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State of Maine.

To all who shall see these Presents:

Greeting:

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

Know Ye, That Enoch Lincoln our Governor, reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity, ability and discretion of Zebulon Bradley, of Bangor, Esquire, hath nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of our Council, appointed the said Zebulon Bradley, Esquire, one of the Agents for the Penobscot Tribe of Indians, under the Act of the fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty one

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 Zebulon Bradley, Esquire, 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 fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight; and of the Independence of the United States the fifty second.

By the Governor:

A: Nichols, Secretary of State,