Citizens of Hermann to Provost Marshal General Franklin Dick, January 6, 1863

                     Hermann, Mo. Jany. 6th 1863. 

   Hon. Provost Marshal Genl }

              Dept of Missouri

    Sir:

    Our Provost Marshal Hon. C.C. Manwaring being absent in the Legislature and his deputy, Mr R.C. [illegible] declining in consequence of pressing private business to serve any longer, we the undersigned citizens of Herman take the liberty to reccomend John B. Miche, J.P., as the at present most [illegible] person in our midst for the vacant office; to hold the same until Capt. Manwaring's return or until otherwise ordered by you.

   Should you prefer to appoint some volunteer officer to special duty here we shall of course cheerfully submit and regard this recommendation as void.

         Very respectfully

K Kilker Wm Wesselhoeft

Wm Poeschel.

[illegible]

Francsi Rippenstein

Joseph Weinert

H. Schlouder 

Jacob Graf

August Begomin

[illegible]

Wm Gemmett

William [illegible] 

J>G. Bartz

John Chrs Muller

C.P. Strehly

R.O. Schender 

[In pencil:] Mem--Manwaring recommended this course