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From DigitalMaine Transcription Project
officer --
But to return to Appleton -- He has had a good education -- was at Bowdoin a year or two & left on account of his health. I trust you will satisfy yourself about him before the appointment is made --
Our friend [?] Eaton will make a good officer --
I have written rather familiarly upon this public [underlined] matter, but trust you will excuse it.
Yours, Very Truly, John E. Godfrey ---
Hon. I. Washburn Governor of Maine