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[58] [1822 Jan. 11.] Also that Elijah P. Pike & others, petition that the town of Frankfort be annexed to the county of Penobscot, have leave to withdraw their petition –

Which reports were severally read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence, came up concurred.

[Petitions committed to Committee on Incorporation of Towns] The following petitions read and committed in the House to the joint standing Committee on Incorporation of Towns came up for concurrence – to wit.

Petition of Benjamin Mantor and others of Anson, praying that the West part of said town be set off and annexed to the town of Industry –

Petition of the Town of Concord for restricting the boundaries of said town – also

Remonstrance of the Inhabitants of New Sharon against petitions for new County, by severance of Oxford etc. – also Memorial of the town of Machias against making Eastport a half shire town – also

Petition of Charles Pierce and others praying that part of plantation No. 2 which was erroneously taken into Concord be restored to said Plantation –

and they were severally read and committed to the same committee in concurrence with the House.

[Message respecting vacancy of M. General 1st Division] A message from the House by Mr. Child their Clerk

"Mr. President, The House of Representatives have assigned Wednesday next at 10 o'clock for the choice, on their part, of a Major General to fill the vacancy in the first division, occasioned by the death of General Frost."

Ordered that the Senate will proceed to the choice of a Major General of the first Division on Wednesday next at twelve o'clock – and that a nomination list be suspended in the mean time.