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State of Maine.

To all who shall see these Presents

Greeting:

[to the left is a circle with "Seal." inside it and "Enoch Lincoln” written under it]

Know Ye, That Enoch Lincoln, our Governor, reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity, ability and discretion of John Spear, of Thomaston, Esquire, hath nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of our Council, appointed the said John Spear, one of the Inspectors of the State Prison, under the Act, entitled “An Act providing for the government of the State Prison, and for the punishment of Convicts;” passed the twenty fifth day of February A.D. 1824.

We therefore do hereby authorize and empower him to fulfil [fulfill] the duties of that office according to law; and to have and to hold the same, together with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereto of right appertaining, unto him the said John Spear, for the term of four years, if he shall so long behave himself well in said Office, unless sooner removed by the Governor and Council for the time being.

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 fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight; and of the Independence of the United States the fifty second.

By the Governor:

A: Nichols, Secretary of State,