty of Reverend Grover and himself, that there seemed to be a large number of Episcopalians among the prisoners, and that he had just received an application from another prisoner for religious reading, etc.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 103]

April 1, 1862
A. Wellington Hart, Washington. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that John Pondir of Philadelphia, who had supplied the Government with upwards of 60,000 stand of arms (Austrian caliber 69), now had 25,000 blue barreled clasp bayonet muskets and 8,000 bright barreled muskets which he desired to sell to Ohio at $12 each and would take Ohio bonds having a series of years to run at 6% interest, that these arms were to be approved and taken in bond, that Pondir's arms had been among the most acceptable of the foreign imports, that the Government had paid $15 for the same arm, that the period at which these arms must be taken out of bond or transshipped to Europe was May 6, that action must be taken at the Custom House before that date, that these arms would suit Tod, that the rammers and bayonets would meet the strongest service and the arms were a very great bargain, that the Government was not buying any arms now and that was why he called Tod's attention to the matter, that Tod would save at least $90,000 on the purchase and would find the arms invaluable for Ohio's troops, that he was in the Ordnance Department and could speak as to the character of Pondir's arms, that there was only a short time to act, that Pondir left that day to deliver thousands of arms to the Government on his current contracts, that Pondir said with the 33,000 stand of arms, he would give 60,000 sets of appendages, in part gratuitously, that Tod should bear in mind that the loss of interest on reshipment to Europe was the only reason for Pondir offering Tod such a bargain, and that Pondir's arms were as good as Ohio now had in the field.
3 pp. [Series 147-30: 89]