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Castine June 11, 1862

Dear Sir Yours of the 9th was Recd I have written to Capt. Tilden about my sons appointment and I hope you will not appoint any other to that place before you can hear from him.

It will be a popular appointment and he writes he can get any amount of Recommendations as I believe he can and I hope you will be satisfyed he is the [underlined] man for that place. Mr. Mudgett will make a good Captain he is First Lieut. now and George L. Brown is 2d t Lieut. and Captain Tilden told me when he was at home that he was above where he should be now and the orderly J.H. Collins is a poor schollar he cannot spell one word in ten Right Charles and others have had to do his writing for him

Your Truly John Bridges

Hon. I. Washburn Jr. Augusta