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my statement, look at the enclosed advertisement. Isn't that a good joke? My selection as poet-laureate for the Fourth of July? Well, as the young man wrote to his daddy, "come out here dad, the meanest kind of men get elected to office in this country." And I am not only a poet, but am a Major! Governor Blasdel has appointed and commissioned me an assistant adjutant General with the rank of Major on the staff of Brig. Gen. Slingerland, commanding the 1st Brig. Nevada Militia! You may think it coming down a peg, for a fellow who has seen actual service, and been wounded in the service of his country, to
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accept a position in the "milishy". But the fact is, I have made up my selfish mind to take everything that is offered one, big and little. So you think of going with Add and his bride on their wedding tour. I wish I could help form a quartette and be one of the party. If your trip interferes with my letter, I shall enter a much decided protest against it. I am made sad at your bad news of Martha's health. I ought to be nearer to her and would be if I could. I must continue to tear myself away from this Pacific Country and settle down where I can see her more frequently. She and I have not lived together since
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1849. Sixteen, long, weary years! Much obliged to Byron for his kind greetings. Give him my best regards and offer my congratulations to Addison and Floe. You may present my affectionate considerations to Wash although our acquaintance is rather limited -- in fact I dont think we even met.
It is terribly hot here just now, and poet and warrior as I am, I am compelled to the vulgar necessity of writing in my shirt sleeves!
Pray send me your picture -- and all the pictures you can spare. My love to Lue and H.R. like-a-ways to Gussyand Abner. I will send you a copy of my poem (?) after it is delivered and published.
Remember me in your prayers Nellie, write frequently, and accept much love from yours affectionately
Henry R. Mighels
June 28, 1865 envelope
By Steamer
[postmark:] CARSON CITY NEV. JUN 29
Miss Nellie Verrill Norway Village Maine.
[in pencil:] June 28 1865
July 9, 1865 pg 1
Carson July 9th 1865
Dear Nellie:
I sent a photograph representation of a street in Carson to Lue, by the last steamer, on the back of which I tried to explain, in pencil, that a letter which I had written to you would probably miss of conveyance by the mail steamer from the fact that I had (or I think I had) neglected to endorse it properly. For my own sake, I hope you get it; not that its contents are more intensely in - teresting than my effusions usually are, but because I am anxious to keep you in my debt, epistolarily.
Gaining breath after this
