Hon. Joel Wellington, Albion: Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Vol. VIII Special Number, June 1920 No. 1. page 82-83 Contributed by Androscoggin Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, PORTLAND, 6 March, 1827. Hon. Joel Wellington, Albion: SIR:-I am directed by the Executive to notify you that you have this day been appointed by the Governor, with advice of Council, the Agent in behalf of this State, for the purpose of lay-ing out a road, to begin near the Penobscot river, and at the Mata-nawcook, where it will unite with the road from Sunkhaze to said Matanawcook, and to extend from thence to Houlton Plantation, under the Resolve, entitled " Resolve for locating a road from Matanawcook to Houlton," passed the seventeenth day of Feb-ruary last, a copy of which Resolve is hereunto annexed: And you are hereby authorized, by the Governor and Council, in pur-suance of the provisions of the Resolve - aforesaid to select the most suitable route, between the points aforesaid, for the location of the road aforesaid, and, when you shall have completed the laying out thereof, you will return a plan of the same to the Land Office of this State, and present your account of expenses therein to the Governor and Council for allowance. I have the honor to be etc., A. NICHOLS, Secretary of State.