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Ruggles Aug 28 1820 recommendation

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were in favour of shaking off the shackels [sic] of the old State & setting us free - and I feel my self as Pledged to support the Credit & destiny [?] of the State of Maine and all measures adopted for her welfare by the officers of the Government, I have firmly believed for some years that it would be for Interest [Intent?] of Maine to be a separate Government.
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Shackels of the old state and Setting
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us free--and I feel myself as
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I have not seen any thing to alter my oppinion [sic] but my belief is [?] that it is best it should be so - in this Belief I am opposed by the Citizens of this Town - they were violently opposed to separation James Bailey Esqr & myself were the only advocates for it in Columbia,
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Pledged to Support the [Condition?]
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and distance of the State of Maine
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in the list of nominations I sent you, I omitted Jeh. Bucknam & Holmes Nash who had Coms. as Justices of Peace & David Wass for Coroner in my district & Elisha [?] Whitney Esqr by his request that his Brother Abel might be appointed - Wm. Ware the Coroner is nearly seventy years old & [?] & Messrs Bucknam & Nash were strongly opposed to separation
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and all manners adopted for
 
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[ ] welfare by the officers
 
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of the Government. I have Firm
 
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ly believed for Some years that
 
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it would be for Intent of Maine
 
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to be a Separate Government.
 
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I have not seen any thing to [ ]  
 
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my opinion but my belief is
 
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[ ] that if but it should be
 
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so---in this Belief I am opposed
 
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by the Absence of this Town--this
 
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was [ ] opposed to separation
 
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James Bailey [ ] and myself are the
 
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only advocates for it in Columbia
 
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in the [ ] of nominations I sent  
 
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you, I omitted Jeb. Bucknam and
 
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Holmes Nash who had [ ] as
 
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Justice of Peace and David Wass for [ ]
 
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[ ] in my district Jr. Luke Whitney S[ ]
 
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by his request the his Brother Abel
 
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might be appointed and Wm Ware the  
 
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[ ] is nearly Seventy years old  
 
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and in [ ] [ ] Bucknam and Nash
 
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were strongly opposed to separation
 

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were in favour of shaking off the shackels [sic] of the old State & setting us free - and I feel my self as Pledged to support the Credit & destiny [?] of the State of Maine and all measures adopted for her welfare by the officers of the Government, I have firmly believed for some years that it would be for Interest [Intent?] of Maine to be a separate Government.

I have not seen any thing to alter my oppinion [sic] but my belief is [?] that it is best it should be so - in this Belief I am opposed by the Citizens of this Town - they were violently opposed to separation James Bailey Esqr & myself were the only advocates for it in Columbia,

in the list of nominations I sent you, I omitted Jeh. Bucknam & Holmes Nash who had Coms. as Justices of Peace & David Wass for Coroner in my district & Elisha [?] Whitney Esqr by his request that his Brother Abel might be appointed - Wm. Ware the Coroner is nearly seventy years old & [?] & Messrs Bucknam & Nash were strongly opposed to separation