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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Lacon June 2d 1862
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adj Genl Fuller
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I wish a pass to rejoin my Regiment I am a private in Co I 11th Regt Ill Volunteers. I was wounded at Fort Donelson and am now able to join my Regiment. 
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Mr. Allen C Fuller
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I wrote to you to See if you wouldent Send me a pass to come down to Cairo and go and rejoin my Reg Again I was sent home from Fort Donelstan I was wounded their at the Donelstan Battle I am getting so that I can Begin to doe A little duty And I would like to be With my Reg again But I don't feel able to pay my fair Back for I halve not got the Mony to doe it with and if you would Be so kind as to send Me A pass I would hily thankful to you and if you cant send Me A pass I wish that you would just drop me A line 
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&lt;p&gt;And then I will know what to depend uppon if you will doe so I will be mutch Oblige to you I feel anxious to doe all I can doe I Belong to Co. K 20 Reg Ill Vols. Col Marsh direct to Ottawa Lasalle Co Ill
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&lt;p&gt;I wrote to you to See if you wouldent Send me a pass to come down to Cairo and go and rejoin my Reg Again I was sent home from Fort Donelstan I was wounded their at the Donelstan Battle I am getting so that I can Begin to doe A little duty And I would like to be With my Reg again But I don't feel able to pay my fair Back for I halve not got the Mony to doe it with and if you would Be so kind as to send Me A pass I would hily thankful to you and if you cant send Me A pass I wish that you would just drop me A line&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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