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Bangor, Oct. 10th 1861

Gov. Washburn

Dear Sir,

Can you tell me how long my husband is likely to remain at Washington or with the army anywhere? Charles Fuller, one of his nephews, is very anxious to join him as a servant, being incapacitated by nearsightedness from becoming a soldier, but the Dr. says if he should be sent home before long it would not pay, unless he could come with some of the regts [regiments] at Uncle Sam's expense. Can he do so? If there is any way he can get there fairly, it would be very gratifying to him & if my husband is likely to stay long, I should be very glad to have him with him. I know you must be tormented by all sorts of applications in these times, but I know of no one save yourself to whom I could look for the information I want & therefore I must subscribe myself one of your tormentors,

Mary Morrison