There were several small mistakes in your account in Mondays paper of General McNEIL's family. The father of Gen. McNEIL is named James He is still alive and resides in Williamsburg New York, being age 80 and quite blind. This gentleman and his brother John McNEIL (the latter being dead) were born in St. John, N.B. and served their apprenticeship with the late Thatcher SEARS when they went to Halifax, N.S. and commenced business in Granville St. Young McNEIL (now the General) served his time in Boston with the late Col. MESSENGER, a large hat manufacturer, In 1832 he arrived in New York, then just out of his time, probably 21 years of age and opened a hat store in the Bowery and continued there until about 1840 when he went to St. Louis. There he accumulated a large amount of property, by buying land in the vicinity of the city which afterwards rose greatly in value. He was a member of the Legislature for several years, and was once nominated for Mayor of St. Louis, but did not succeed. He retired from business several years ago and has always been an active man in the militia, but I think now he is in the regular service General McNEIL has two sisters residing at Berger Point, Newark Bay, New Jersey. As a boy General McNEIL was clever, steady and active, but I have not seen him since 1827. (signed) E.S.