Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-08-17
ranmnnnEa.rh Ill - - -.

~ y
Ia ceaatr, Mayrb a, 1901.
WHEREAS application has been made 20 this
w Court, by number of perfous WHO ieryei
IL the late American Army, during the war with
Great Britain, praying for grant Of fOmv Of the
unappr CpTiated Lands 10 this Commonwealth, and
As luch 4 grant will promote the Itttement ot iuch
Iand, as well as be fOme reward 10 thOie citizens,
white meritorious fervces in the field, 70 elen-
tial.y contributed to citablih our Independence.
Therefore, Rej6LUed, 1'hat there b., and hereby
IS granted to each comm ihoned Officer ahC
Soldier, who entitled into the late American Army
tO f5ryc during the war with Great Britain, ADD
Who was returned as a part Of this Sta.e's quota
Of did army, who did actually ierve IN fad army,
the full term OF three years, AID who were moo
orally iiiCharged and unto the Children, II any
here be, ii not TO the Widow of fuCh non com
millioned Officer aud Soldier, and 10 th>m oaly,
who entitled atJfeiaid aCd died ia fad iervCes,
two hundred acres, 10 BE- laid cut az the expence
Of the Commonwealth, as ioon as there ihall APP
pear a numb5r fuficient to take up a quantity Of
Land tEat ihail b equal 10 towhihip Of iX miles
iquare, 10 Be divided and appropriated under tucl
regulations as the General Court ihau hereafter
preicrbr, within the following limits, viz.-Be
glunlTg at the norheaf corner Of the land cow
appropriated by the Committee for the flle OF eat
eTn land, on thv eatern line Of this Commonwealth,
thence roaming wet fix miles, thence northerty in
a line parallel with The iaid eaRern land, until
COmmilfoned officer and private folder, their
chiIdrea or widows afo.e aid, 10 have the afore-
laid quantity Of two hundred acres, or twenty dol
lars as equivalent for the afOrefaid two hundred
acres, TO 0e paid DOT Of the Trratury to the SSe6t
men at the town, where any luch non c1mmiGi0n
Cd Off ,er or fodder, their children or widow. as
aloreiad, r1ides, tor his their ule an belit
Ind Be q tiayt5er r1'9Ized, That where any fuch
non -Commitloncd officer or folder, has dccraird,
q lhal de. cafe, before he hal gel poh zion Of the
land hereby erant1d . him, his chHdreo or widow
afOreiad, haIi Dc entitled To ;hs fame and III
order 70 lrcure go ldii no.- commifioned officers
and priv4tes, AMI theIr children ana Widow, tlF-
benefit Oh this grant,
Il is EDt5rr rt,0ivtd, Tat all deeds. moftgaees,
or cOnveyance3 Ol, Or bonds or CONT tts " every
ietCHptipn GO ccrnnl any az tht iaI lands, which
may bc made by any fuch aJp commilionrd officer
private, hts children W widow. before thf fans
lhlll be laid out, and have crtl.ment made there
on, and ive acres tArreOt iha!l haze Been brought
under improvement, 0'an ~ null and void.
Pr1Uiaed aizODJJ, hat rOiuch NOE ,mn1 flor ed
officer Or ioldier, his children or widow, hal have
any benefit from thus RylO.yI, Who III aIt not make
application therefor within three wears from the
time oi palIiHg Tins ReJve, and woo tls,l not make
the afOrtidid iCtlrmtu' and cultivation within tbs
term of Tx ytars-aud the Secretary " directed 10
Ubi.h this rylDlye fJCh M the ncytpaprrs print
ed IN this Commonwealth as his sxccllency the
Govercof NAV direct, FL weeks uCceiively, a.
futliy after PaihuE the fame.
Sent down for concurrence,
SAMUEL 'HILLTPS, Py-fLlEt.
AZ tbe Hour m kl5ralatattU-5, Mtlt 4, I21i.
Reauaud cCnCured.
EDWARD II. ROBBINS, Speaker.
March S, l2or-ApP'uved,
CALEB STRONG.
true coPY-AreR, JOHN AVERY, Secretary