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Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Document Type
Text
Identifier
43462 - F019
Exact Creation Date
7-16-1862
Language
English
Keywords
Civil War; Correspondence
Recommended Citation
Arnold, John, "Letter to Governor Washburn Requesting Replacement of Reuben Dyer, July 16, 1862" (1862). Correspondence by Town: Appleton. 2.
https://digitalmaine.com/adj_gen_corr_town_appleton/2
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Description
Letter to Governor Israel Washburn from John Arnold stating that elected officer Reuben Dyer is unfit to serve as captain of the regiment, being "a brawling, disloyal, cesession sympathizer..." Arnold requests that Benjamin F. Sprague be commissioned instead of Dyer.