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State of Maine.

To Josiah W. Seaver, Esquire, Sheriff of our County of York.

Greeting:

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

Whereas before our Supreme Judicial Court begun and holden at York, within and for our said County of York, on the last Tuesday of April, being the twenty eight day of said month, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine; James Murphy, late resident of Kennebunk Port, in our said County of York, Mariner, was convicted of the crime of Wilful Murder; and thereupon by our said Court, was adjudged and sentenced to suffer the pains and penalty of Death, by being hanged by the neck until he shall be dead; as to Us doth fully appear by the exemplification of the record of our said Court hereunto annexed.

We therefore command you, that on Friday the fourth day of December next, between the hours of eleven of the clock in the forenoon, and two of the Clock in the afternoon of the same day, at some suitable place therefor in the town of York, within our said County of York, you cause execution of the sentence of our said Court upon him the said James Murphy in all respects to be done and performed: for for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.

Hereof fail not at your peril; and make return of this Writ, with your doings, into our Secretary of State’s Office, within twenty days after you shall have executed the same.

Witness Enoch Lincoln, Esquire, our Governor, with the advice and consent of our council, and our Seal hereunto affixed at Portland, this thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord; one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine; and in the fifty third year of the Independence of the United States of America

By the Governor, with the advice and consent of Council.

Edward Russell, Secretary of State,

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 [to the left is a circle with "Seal." inside it and "Enoch Lincoln” written under it]
-Whereas before our Supreme Judicial Court begun and holden at York, within and for our said County of York, on the last tuesday of April, being the twenty eight day of said month, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine; James Murphy, late resident of Kennebunk Port, in our said County of York, Mariner, was convicted of the crime of Wilful [Wilfull] Murder; and thereupon by our said Court, was adjudged and sentenced to suffer the pains and penalty of Death, by being hanged by the neck until he shall be dead; as to Us doth fully appear by the exemplification of the record of our said Court hereunto annexed.
+Whereas before our Supreme Judicial Court begun and holden at York, within and for our said County of York, on the last Tuesday of April, being the twenty eight day of said month, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine; James Murphy, late resident of Kennebunk Port, in our said County of York, Mariner, was convicted of the crime of Wilful Murder; and thereupon by our said Court, was adjudged and sentenced to suffer the pains and penalty of Death, by being hanged by the neck until he shall be dead; as to Us doth fully appear by the exemplification of the record of our said Court hereunto annexed.
 We therefore command you, that on Friday the fourth day of December next, between the hours of eleven of the clock in the forenoon, and two of the Clock in the afternoon of the same day, at some suitable place therefor in the town of York, within our said County of York, you cause execution of the sentence of our said Court upon him the said James Murphy in all respects to be done and performed: for for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.