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| − | � | + | �[State seal] State of Maine. |
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| + | Attorney General's Office [printed letterhead] | ||
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| + | Portland, July 21, 1862 | ||
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| + | My Dear Governor, [underlined] | ||
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| + | I am credibly informed and believe that the Capt. and 1st Lieut elect of Company B in Falmouth are secessionists [underlined] and were elected on their pledge to resist a draft, [3 words underlined] and that they and their friends actually threatened at the time of the election to resist by face[word crossed out] force any measures looking towards a draft. | ||
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| + | The Capt's name is Lorenzo Mumfort and the Lieut's Ebenezer L. Huston. The Union men in that Company feel badly about it & will pay fines rather than do any duty under them. | ||
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| + | They want the Commissions of these fellows withheld and the subordinates commissioned | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 5 April 2017
�[State seal] State of Maine.
Attorney General's Office [printed letterhead]
Portland, July 21, 1862
My Dear Governor, [underlined]
I am credibly informed and believe that the Capt. and 1st Lieut elect of Company B in Falmouth are secessionists [underlined] and were elected on their pledge to resist a draft, [3 words underlined] and that they and their friends actually threatened at the time of the election to resist by face[word crossed out] force any measures looking towards a draft.
The Capt's name is Lorenzo Mumfort and the Lieut's Ebenezer L. Huston. The Union men in that Company feel badly about it & will pay fines rather than do any duty under them.
They want the Commissions of these fellows withheld and the subordinates commissioned