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/Carr Petition Sept 1 1820

To William King Esquire Governor & the Hon. Council of the State of Maine,

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

September 1th [1st] 1820

[Column 1] Thos. Gillpatrick Garland Jeremiah Flanders Jo John M [?]field Jo [crossed out] Stephen Leighton Jo James Holbrook Jo [?] Jo Thos George Jo Noah [?] George Jo John Ferrar[?] Jo Allen Carter Jr Jo Solaman[?] Lumbard Exeter Thomas Townsend Jo John [?] Jo John Philbrook Jo [crossed out] Amos Pinkham Jo [?] [?] Jo Stephen Holt Jo Jos. [?] Jo [Crossed out] B[?] Badge[?] Jo

[Column 2] Nathaniel Dennott Exeter Simon Prescott[?] Corinth John Daniel Exeter [Crossed out] James [?] Jo John Chandler Jo Rufus Inman [?] And[?] Oakes Jr Jo Asa South[?] Jo