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Precepts in the form following were issued to the Selectmen of the several towns, and to the Assessors of the several Plantations, composing the Somerset and Penobscot District.

State of Maine.

[to the left is a circle with "Seal." inside it and "Enoch Lincoln," written under it]

To the Selectmen of the Town of _________ in Somerset and Penobscot District,

Greeting:

Whereas it is provided by law, that, if it shall appear by the return of votes, from any District, for a Representative in Congress, that no person is chosen, by a majority of all the votes returned, the Governor shall cause precepts to issue to the Selectmen of the several Towns, and Assessors of the several Plantations, within such District, directing and requiring them to cause the Inhabitants of their respective Towns and Plantations, qualified therefor, to assemble and give in their votes for a Representative in Congress: And whereas it appears from the votes duly returned from the several Towns and Plantations in said Somerset and Penobscot District, for a Representative in Congress, that no person has a majority of all the Votes:

These are in the name of the State, To require you, in manner as the law directs for calling Town Meetings, to cause the Inhabitants of the Town of ___________ duly qualified to vote for Representatives in the Legislature of this State, to assemble on the first Monday of April next, being the second day of said month, to give in their votes to the Selectmen, who shall preside at said meeting, for a Representative, that is an inhabitant of the said District, to represent the Inhabitants of this State in the Congress of the United States. And you the said Selectmen or a Major part of you, shall, in open Town Meeting sort and count the votes, and form a list of the names of the persons voted for, with the number of votes for each person written in words

[The following is in the left margin under the seal/name]

A List

Of the persons voted for in Somerset and Penobscot District, showing the number of votes for each person, according to the second return.

John Wilkins 1306

Jacob McGaw 993

Simeon Stetson 319

Jedediah Herrick 50

Samuel Call 47

Joseph Harvey 46

Simon Harriman 44

Benjamin Nourse 21

William D. Williamson 16

David Perham 11

Daniel Wilkins 10

Isaac Hodsdon 6

Samuel Reynolds 5

Likely[?] Bartlett 4

George Leonard 4

Simeon Stutson 4

Simeon Herrison 2

Samuel Beckford 2

Simeon Harriman 2

Judah McLellan 1

Jonathan Hibbard 1

Allen Gilman 1

Charles Prescott &[?] John Weeks 1

Gaw Esq 1

Enoch Brown 1

David Kidder 1

Amos Patten 1

solomon Parsons 1 Francis Brown 1

Mark Trafton 1

Joshua Carpenter 1

Herrick 1

[Total] 2905