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This document is a Justice of the Peace commission for Daniel Wentz of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, dated March 13, 1875. The commission was issued and signed by John F. Hartranft, who served as the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the time.
Document Details
Document Type: Commission appointing a Justice of the Peace.
Appointee: Daniel Wentz.
Location: Borough of Pottsville, in the County of Carbon, Pennsylvania.
Governor (Signee): John F. Hartranft, Governor of Pennsylvania from 1873 to 1879.
Secretary of the Commonwealth (Countersignee): M.S. Quay (Matthew Stanley Quay), who later became the Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party.
Date of Issue: Thirteenth day of March, 1875.
Term of Office: Five years from the date of issue.
Seal: Features a large, circular blue wax seal with the state coat of arms. The document also includes an embossed seal in the lower-left corner.
