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Fort Corcoran, Arlington Heights
August 14th, 1861.
To your Excellency:
Having heard a petition & letter read by our commanding officer this morning, the former sent to your excellency & signed by the members of this Regiment (2nd Maine) of the latter from you, & in consideration that I am a member of the B. Company of said regiment, & finding my name [?] to the said petition, think it my duty to drop you this hoping you will excuse the liberty taken.
I beg lief [leave] to say that the petition I placed my name too [to] was not the