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Governor of the State of Maine | Governor of the State of Maine | ||
| − | We the undersigned petioners [petitioners] would respectfully represent that we have known Mr. John Sprague of Cooper for several years and beli [believe | + | We the undersigned petioners [petitioners] would respectfully |
| − | + | represent that we have known Mr. John | |
| − | We would respectfully request you to give him the appointment and as in duty bound we would ever pray. | + | Sprague of Cooper for several years and beli [believe] |
| + | him to be an honest man and one well | ||
| + | qualified to act as Agent for the Passamaquoddy | ||
| + | tribe of indians. Politically he is a Republican | ||
| + | being one of the leaders of the free soil party | ||
| + | in its earliest days. He has been | ||
| + | unfortunate and has lost the use of his | ||
| + | left hand, and having a large family | ||
| + | dependent on him for support the salary | ||
| + | would be of much service to him. | ||
| + | We would respectfully request you to give | ||
| + | him the appointment and as in duty | ||
| + | bound we would ever pray. | ||
Names | Names | ||
| − | + | Samuel M. Smith | |
| − | + | John Polley | |
| − | + | Cesar T. Pratt | |
| − | + | David Pierce | |
| − | + | George Pierce | |
| − | + | Joseph Thompson | |
| − | + | John J. Russell | |
| − | + | John Oliver | |
| − | + | Calvin Whitman | |
| − | + | Richard Bailey | |
| − | + | Al Palmer | |
| − | + | James S. Tyler | |
| − | + | James M. Heath | |
| − | + | William H. Seymour | |
| − | + | Samuel J. Smith | |
| − | + | George H. Carey | |
| − | + | Isaac Chambers | |
Revision as of 14:27, 25 June 2020
To the Hon. Lot M. Morril Governor of the State of Maine
We the undersigned petioners [petitioners] would respectfully represent that we have known Mr. John Sprague of Cooper for several years and beli [believe] him to be an honest man and one well qualified to act as Agent for the Passamaquoddy tribe of indians. Politically he is a Republican being one of the leaders of the free soil party in its earliest days. He has been unfortunate and has lost the use of his left hand, and having a large family dependent on him for support the salary would be of much service to him. We would respectfully request you to give him the appointment and as in duty bound we would ever pray.
Names Samuel M. Smith John Polley Cesar T. Pratt David Pierce George Pierce Joseph Thompson John J. Russell John Oliver Calvin Whitman Richard Bailey Al Palmer James S. Tyler James M. Heath William H. Seymour Samuel J. Smith George H. Carey Isaac Chambers