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measures to encourage said Indians to engage in Agriculture and to give them instruction in the English Language, with leave to report by bill or otherwise - read and passed.

[petition - Isaac Ilsley]

Petition of Isaac IIsley that the jurisdiction of Monhegan Island may be ceded to the United States - was read & referred to Messrs Adams of P- Fuller & Bonney.

[Todd & Smith - State Printers]

A communication was received from the Secretary of State informing the Legislature that he had contracted with Messrs Todd & Smith to do the printing for the State the year ensuing.

[Bill - executions levied by mistake]

Bill "providing a method for doing justice when through mistake executions are levied upon real estate not belonging to the debtors" was returned from the Senate with the following endorsement "The Senate recede from their amendment at A and insist on the amendment at B. - The House now concurred with the Senate & passed the Bill to be engrossed.

[Report - Saml. Thompson & als]

Report on petition of Samuel Thompson & als for authority to construct a Canal, granting leave to bring in a bill - came down accepted for concurrence - and the House concurred.

[Rep. - Vinalhaven]

Report on the petition of Inhabitants of Vinalhaven for a division of said town &c granting leave to withdraw - came down accepted for concurrence - and the House concurred.

[Report. E Twitchell & als]

Report on the petitions of E. Twitchell & als - also of James Walker & others to annex part of