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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 Samuel F. Hussey of Portland, in the County of Cumberland Esquire, hath nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of our Council, appointed the said Samuel F. Hussey, one of the Agents for the Penobscot tribe of Indians, under an Act of our Legislature, passed the fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.

We therefore, do hereby authorize and empower himself to fulfil [fulfill] the duties of that office according to law; and to have and to hold the same, together with all the privileges and emoluments, thereto of right appertaining unto him the said Samuel F. Hussey, 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 first day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine; and of the Independence of the United States, the fifty third.

By the Governor:

Edward Russell, Secretary of State,

Cumberland ss. July 17th 1829. Personally appeared Samuel F. Hussey within named and affirmed that he would faithfully perform the duty and trust required of him by the within Commission. Before me Horatio Southgate, Justice of the Peace

and authorised [authorized] by Dedimus Potestatum

Recorded by Edward Russell, Secy of State