What a very cool thread. I have posted this one before a few years ago, but it is one of my all time favorite pieces. It combines Maine and baseball from the 19th century, and I was able to research that it has a bit of a happy ending.
It is a letter from one James McGovern to a Mr. Wilson in Augusta, Maine, 1889. Apparently, they have had some kind of previous dispute, but McGovern is pleading with Mr. Wilson for the chance to play ball. He has already turned down an offer from the Bangor team.
While I am not sure how this specific request turned out, I did find a reference to one James McGovern who really did play for Portland and Lynn two years later in the New England League. So he got his wish.
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