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G.W. Washburn Brewer Dec 5 / 61

Brewer Dec. 5th 1861

Gen Hodsdon

Dear Sir I have a son in the 2d Maine Cyrus A. Washburn of Company C. His friends in Brewer & Bangor have thought that he ought to be promoted to some place and would like to have him appointed one of the Lieutenents in the Hamlin Battrey or some others other that may come up in [?] Some of our prominent citizens of Brewer and Bangor went to Capt Swetts and raised the Subject to him and he said to them that he would like very much to have him come where upon his Friends in Brewer & Bangor got up a petition of the best names in Brewer and Bangor and sent it by Major Dole to his Hon. Gov. Washburn, and Washburn wished Dole to call on Capt Swett on his return home and get him to write him a private letter saying that he would like to have C.A. Washburn as one of his Lieutenents, he would be transferred from 2d Maine. Major Dole on his return form Augusta called on Capt Swett and laid before him all that he had done and told him of the wishes of the