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�To the Hon Hannibal Hamlin, + Council

                                Respected Sirs,

We, the members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indians petition to you + council, that David Gordon of the City of Calais may be appointed the Indian Agent, for our Tribe the ensuing year 1857. 1 Gilbert Foster 140 Hiram U. Gordon 2 L. B. Norton 141 Jacob Gordon 3 H. Adams 19 Alex Gilman 4 M Grant 20 Stephen G Ematt 5 A M Barnard 21 N N Jenkins 6 H N Barnard 22 W H Mitchell 7 Charles Lenee 23 W. V. Robertson 8 Earl Jordan 24 John Gilmore 9 Calvin P. Horton 25 Isaac Smith 10 James Povkrist 26 Henry Gilaeca 11 A. Barnard 27 Albert Hard 12 Hansaur Heume 28 William H Cairres 13 Cornelius Ellis 29 John Lane 14 Daruase Mercier 30 Edward Veazy 15 Gilbert Drugaro 31 Benjamin Moore 16 G W Gricham 32 George Davidson 17 W. H. Claridge 33 William Case 18 S Miller 34 Nathaniel Case

        (Names from Eastport)                       Names

142 Saml B. Wadsworth 156 Daniel Perkins 143 R, B, Clark 157 J. J. Pearce 144 Suward Beckman 158 John Hinkley 145 E. G. Larine 159 Daniel Kilby 146 N. R. Tuttle 160 Clas Wooks 147 Geo, F, Wadsworth 161 D. H. Tisdell