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From DigitalMaine Transcription Project
Augusta Maine August 28th 1861
Hon I. Washburn Gov. of Maine
Gov.
I have the honor to inform you that there is a little difficulty existing between myself & Major Gardiner. The Maj. thinks he has sufficient cause to compell my resignation or send me to my Regt. under arrest for taking a fee of a soldier for procuring him a Town bounty when it was at the option & offer of the recruit and also of his father. And now I solicit Executive Clemency intending to do nothing wrong in the