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[letterhead: Office of the Ellsworth American]

Ellsworth, Me. Sept 29th 1862. Hon I. Washburn Jr. Gov. of Maine-

Dr Sir-

I must trouble you again about my old friend Alonzo K. Mirrick of the 2d Maine; and enclose a petition which tells its own story. I fear, however, it asks you to do what cannot be done, as I understand, without

pretending to know much about the

matter that you can commission privates in the old regiments now in the service, and then transfer them to the new, but as to this it is quite another thing. However, I feel very much interested in Mr Mirrick, and if there is any

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 Hon I. Washburn Jr.
 Gov. of Maine-
-    Dr Sir-
-       I must trouble
+ Dr Sir-
+I must trouble
 you again about my old friend
 Alonzo K. Mirrick of the 2d Maine;
 and enclose a petition which tells
-its owns tory. I fear, however, it
+its own story. I fear, however, it
 asks you to do what cannot be
-done, as I understand, without pre
+done, as I understand, without
--tending to know much about the
+ pretending to know much about the
 matter that you can commission
 privates in the old regiments
-now in the service, and then trans-
+now in the service, and then transfer
-fer them to the new, but as to this
+them to the new, but as to this
 it is quite another thing. However, I
 feel very much interested in Mr
 Mirrick, and if there is any