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State of Maine.

To all who shall see these presents:

Greeting:

[To the left is “Samuel E. Smith”, no seal]

Know Ye, that Samuel E. Smith, our Governor, reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity, ability and discretion of John O’Brien of Thomaston, Esquire, hath nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of our council, appointed the said John O’Brien, one of the Inspectors of the State Prison, under the Act, entitled “an Act providing for the Government of the State Prison, and for the punishment of Convicts.” passed the twenty fifth day of February A.D. 1824.

We therefore do hereby authorize and empower him to fulfil [fulfill] the duties of that office according to law; and to have and to hold the same, together with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereto of right appertaining, unto him the said John O’Brien for the term of four years, if he shall so long behave himself well in said office, unless sooner removed by the Governor and Council for the time being.

In testimony whereof, We have caused these letters to be made Patent, and our Seal to be hereunto affixed. Witness our Governor, at the Council Chamber, in Portland, the second day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty one and of the Independence of the United States the fifty fifth.

By the Governor,

Roscoe G. Greene Secretary of State

State of Maine.

County of Lincoln ss.

On the thirtieth day of April A.D. 1831, personally appeared John O’Brien of Thomaston in said County of Lincoln and took and subscribed the oaths prescribed by the Constitution of this State and a law of the United States, to qualify him to discharge and execute the duties of the office of Inspector of the State’s Prison in Thomaston, to which he was appointed and commissioned, on the second day of April A.D. 1831.

Before me Hezekiah Prince one of the Council

Rec’d and Recorded June 22. 1831 by

R[?] G. Greene Secy of State