1862 · Augusta
by Hall, Joseph R., Secretary of State
Augusta: March 21, 1862. Folio (approx. 12" x 9¾"), in ink throughout with occasional flourishes in red pen, and with a green wax seal depicting 2 settlers, a pine tree and a moose, laid down over a diecut red and white paper backing, and 3 silk ribbons (1 green and 2 white); previous folds, mild dampstaining along one fold and 2 or 3 minor breaks at the intersections of the folds; all else very good and attractive. A line for the signature of the governor is not signed, but that of Hall as Secretary of State is. Docketed on the verso in pencil: "J. A. Milliken / Commissioner / 1862." James Augustus Milliken was born Oct. 1, 1816 and died in 1899. As a commissioner he was charged with reporting to the Maine State Legislature on the condition of the said tribes and their claims upon the state by reason of treaties made with them, and advising on their population, their fund in the state treasury, annuities in clothing, provisions, and money guaranteed to them by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts when they surrendered their lands to the Commonwealth, and whose treaty obligations to them Maine had assumed. (Inventory #: 58422)