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Army as an enlisted man has necessarily prevented me from doing so, but should I receive a commission, thereby being released from my bond, I could give the matter my personal attention and I can assure you with confidence that through friends and my own exertions I could in short time furnish my quota of a company.

As I have before stated, I should not have made this application was I not necessarily out of the line of promotion in my own regiment.

Very Respectfully Your Most Obt Servant Geo. C. Hold Private Co. A 2nd Regt Maine Vols

Bangor Augst 15 1862, Gov Washburn, Dear Sir The above communication was sent to me by [?] [???]. I do not intend to try to influence your appointment in the army. I can only say that I know Geo. E. Holt to be a bright new