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Bangor June 24 1862 Gov. Washburn Dear Sir Among the many young me who have gone from our city to the War none have distinguished themselves more than Joseph Chamberlain of Bangor now attached to Company A 2nd Maine who is here for the purpose of recruiting. I am pleased to [hear] [share?] my testimony to the moral worth his general intelligence and from what I hear of him a have soldier [if?] these qualities can be rewarded by promotion it will be no detriment to our army and you cannot do a better service than to commission him as Lieut. in [ ] of the many vacancys that are recurring. Should you [ ] [ ] you will confer on him an unsolicited favor and please many of his personal friends [ ] [ ] Samuel H. Dale

Gov Washburn Augusta