Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-04-27
Commonwealth Of Maaachufetts.

~ Sf7 afe, Marcb q, SOL
WHEREAS APPLICATION has been made To this
w Court, by number OF perfons who ferved
~ zoe late American Arny, durog he war With
Great Bntaic, PrsYiaF Or grant Of the uuappro-
pT ited LANDS a. thiS Commonwealth and As fuch
grant win promote The fcttleuNnt ~ flch lane. as
vel a. IT, iJme reward 10 tholr citizens, whole
mettori9ns ierv'ces IN the Fcd, ID eIentally con-
trIhuted 20 eta6lih Ourlnd-pCndehCe.
-THERtF1RE-
RsfaiUed, That therr o., aud hereby is granted
10 each noncOmmiiInned OfiCeraud folder. who
e. lted into the late American Army 10 frrve dur
NJ the Wa with Grea B.rian, add who wasre-
turnrd as part cf tie States quota Of fad army
who dd a9uaiv icrve 10 fsid Army, the GIll term
~ three wears, and who were hanorablv III charg-
{ and unto tie Cnitrrn, VI any there b. F; II
not, NJ tie Widow OftuCh aoncomm li1ucd ofhcer
and f1der, and 70 them only, who Inl Evd W a.Ore
4id aud djl m f4d (ervh-vs, two hundred acres 10
b. laid out at the eXpence Of the Commonwealth
as fooo as thrre Gall appear number lufi 1tnt 20
take up quantity OF Land that al be tQual TO oue
townhip Of fix lies iquafs, to b divided and appro
prated under iuch regulations as the General Court
hall hereafter prefcribe. within the following In-
us, viz. Beginning AZ the north eae corner Of the
land now appropriated by the Committee for the
faIe OF EaRrrn Lands, on the ealeIn line OF this
Commonwealth, thence running Wen, TX miles
thence uorthcry in line parallel with the Taid
esfern ine until ira & lhat completed hIicient
for each non CONDITIONED Officer and private fold
Ter, their children or widows as sforeiaid, TO have
the aforefaid quantity Of two hundred acres, or
twenty dollars as equivalent for the aforefaid
two hundred acres, 10 BE- pad out Of the Treaiurv
10 the Srle6fmen Of the TowD, where any fncb
no, commiHioned officer or tUldie1 their children
ur widows as aoreaid, rOddes for bis or their own
uie and bentht
md be il further rrfolred, That where arv r,cb
non conmdIiOncd officer, Or folder. has drFeaf-d.
or flal deceale, before he lhal get poarfTion Of
the land hereby granted ~ him, his children or
widow as aforclalo, mail rs entitied 10 the fame.
ana IL order 10 iccurc to iaid non comm iGioned
officers and privaies and their chjdrcn and widows
As afo rfaid, the benefit NJ this grant.
Ms further rejofTrd, That an deeds. MORTGAGES.
or cOrveyances ct or bonds Of CONTRACTS az every
Description concerning any of the fad Iapds whith
Ger OF private, his children or widow, before the
fame mall be laid our, and have fcuttneut made
thereon, and five acres fhrrrof hali sbayr becn
brought under improvement fhsH he nun and void.
Pro1ide4 alluayJ, That 10 ruch non-commifi0n-
ca officer or folder, his "a E6rrn Of widow haIl
have any benefit from this Rrrovr, who mall not
make application therefor within three wears from
the time of paiiing thisRel0lye ana who haH not
make ne aforefaid lcttlement and cultivation with
ia the term of Gx years-and the Secretary is d.
rette5 TO publifh this Reolve, IN flch Of thr newt
paptrs printed 10 this Com onwealh as Hts Fx-
cellency the Governor. may dlre6s ix weeks iuI-
ceaiyey, direetly after pa1TnE rs fame.
S,nt doqv7 for conrtvrrrce,
SAMUEL PHILLIPS, Prehd;nt.
IL tie HoHfr Of RrpycjcHtativr5, Mayeb 4, 1901.
Read and Cnncurred,
EDWARD H. ROBBINS, Speaker.
Marc5 S, ISoI-ApProved,
CALEB STRONG.
II fyaf Coey-Auea, JOAN AVERY, Scc,cta'y.