Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-04-20
Commonwealth Of Maaachufetts.
IL SENATE, Mani 4. rso,.


TXTHEREAS application has been made to this
w Court, by number OF perfons who feryed
IN the late American Army, daring the war with
Great Britain, praying for grant of the unapDro.
priated Lands in this Commonwealth, and as iuch
graot will promote the fettlenient Of fuch land As
well as DC iome reward % thofe citizens, whole
mertorious terviees in the Field, 70 eieutally con-
tribnted to ettablith our independence.
-TBEREFoRE-
Rsi9ETf4, That there be, and hereby is granted
TO each noncommiiiioned fiCer anc folder. who
inlilted into the late American Army 10 ferye dur
-ng me War with Great Britain, and who was re-
turned as part Of the States quota of faid Armv
who did actually ferve 10 laid Army, the full term
OF three years, and who were honorably di;chsrg-
ed and unto the children, if anv there be f: If
not, TO the Widow OF tuch 1oncommifTioned officer
and folder, and to them only; who inlifted as afore
laid and dieo 10 iaid ieryGes two hundred acres to
Be laid out at the expence OF the Commonwealth
as foon there lhall appear number Guffcient to
take up quality OF Land that hal be equal to one
townihip OF Fix miles iquare, be divided and appro
priaed under iuch regulations as the General Court
fhall hereafter pTelcrlbe. within the following linn
its, viz. Beginning at the north ea corner of the
land now appropriated by the Committee for the
fae of E2fern Lands, the ealern line of This
Commonwealth, thence running Weh fix miles,
thence northcry IN a line parallel with the faid
eafern line until tract lhall he completed fucirnt
for each non commftoned officer and private fold
n havP
the aforefsd quantity of two hundred acres. ~
twenty dollars as an equivalent for the aforefaid
two hundred acres, to be paid out of the Treaiury
TO the Seedmen Of the Town, where any finch
nor commiiIioned officer folder, their children
widows aferefad refides for bis or their own
uie and bsueht.
And be IL further rfJotved, That where apv r,rb
non .cemmifioned officer, or folder, has deceaf-d
or ihall deceale, before he lhall pet poGefiou of
the land hereby granted to him, his children or
widow as aforeiaio, iha be entitled RI the fame
and 10 order 10 lecure TO fald non-comm;fF;onr3
officers and privaies and their children and widows
as aforefad, the benefit of this prant
1t Is further rejofrea, That all deeds. MORTGAGES
or conveyances of or bonds OF contr,fls of &C.,
defcrption concerning any of the faid lands which
may be made by any fuch non-commif5onrd Off,
Ger OF private, bis children or widow. before ,be
fame fhall be laid out, and haye Epttlement mod
tthefeon' and hSe acres thereof fhall have been
Orougnt unatr improvement ihall be null and void.
fLSVIaed Al1OagJ, l hat no fuch non-commifion-
ed officer or ioldier, his children or widow. fhaIl
have any benefit from this RefoIve. who mall NOT
make application therefor within three wears from
me time OF Paiiing thisRefoIve, and who llaN not
MAKE the afoTeiald tettlement and cultivation with
~ tne term or TX Years-and the Secretary IS d.
ectea 10 Publlh this Refolve, in Tuch Of the newt
papers printed IN this Commonwealth as His Ex-
eeimsncy the Governor may direct tx weeks fuc-
SsmSeiy' directly after paGing the fame.
Sent dSzvn far cozenYyenee,
81 SAMUEL PHILLIPS, Prelidlnt.
AZ re Hoafe cfRfprecatatire5, Mayeb 4, 1907.
Kead and concurred
~ EDWARD H. ROBBINS, Speaker.
Alars5 5, ISoI-Approved,
CALEB STRONG.
a 'fAs G2af-At;ef, JOHN AVERY, Sectetssy.