EXHIBIT 23


     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
     _______________________________________________________



BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF FIRST KEYSTONE
CORPORATION:


     We consent to the use of our reports dated January 20, 2006,
with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of First Keystone
Corporation and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2005, and 2004, and
the related consolidated statements of income, changes in
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2005, management's
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2005, which reports are included herein.




                           /s/ J. H. Williams & Co., LLP
                           _____________________________
                           J. H. Williams & Co., LLP



January 20, 2006
Kingston, Pennsylvania



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