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I have no taste for this course of competition for such a service.
If the authority is not yours to give the appointment (as I supposed it might be in the drafted regiments) will you take the trouble to give such information as I shall need in the matter.
Very truly your Obt. Serv't A.J. Bates Pastor of the Cong'l Church Lincoln, Me
His Excellency Hon Israel Washburne