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From DigitalMaine Transcription Project
[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 owns tory. I fear, however, it asks you to do what cannot be done, as I understand, without pre -tending to know much about the matter that you can commission privates in the old regiments now in the service, and then trans- fer 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