Rougemont, 17th Feb./62
Capt. A[lfred]. L[andon]. Rives
Dr Sir
What chance is there
for a Commission in the Army? also
for getting my Commutation?
I wish to get in the Army, if not
in the Engineer Corps, then in some
other branch of the Service, to whom
shall I apply, the Adj: General, or
the Secretary of War?
Has the Engineer Corps been formed
yet? I am getting very uneasy, for if
I have to go as a private soldier
I will be utterly ruined, and in a
few months my family will be
suffering for the necessaries of life.
I shall think it a hard case, if I
have to lose my commutation. I
cannot afford to do it, and since
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you have reced yours, why cant I get
mine? Please let me hear from you
Very Respectfully
Geo. C. Dickinson
Cobham
Dickinson, of Cobham, would have been a neighbor of both Rives and Secretary of War George W. Randolph.
MSS 38-348
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