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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 "Albion K. Parris," written under it]

Know Ye, that Albion K. Parris, our Governor, reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity, ability and discretion of Peter Goulding, of Perry, in the County of Washington, Esquire, hath nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of our Council, appointed the said Peter Goulding, Agent for the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indians, under an Act of our Legislature, passed March the fifth one thousand eight hundred and twenty one:

We, therefore, do hereby authorize and empower him to fulfil the duties of that office according to law; and to have and ho hold the same, together with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereto of right appertaining unto him the said Peter Goulding, for the term of four years, if he shall so long behave himself well in 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 seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five; and of the Independence of the United States the forty ninth.

By the Governor:

A: Nichols, Secretary of State.

Qualified April 26. 1825.

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State of Maine

County of Washington ss: April 26. 1825. Then personally appeared Peter Goulding, Esquire of Perry, in said County of Washington and took and subscribed the oaths prescribed by the Constitution of this State and a Law of the United States, to qualify him to discharge and execute the duties of the Office of Agent for the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indians the County aforesaid to which he was appointed and Commissioned on the seventh day of March A. D. 1825. Before John Balkam, Authorized by Dedimus Potestatum

Recorded Sept 20th 1828 By Secretary of State