“This sub-official then seems to have sent it to the P. M. General of the Department, who, without granting or promising to grant the petition, sent it back to Gov. Morton, with the following explanation written on it:
“‘Headquarters Department of the Missouri, }
“‘Office of the P. M. G., }
“‘St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 3, 1863. }
“Respectfully returned to his Excellency, O. P. Morton, Governor of Indiana, with the information that there are no papers on the cases of the persons named in the within petition in this office. Neither does their names appear upon the records. They were probably banished by order of some district commander.
“‘By order of Lieut.-Col. J. O. Broadhead.
“‘H. H. Haine,
“‘Lieut. and A. P. M. G. Dept. of the Missouri.’
“Upon receiving it Governor Morton sent it to Senator Lane, who sent it to the petitioners with the following explanation:
“This paper was to-day returned to me by Governor Morton, with the indorsements on it. Sept. 7, 1863.