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To His Excellency The Governor and the Executive Council, Where as Seth W. Smith the present agent for the Passama-quoddy tribe of Indians has held the office in all full term of three years The undersigned citizens of Pembroke [Calais X] and vicinity believing that the public intrust would be [?] by his removal and the appoint-ment of a new agent Cheerfully recommend Isaac Bearce as a fit man to hold that office and resp-ectfully ask his appointment. January 20, 1858 G.S. Townsends H. Leighton P. McCabe Samuel Stoddard B. Atkinson J.J. Babeock Joshua S. Babeock Alex Cameron [?] John J. Rich J. Reynolds S.M. Stoddard John C. Leighton J.E. Boynton Samuel Reynolds Simeon Sampson George Gilly jr Clement Lane Geo. Harris H.B. Knowles L.L. Wadsworth