Hi, MasonT78,
I have taken a crack at this installment and have managed to fill in most of your question marks. The only one that I cannot answer is the place from where the men came that did not come from Jerusalem. I've also added the punctuation marks that were used, capitalized where used in the letter and added or changed a few words that you had missed or had incorrectly interpreted. I hope this helps.
I have a suggestion for how you can improve the readability of your documents: If these are documents that you have in your possession, tape them to a vertical surface (like a refrigerator door) and then photograph them there. If you put the document in an archival page protector first, then you can tape the four corners to be sure it stays flat on the surface and you won't harm your document. Photographing documents that are laying flat distorts the formation of the letters, unless the camera is held by a tripod directly overtop the document.
Memorandum
Mr. Pineo's letter to the Lieutenant Governor of the 12th of September complaining of the Minute Man by the Comptroller General on the 8th of September in reference to the insubordinate conduct of a portion of the men at Westbury as reported by the Visiting Magistrate.
In this letter Mr. Pineo attributes the misconduct of his party to the character of the men sent from Jerusalem and ?, represents that he is only assisted by the assistant Superintendent who
who is past the prime of life, complains of the interference of the visiting Magistrate, states that he was removed from Deloraine for having done much work, that he has been called upon to pay for lime which was ordered by the Comptroller General, and requests that he pay *not be subjected to the caprice of the visiting Magistrate, which he alleges has caused him to be removed once and may lead to his being removed again.
The letter of the visiting magistrate of the 13th [several words crossed through] furnishes the
the necessary amount upon the word of Mr. Pineo's statement.
With regard to the character of the men sent from ? and Jerusalem and his want of officers, it is to be observed that both these stations have been managed by their respective superintendents, with no larger amount of assistance than Mr. Pineo had, without any outbreak on the part of the men. At Jerusalem there are upwards of 600 men nearly double the number entrusted to Mr. Pineo's charge.
Mr. Pineo states that he was removed from Deloraine for having done much work and through the hostility of the visiting Magistrate
Magistrate. A review of the correspondence which has taken place with Mr. Pineo will show how far this is correct. He was appointed in April 44 to the charge of the Deloraine Station. In July unfavorable reports were received from the visiting Magistrate as to the state of the station. It was stated that the officers was quarelling amongst themselves - that theater was not proceeding satisfactorily and that the Mechanics were not properly employed. In August Mr. Pineo was informed that unless things proceeded in a more satisfactory manner he would be removed and the station of less responsibility. In October the station was
*there seems to be a word or punctuation mark missing here
