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instructed to persevere[?] in their[?] undertaking, the regiment will be filled up immediately. If it is delayed, and new regiments are to be attended to before the old, I fear it never[?] will be filled,

Pardon me for calling your attention to the subject, I would not do it at this time, but there has been a fatality about this regiment in regard to delays[?], and I feel that now is the time to fill it up,

Yours Very Truly

A.M. Roberts

When Charles [?] wrote to me he appeared in fine [?] and said the regiment had much improved in health, that he had about 600 good fighting men, that would make their march[?] when called upon

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A. M. Roberts

Bangor

Sept 7]

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Bangor. Me.

Sept. 7. 1861.

Roberts. A. M.

Urges filling up 2nd Me Vols