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Sedgwick Sept. 24th 1862

Honored Sir

The friends of Alonzo 
K. Myrick, Co B 2nd Maine Regt. M. V. M.
are making some effort to have him
appointed drill officer of the Company
of volunteers recently organized at
Camp Pope under the command of 
Capt R.B. Bickford, and having been
acquainted with him from childhood and
knowing with what alacrity he answers
the early call for volunteers, leaving a
lucrative business to join in that
almost now decimated band the Maine
Second. I feel as many others do
that any promotion of as meritorious 
a private as Mr. M would be very
gratifying to a large portion of this 
community. I am not aware of the precise
position requested, but feel that he will 
honorably sustain himself in any place