Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-04-06
Commonwealth gf M4Gachuletts.
In Sssatt, Marcb a, 1901.


WHEREAS application has been made to thi'
w Court, by number OF perlons who fervod
in the late American Army, during the war with
Great Britain, PTayIng for grant OF the enappro-
printed Lands in TINS Commonwealth, and as fuch
grant viii promote the fettleraent OF fuoh land,
well as be Tome reward TO thole citgens, whole
mefitorous ferVces 10 the Field, 60 eileGtiauy
'nented TO ettabiifh our Independence
-THEREFoRE-
Rej5}vsd, That there be, aud hereby Is Tranted
10 each AFOREMENTIONED officer anc ioldier, who
inliRed into The late American Army 10 lerve dur
ing the War with Great BHtiao, and who was re-
turned as part Of the States quota of fad Army,
who did actually ferve 10 faid Army, the full term
at three years, and who were honorably diiCharg-
cd and unto the children, Il any there be ! If
not, TO the Widow of fuch aforementioned officer
and folder, aud &c them only, who inlitrd afore
id and diedin fAid fervces, two hundred acres, to
BE- laid out at the expence Of the Commonwealth,
as oon as there lhall appear number !utficsnt to
take up quantity OF Land that ihs be equal TO one
'Owuihip of Fix miles iqHare,t BE- divided and apprO
puated undeI iuch regulations as the General Court
mall hereafter prefcribe, within the following n-
its, viz. Beginn ing at the north ear corner OF the
land now appropriated by the COMMITTEE for the
fale of Eatera Lands, on the ealfetn line of this
Commonwealth, thence running Wet, Tx miles,
thence northcrIy 40 line parallel with the faid
atern line until tra9 ihall be completed uhclent
for each non commifioned officer aud private fold
ier their children or widows aforeiaid, 10 have
che aforefsid quantity of two hundred acres, or
twenty dollars as an equivalent for the aforefaid
two hundred acres, To bc paid out of the Treaiury
20 the See6tmen Cf the Town, where any fnch
noB commGioned oGi.'er or folder, their children
or widows aforelaid, reide5 for his or their own
uie and beneht.
H1d Be IL further reio!ved, That where any fuch
non commiliOned officer, or folder, has decealed,
or fhall deceafe, before he fhal pet poheffioD of
the land hereby granted TO him, bis children or
widow as aforeiad, ihall be entitled TO the fame,
and in order to fecure to fald n-commdioned
officers and priyales and their children aud widows
rs afoTrlad, the benefit Of this grant.
IT'S flYfher retoiued, That all deeds, mortgages,
or c0nveyances OF or bonds OF contracts OF every
description Goocerning any Of the iad lands, which
may be made by any fuch nOn commlthOned ofh-
Ger OF private, MS children or widow, before the
fame iha be laid out, and have fettlement made
thereon, and five acres thereof fhall have been
brought under Improvement ihall be null and void.
Fy0piaed aEgayJ, That no Guch nou-commffon-
Cd officer or Ialdier, his children or widow, ihall
have any benefit from his Refolvr, who iha not
make application therefor within thfte years from
the time OF plGine this Refolve, and who mall not
make the stoTetsi3 fettlement and cultivation with.
il the term or fix yt1rs-and the Secretary is d.
reded 10 publtfh this Reiolye, IN fJch of the newt
papers printed in this Commonwealth as His Ex-
cellency the Governor may direct fix weeks iuc-
cehivry, drcalY after pa(Ing the fame.
SsRt dozUn for concurrence,
SAMUEL PHILLIPS, PRECEDENT.
II TIE H7aie Of ksprsttHtatfrcy March 4, I5os
Read and concurred,
EDWARD II. ROBBINS, Speaker.
March 5, ISoI-APProvtd,
CALEB STRONG.
drae Cqpy-Attef, JOHN AVERY, Secretary.