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In camp near Falmouth Va. 2nd Maine Regt. Feb. 14, 1863

Gen. Hodgdon [Hodsdon]

Dear Sir

Wishing to reach the ear of the governor upon a single point, I take the liberty to address you. I hear that Doct. Palmer one of my assistants has been appointed Surgeon of 9th Maine and has gone South. Dr. Main now here and a most ex- cellent man in every respect. I think exceedingly feeble and will very soon go home on leave of absence and it is doubtful whether he will be able to perform much of the duty should he return at all, so I am to be left for a time at least entirely alone with the regiment. This won't be very well whilst in camp but for the fact that I am acting Brigade Surgeon, the duties of which are now much more arduous, than those formerly required of Brigade Sur- geons for in addition to receiving con- solidating and procuring all the Reports of six regiments to besides my own I must procure and distribute all the medicine and Hospital stores needed. I therefore wish to submit a letter

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-In [ ] near Falmouth Va.
+In camp near Falmouth Va.
 nd Maine Regt. Feb. 14, 1863
-Gen. [ ]
+Gen. Hodgdon [Hodsdon]
 Dear Sir
 Wishing to reach the
-ear of the governor upon a single [ ] I take
+ear of the governor upon a single point, I take
 the liberty to address you. I hear that Doct.
-Palmer one of my assistants has been ap
+Palmer one of my assistants has been
-pointed Surgeon of 9th Maine and has gone
+appointed Surgeon of 9th Maine and has gone
 South. Dr. Main now here and a most ex-
 cellent man in every respect. I think
-exc[ ] feeble and will try soon go
+exceedingly feeble and will very soon go
 home on leave of absence and it is doubtful
 whether he will be able to perform much of
-the duty should he return at all I am to
+the duty should he return at all, so I am to
 be left for a time at least entirely alone
 with the regiment. This won't be very well
-which in [ ] that for the fact that I
+whilst in camp but for the fact that I
-am acting Brigade Surgeon. the duties of
+am acting Brigade Surgeon, the duties of
 which are now much more arduous, than
-those for[er? al?] required of Brigade Sur-
+those formerly required of Brigade Sur-
 geons for in addition to receiving con-
 solidating and procuring all the
-Reports of six regiments to [besides ] [ ]
+Reports of six regiments to besides my
 own I must procure and distribute
-all the medicine and Hospital  [ ]
+all the medicine and Hospital stores
 needed. I therefore wish to submit a letter