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State of Maine,

To all who shall see these presents,

Greeting:

[to the left of the following paragraph is a circle with the word "Seal." underlined inside it and "William King" written under it]

Know ye, That William King, our Governor, reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity, ability and discretion of William Vance, of Plantation numbered Six, in the County of Washington, Esq, hath nominated, and by and with the advice of our Council, appointed the said William Vance, our Agent, under the Resolve of the twenty sixth of June, 1820, to perform, from time to time, such acts and duties relation to the public roads, and the care and preservation of the timber on the public lands, as shall be prescribed by our Governor.

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 William Vance, during the pleasure of our 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 eighteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty; and of the Independence of the United States the forty fifth.

By the Governor,

Ashur Ware, Secretary of State