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Administrative History
The secretary of state's office was responsible for records in these commissions which appointed the secretary as the clerk to the Council of Appointment. The council was abolished in 1822 with the ratification of the 1821 constitution and its powers transferred to the governor whose appointees were confirmed by the senate.
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