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State of Maine.

To Leonard Jarvis, Esquire, Sheriff of our County of Hancock:

Greeting:

[to the left is a circle with "Seal." inside it and "Albion K. Parris," written under it]

Whereas, before our Supreme Judicial court, begun and holden at Castine, within and for our said County of Hancock, on the fourth Tuesday of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty four, Seth Elliot, late resident of Knox, in our said County Hancock, Esquire, was convicted of the Crime of wilful Murder; and thereupon, by our said Court, was adjudged and sentenced to suffer the pains and penalty of Death, by being hanged by the neck until he shall be Dead; as to US doth fully appear by the exemplification of the record of our said Court hereunto annexed.

WE, therefore, command you, that on Thursday, the thirtieth day of December, next, between the hours of eleven of the Clock in the forenoon, and two of the Clock in the afternoon of the same day, at some suitable place therefor in the town of Castine, within our said County of Hancock, you cause execution of the sentence of our said Court, upon him the said Seth Elliot, in all respects to be done and performed: for which this shall be your sufficient Warrent. Hereof, fait not at your peril; and make due return of this writ, with your Doings, into our Secretary of State’s Office, within twenty days after you shall have executed the same.

Witness Albion K. Parris, Esquire, our governor, with the advice and consent of our Council, and our Seal hereunto affixed, at Portland, this twenty second day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty four; and in the forty ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America. By the Governor, with the advice and Consent of the Council

A: Nichols, Secretary of State.

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

[Copy of the Sheriffs Return] Hancock Ss: Castine 30th December 1824. A reprieve having been granted to the within named Seth Elliott, suspending the execution of his sentence until Thursday, the third day of February next, no proceedings were had in pursuance of this Warrant.

(Signed) Leonard Jarvis, Sheriff of Hancock