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Aroostic Fort Fairfield June 21, 1839

Dear Sir

The following decribed men enlisted by you have been this day discharged for wilfull [willful] disobedience of orders, and idleness[?] “agreeable to instructions recd[?] by me from the Hon. Rufus MacIntire Land Agent,” I hereby notify you of their names,

To wit, Albert Johnson, William Stanchfield, Joseph Jaquith, Benjamin Stanchfield, Henry [?] Palmer Daniel Stanchfield A[?] C[?], Jeremiah Boobar[?] Ensign Stanchfield Alden Heath Chandler Hall Thomas Eaton Joseph Hill,

you will please[?] order them to return forthwith their arms[?] and other property belonging to the State for which receipts will be given them

In case they refuse so to do you will please notify me of that fact, that legal steps may be taken to compel them to do so, also please report if they continue to consume provisions they do not earn

Your Obt. Sert

W. P. Parrott

Assistant Land Agt.

State of Maine

Capt. [?] [?]

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Fort Fairfield June 25, 1839

Hon Rufus Macintire

Land Agent of the State of maine

Sir

Since my last letter to you a further disertion of men has taken place, so that it includes nearly all (with but two or three exceptions) of the men enlisted by Messrs. Williamson & Turner – the cause of their conduct as near as I can learn is the discontent arising from the difference of wages here they have written to their friends to that effect. The cause they give is that their provision was not fit to support men[?] to labor and also that they were enlisted not to mark[?] but to act as soldiers only and that they were so told by the men who enlisted them. Included[?] is Mr Fillebrowns report of the last weeks work – which[?] is far better than any they have done since they were here, in fact I think that even the provisions they have consumed is a loss to the State. I do not mean however to be understood as saying that all were of that class as there are some exceptions but very few I hope that you will be able to be here early[?] in July that you may investigate this whole matter yourself as I am possibly a party in the matter and I feel[?] mortified and ashamed that they should have done so little here, and have been of so little use,

We have today all the men we can spare[?] on the road and are making arrangements with the Settlers[?] to go to mark[?] tomorrow[?],

Your Obt. Servt.

William P. Parrott