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J.A.P. Esq. that as he goes for Justice, he must give [ and act?] on opportunity to make one more effort altho I believe the celebrated [Confiscation?] resolves are now in the hands of a competent [c____?] who has not yet seen fit to launch out into the world their report, of course their report will have a great [might] upon [c______s] and the Country [underlined] at [underlined] large[underlined] John [Teadie?] Esq having recently united the army of the Potomac will fire you if [de____'ll] in detail all the statistics as regards the trials and troubles now Existing in the various Maine Regiments in the field. I am happy to add however, that the trials at present are few and the troubles fewer. Col n Varney [?] desires toe be remembered to you. The reason I did not earlier send the [a ate?] of the [rank?] if adjt [Ma__tt] was because adjt Reynolds alias Capt R. did not [leave?] us [juste?] as soon as expected

Please remember me to Gov. Washburn and Col n Wildes also to a certain young man altho a mild [underlined] [__________] by the name of [_______] a resident of Portland.

Yours very hastily Chas W. Roberts Col n [C____] 2nd Regt Maine [Inf?]

To Gen l John L. Hodson Augusta Maine