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Letter to Editor
March 3, 1804
Jenks' Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
In February 1804, a freeholder from Portland recommends Capt. Nathaniel Moody to succeed the resigned Isaac Ilsley as Register of Deeds in Cumberland County, highlighting Moody's qualifications and urging public unity to avoid delays in record-keeping.
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MR. JENKS,
This office of Register of Deeds in the county of Cumberland, having been vacated by the resignation of the late Register, Isaac Ilsley, Esq. who has for a number of years past discharged the duties of that office with great credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of all those who have had occasion to transact business with him. I therefore beg leave through the medium of your paper, to recommend Capt. NATHANIEL MOODY, of this town, as a gentleman worthy of being the successor of Mr. Ilsley in this office; and well qualified to perform the business of it. The books being now in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Sessions, no records can be made until a Register is chosen and qualified to enter upon the duties of the office. The public will therefore be subject to that inconvenience until they unite in support of one of the many candidates, that have by themselves or their friends, solicited their votes on this occasion. It is hoped that the people will take this circumstance into consideration and remove the inconvenience, by an union of suffrages in favor of this gentleman here proposed by
A FREEHOLDER.
Portland, Feb. 1804.
This office of Register of Deeds in the county of Cumberland, having been vacated by the resignation of the late Register, Isaac Ilsley, Esq. who has for a number of years past discharged the duties of that office with great credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of all those who have had occasion to transact business with him. I therefore beg leave through the medium of your paper, to recommend Capt. NATHANIEL MOODY, of this town, as a gentleman worthy of being the successor of Mr. Ilsley in this office; and well qualified to perform the business of it. The books being now in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Sessions, no records can be made until a Register is chosen and qualified to enter upon the duties of the office. The public will therefore be subject to that inconvenience until they unite in support of one of the many candidates, that have by themselves or their friends, solicited their votes on this occasion. It is hoped that the people will take this circumstance into consideration and remove the inconvenience, by an union of suffrages in favor of this gentleman here proposed by
A FREEHOLDER.
Portland, Feb. 1804.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Register Of Deeds
Cumberland County
Nathaniel Moody
Isaac Ilsley
Office Vacancy
Public Recommendation
Portland 1804
What entities or persons were involved?
A Freeholder.
Mr. Jenks,
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Freeholder.
Recipient
Mr. Jenks,
Main Argument
recommends capt. nathaniel moody as a qualified successor to the resigned isaac ilsley for the register of deeds office in cumberland county, urging public support to resolve the vacancy and avoid inconvenience in record-keeping.
Notable Details
Isaac Ilsley Discharged Duties With Great Credit
Books Held By Clerk Of The Court Of Sessions
Multiple Candidates Soliciting Votes