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State of Maine

To all who shall see these Presents,

Greeting:

[to the left of the following paragraph is a circle with the word "Seal." underlined inside it and "Albion K Parris" written under it]

Know ye, That Albion K. Parris, our Governor, reposing special trust in the integrity, ability and discretion of Abiel Wood, of Wiscasset, Esquire, hath nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of our Council, appointed the said Abiel Wood, Esquire, to be one of our Justices of the Peace and of the Quorum, within and for each and every of our Counties, through the State:

WE therefore do hereby authorize and empower him to fulfil [fulfill] the duties of that office according to law; and to cause to be kept the Laws and Ordinances made for the good of the Peace, and the conservation of the same; and to have and to hold the said office, together with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereto of right appertaining, unto him the said Abiel Wood, Esquire, for the term of seven years, if he shall so long behave himself well in the said office.

In Testimony whereof, We have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and our Seal to be hereunto affixed: Witness our Governor, at the Council Chamber, in Portland, the eighteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty two; and of the Independence of the United States the forty sixth.

By the Governor;

Ashur Ware, Secretary of State.