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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 "Nathan Cutler” written under it]

Know Ye, That Nathan Cutler, President of our Senate, and exercising the office of Governor, reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity, ability and discretion of Samuel E. Smith of Wiscasset, Esquire, hath nominated and by and with the advice and consent of our Council appointed the said Samuel E. Smith, Esquire, to be one of our Justices of the Peace and of the Quorum within and for each and every of our Counties through the State.

We therefore do hereby authorize and empower him to fulfil [fulfill] the duties of that office, according to law; to cause to be kept the Laws and Ordinances made for the good of the peace and for the conservation of the same; and to have and to hold the said office, together with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereto of right appertaining unto him the said Samuel E. Smith, Esquire, for the term of seven years, if he shall so long behave himself well in said office.

In testimony whereof we have caused these letters and be made Patent and our seal to be hereunto affixed. Witness the President of our Senate, exercising the Office of Governor, at the Council Chamber in Portland the thirteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, and of the Independence of the United States the fifty fourth.

By the President of the Senate exercising the Office of Governor

Edward Russell, Secretary of State.