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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 learning of Albion K. Parris, of Portland in the County of Cumberland, Esquire, hath nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of our Council, appointed the said Albion K. Parris, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine.

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 Albion K. Parris, during his good behavior, but not beyond the age of seventy years.

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 twenty fifth day of June, 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

State of Maine.

July 17. 1828. Personally appeared Albion K. Parris, Esqr, and took and subscribed the oaths prescribed by the Constitution of this State, and a law of the United States, to qualify him to execute the trust reposed in him by the within Commission.

Before Edward Futter[,] Josiah Dunn – Councellors [Counsellors] of said State

Recorded, Oct 25th 1828 from the back of the original Commission by A. Nichols Secretary of State.