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To Wm King Esq. Governor and the Hon[?] council of the state of Maine.

In case of the removal of the present sheriff of the county of Penobscot, we the subscribers would respectfully recommend Joseph Carr Esq. as a gentleman well qualified to fill that office and request that he may be approved.

[Column 1] Benjamin Higgins Daniel Rider[?] James Mays [?] Murch[?] Josiah[?] Dean[?] [?] Arey[?] [?] [?] Jr [?] Simpson[?] [?] [?] Ezekiel Smith Jospeh Whitney William[?] Snow[?] Thomas[?] Whitney George Knowles[?]

[Column 2] [Crossed Out] Soloman N[?] [?] [?] [?] Kendall[?] [Crossed Out] [?] Porter[?] Allen Hopkins Elisha[?] Hopkins James [?] Seth[?] Higgins Wm H[?] Reed Simon Whitmore Prince[?] Rogers [?] James[?] [?] Snow [?] [?] Eli[?] Mays [?] Harding