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�To the Hon Hannibal Hamlin + Council --

                                          Respected Sirs --
    We the undersigned citizens of Calais and

vicinity petition to you + Council, that --- David Gordon of said city, may be appointed Indian Agent, for the Passamaquoddy Tribe the ensuing year 1857. [2 columns of signatures] 1 Gilbert Foster 18 Hiram H Gordon 2 L. B. Norton 19 Jacob Gordon 3 H. Adams 19 Alex Gilmor 4 M Grant 20 Stephen G Ematt 5 A M Barnard 21 H N Jenkins 6 H N Barnard 22 W H Mitchell 7 Charles Lenee 23 W. V. Robertson 8 Geo. G Jordan 24 John Gilmore 9 Calvin P. Norton 25 Isaac Smith 10 James Perkins 26 Henry Gilasen 11 A. Barnard 27 Albert Hari 12 Hansam Keune 28 William H Cairnes 13 Cornelius Ellis 29 Josh Lane 14 Daruase Mercer 30 Edward Veazey 15 Gilbert Durgan 31 Benjamin Moore 16 G W Gorham 32 George Davidson 17 W. H. Claridge 33 William Case 18 S. Milberry 34 Nathaniel White

         (Names from Eastport)                    Names

142 Saml B. Wadsworth 156 David Perkins 143 R. B. Clark 157 J. C. Pearce 144 Seward Beckman 158 John Hinkley 145 E. Y. Larinne 159 David Kilby 146 N. R. Tuttle 160 Chas. Wooks 147 Geo. J. Wadsworth 161 D Hussell 148 M. Bradesh 162 W A Gleason 149 M. G. Gruber 183 Thomas M Gibbons 150 William Shaolyon 25 166 W. J. Brooks 151 Jon Livermore G J C Rice 152 Edwd L. Paine Frank Rice 153 Jonas A Gleason James M Davitt 154 Josiah M. Coffin Jules L. Byran 155 William G Bucknam William Campbell

                       Calais Names + Vicinity

45 William D. C. Maxwell 70 George Smiley 46 Mosses Redman 71 Arthur Doan 47 William Crocker Jr 72 Warren Fraser 48 Peter M. Culloch 73 Wm M Tyler 49 Wm T Woodberry 74 George A, Dinsman 50 Hiram Munson 75 Thomas Ferris 51 Samuel Vance 76 Willard White 52 David Vance 77 Thos G Mackerell 53 David Nickolson 78 Thos Nelson 54 Stephen Connick 79 David McIntosh 55 Herman Sprague 80 Joseph W Sawyer 56 John Gilmore 81 William P. Veazey 57 Andrew Bullock 82 E Moore N.B.M. 58 E. Turner 83 Thos Wills 59 John Otis 84 John Perkins

88 John Tobin 114 John Maxwell 89 John Morrison 115 William Fleming 90 Patrick McGrath 116 William Pomroy 91 John Irvin 117 Wm Koelley 92 Daniel Ford[name lined out] 118 Henry L. Allarton 93 Daniel Ford 119 James Burns 94 Phineus Tyler 120 Charles Scott 95 Joshua Babb 121 Wm Miller 96 Francis L. Stevens 122 Abner Jenkins 97 Hernander F Greenlove 123 George Maxwell 98 James Colwell 124 William H Maxwell 99 William McKine 125 William Towers 100 James L Lyler 126 Robert Towers 101 John Stern 127 Ransom Rideout 102 John Craig 128 F T Riggs 103 John Ferris 129 William Barber 104 Reuben Damuth 130 Stephen Maheal 105 John Williams 131 N Ward 106 W. A. Lombard 132 James Meleoy 107 Thomas Bell 133 J Ferinamon 108 Paul Munson 134 Wm Bogan 109 Robert M Berry 135 P H Erner 110 Joshua Miller 136 111 Asa McLaughlin 137 C Kidder 112 Daniel Adams 138 M Kidder 113 Nat- Spinney B.C.C. 139 Dr John Gordon