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Bangor, Oct 11 / 62

Bro. Hodsdon - 

I send the mothers papers for the $5.13
due Warren J. Devereux, late private Co. B 2 Me Regt,
he died in prison at Richmond [Jan?] 4/62  Mrs  D. has
rec'd the pay and Bounty Though Bro Abbot [    on]--
it is [right]. I am [not] sorry the rolls show Geo.A.
Devereaux, whose papers you returned to me is not
entitled to the [State] and be to Bounty thought I could
not see how, by his discharge he could be ex-
cluded and really now, I can not think he
brings his case technically within both this letter and
the shield of the law---he did pass the final ordeal
was accepted and mustered into the U S
service--and filled one of [   s] quota--after this
he was taken sick and discharge for the season--
It was a sickness not on him when he [ ed] the
service--it was a new matter--and in the same
so far as his legal rights are concerned a
though it had come on him two years and
ten months after he [ ]. I the service
Is is just so? --Truly yours
C.P. Brown