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Head Quarters First Brigade
[?] Division 5th Army Corps
Camp near Harrison's Landing Va.
August 7, 1862

To
His Excellency
I.Washburn Jr.
Governor of State of Maine

Hon. Sir,
I beg leave
to trespass upon your valuable time,
by respectfully calling your attention
to my case,  which is as follows.  On the
16th day of July ult., I transmitted a 
communication to General Hodsdon, (enclosed
please find correct copy with endorsements
thereon) asking his influence in procuring
for me a Lieutenant's Commission,
in one of the regiments forming in Maine,
from which I have received no reply
whatever, and fearing that it might have
been miscarried, or in case he received it 
that he might consider the application
addressed personally to him (which was 
not my intent) and in that case not
feel at liberty to grant it.  I have taken
the liberty to address my request to 
you, respectfully referring you to my
communication to him, as setting
forth the reasons for my application, 
and to the endorsements thereon by the
several parties (of which the three last
have recently been added) hoping it may
be found worthy of your favorable 
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