Harrisburg
My dear Taylor;
I reached here this afternoon, feeling comfortably having got a nap on my way to Phila & a jolly old sleep this morning. I called an hour ago on Gov. Curtin. He was exceedingly pleasant & gave me every assurance that he was decid edly prepossessed in favor of the worthy trio I have the honor to represent. He approved of our plan of petition & only desired us to give him anything at all as expressive of the wish of the regt & he will at once issue our commissions. You will please write to the Gov. & mention Hartshorn's [sic] case. We must secure his success along with our own by all means. There is some competition for the majorship & Hartshorn [sic] must be sustained by us, as he is doing all in his power to assist us. Don't neglect to write.
I will write you again soon.
Yours very truly & sincerely,
E. A. Irvin