Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-08-03
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Ia SeRate, Marco 4, 1901.
yXTHEPEAS application has been made to this
w CuUr, by number If perfons who ferved
~ the ate American Army, during the war with
Great Britain, praying for grant Of fome of the
unapp' 0Pria' Cd Lands IN this Commonwealth, and
as iuCh grant will promote ihe fettlemet Of fuch
land, ell as be tome reward to thHle citizens,
Whole mtutcr,Ons iJryCes IN the field, 10 efcn-
italy contributed to eitahith our InJtDendrnCe.
Therefore, ReJ5tvea, Thal there hv, ala hereby
IS rran.ed To each nOn-COmn ffiOncd Officer and
Soldier, who eniitted into th- late American Army
8 icTge during the war with Great. Britain. and
who was returned as part of this States quota
or talu army, WHO did actually ierve N fad army,
The full term or hre- years, and who were hon
orally discharged and unto the Children, IL any
there 6e, il nOt 20 the Widow of iuch non cOm-
niliioned Officer aud Soldier, and to them only,
who eGlitei as aiorefld ard died il fad f-rvtces,
two hundred acres, to 6c a.d out At the ezpen"e
Of the Commonwealth, as loon as there hall ap-
pear number tufhcient 10 take up a quantity Of
LaGd that ihal be equal to a townrhp OF ix miles
iqnare, 20 r. divtced and appropriated under fuch
regulations as the General Court GlalI hereafter
pretcrlbr, within The following limits, viz-Be-
ginning at the northeaf corner Of the land now
appropriated by h Committee for the flie OF eat
ern and, on the eaGern line of this Commonwealth,
thence rpnninE wet fix mil-a, thence northersy IN
z line parallel with The iaid elRrrn land, untll
tract thali De completed iufTcient for each non
commiilioned officer and private folder, their
children widows as af0rcfaid, 10 have the afore-
fsid quantity of two hundred acres, or twenty dot
lars as equivalent for the aforeiaid two hundred
acres 10 be paid out nj the Irralury 10 the Select
m1u otthe town, where any luch non -Commfion
1d officer or fodder, their children or widow as
aoreiad, rede5, for his or their own ufe and herft
ind be IL furt6er Jef3tUed, That where any flch
n-Commitiioncd officer or folder, has deccafed
or ha deceatc, before be hall eel pufeGiOn of the
land hereby granted 10 him, his chlldren or widow
as afor1aid, ilall BE entitled 70 thr fame and ia
order ~ ttcurt 10 laid nom cCmmiiliOutd officers
and privates, ana their children and widows, the
benefit Of this grant,
Il IS fmfbtr rti5Ize4, That all deeds, mortgages,
or cOnveyances Of, or bonds Or contracts Of every
CtCrpti9u concerning any Of the fait lands which
may br made BIZ any fIch non comm fioned offer
OK private, hls children or widow. before the fame
thai ne lad ont, and have f5tticneut made there
on, and Ave acres th-rto' iha have been brought
uns-r improvement, 0all be nall and void.
Preceded aizO7fJ, That DO luch noG-cCmmi fiored
officer Or folder, hs children or widow. mali have
any benefit FROM this Rgio've, who mali not make
application therefor within tttce wears from The
time of Pafag this KefDlve, and VINO fhail not make
the atOrstaid lettemtnt and cultivation within the
term of TX yrara-lnd the Secretary IS directed 10
publh this reiOIVe 10 iuCh Of The neWfDaprrs print
81 in this Commonwealth As his >XlrUency the
Governor may direct, fix weeks fuccefIvely, d.
really after pafhng the 6me.
Sent down FIR concurrence,
SAMUEL PHILLIPS, PrDF4ert.
Ia tie Hogr 81 R-b,1saiatips5, Maleb I, 1891.
Rcad3od cr1cur-cd.
EDWARD II. ROBBINS, Sb-aEsr.
March s, $50. approved,
a true copy-Area, JOHN VERY, Secretary.