Regarding their imprisonment. Includes envelope. Transcription: Capitol Prison Jeff. City[Jefferson City] Oct 1st 1861 Maj. Genl. Fremont Sir. The undersigned citizens of Cooper County Mo. and late members of Capt. Eppstein ?s Company of Boonville Home Guards, would respectfully represent. That they were sworn and mustered as Home Guards by Genl. Lyon on the 20th of June 1861, to serve as Home Guards only, and were not to receive any pay. That they faithfully served to the best of their ability in that capacity, obeying all the commands of their officers until the expiration of the term of th
Regarding their imprisonment. Includes envelope. Transcription: Capitol Prison Jeff. City[Jefferson City] Oct 1st 1861 Maj. Genl. Fremont Sir. The undersigned citizens of Cooper County Mo. and late members of Capt. Eppstein ?s Company of Boonville Home Guards, would respectfully represent. That they were sworn and mustered as Home Guards by Genl. Lyon on the 20th of June 1861, to serve as Home Guards only, and were not to receive any pay. That they faithfully served to the best of their ability in that capacity, obeying all the commands of their officers until the expiration of the term of their service, as they believed, which was on the 20th ultimo: That having been for the last several days of our time of service on very fatiguing duty, much of the time without necessary provisions, and many of us sick and unable to do duty, on that day requested Capt. Eppstein (now Maj. Eppstein), to muster us out of service, as our time as we thought had expired, which he refused to do: That as we were receiving no pay, and our families were mostly in a suffering condition, without even the commonest necessaries of life, we felt it to be a duty to them and to ourselves, to refuse longer to serve; and that upon our refusal longer to obey the commands of our late officer Maj. Eppstein had us arrested and on Friday of last week sent to this place, where we have been confined in a loathsome prison, much of the time without any food, except such as the charity of our friends furnished. We would therefore respectfully request that you appoint a commission to try and determine our offence, if any we have committed, at as early a period as your convenience will permit. and if this cannot be done immediately, that we may be released on our parole of honor, and we will report at such time and place as you may determine. We would further respectfully represent that if the Boonville Home Guards can be mustered out of service, nearly the entire company are ready and anxious to enter the vo
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