.MTQ0MQ.MTAwMTc

To the Hon Hannibal Hamlin, & Council

                                Respected Sirs,

We, the members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indians petition to you & council, that David Gordon of the City of Calais may be appointed the Indian Agent, for our Tribe the ensuing year 1857.

         Names                                             Names

Gov John x Francis x John x Paul x Gov Newell x Neptune x Joseph Socobee x Mally x Peter x Neptune x Athean Socobee x Mally x Joe x Lolar x John x Goberiel x Denis x Ataim x Peter x Goberiel x Joseph x Lewey x Capt John x Sabbatis x Socobee x Molley x John x Newell x John x Newell x Sarckis x Francis x Soliman x Wallace x Peter x Atwin x P. x Lewey x Sewell x Joseph x Tormah x Lewey x Joseph x Pealpole x Sockis x Francis x Tomah W x Mally x Joseph x Francis x Pierl x Polis x Socobee Sewell x Francis x Sandy x Polis x Newell x Malley x Lewy x Neptune x Peter x Necola x Tormah x Polis Jr x John x Sabbatis x Capt Lewy x (Tomah) x Nicholas x Sabbatis x Sebatis x Lewy x Old John x Dana John x Polis x Obless Dana x Peter Mitchell x Neptune x Soppiel Francis x Francis x Aguin Joe Leolar x Selmon Socobee x Aquin Lewy Sockbasan Tormah x Lolar Soppiel x Goeriel Soppiel x Selmon Joe x Lacort Sebatis x Mitchell Pierl x Lacort Lewy x Sockobasin Joe x Francis Necola Pierl x Sock Mitchell x Selmon Abram x Toney Wabaflux x Joe Merry Joe x Lolar John x Lacort Old Capt x Selmon Pierl Nicola x Dana Joe x Sockobasan Jr Sewell x Francis Joe x Sewell Soctomale x Francis Joe x Mally Lolar Swansin x Bennit Nicholas x Mitchell x Sepsis x Francis Newell x Newell x Peter x Bennit Ambroze x Dana x Newell x Bennit Lewy x Mally x Necola x Selmon Sarcoby x Selmon x Joe Mitchell x Lewy Capt Mitchell x To the Hon Hannibal Hamlin Joe Sockis Newell x + Council the above is a Sorcoby Newell x true copy of the original Peter Lourn x signatures of my Indian Lewy Francis x petition (the Indian names) that I've sent to you by mail witnessed by John Gordon