Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-30
Commonwealth IF MaiIachufetts.

WHEREAS Application has been made to this
w Cnurl, bY number Q! perions who ferved
in the late American Army, during the war with
Great Bntain, praying for graz. Of the Rnappro-
prlated Lands IN this Commonwealth, and as fuch
grant will promote the fettlcment Of fuch land, as
well as be fome rewara TO thoie citizens, Whole
meritoroUs fervices ID the Field, ~ ehtatially con-
trlbuted 70 eltabEh our Independence.
-THEReF)RE-
RcjolUsa, That there oe, aud hereby Is granted
10 each noacommhinned officer and folder, who
Unified into tie late American Army 10 Gerve dur
ing the War with Crrat B-itan, and who was re-
turned part of the States quota O! faid Aruly
who did aduaiiy lerve III ala Army, the fun term
Of tnree years, AID who were hon0raby di charR-
ed and unto TIE chidren. II any there u 1t
not, 70 me Widow Of tIch 1DICOmm fiIn5d officer
and folder, aGdtO them ooi - wnO ,ulilted As aforr
FAD and died IN fid fcryIes t~o hundred acres, 10
3. lald oul az The eHpenuc of ms COmmOl wealth,
as 1000 as here Hall appeac aumbSr efficient to
take up quantity o. LAID that iha bt equal 90 Que
town'hP iix mics (quare,to 3, dy,ird and appro-
pna'td uLd iuch equations AZ the Gtaeral Court
ihal! hSrcattef prrcube. within trr following Inn
IT'S, VIZ. brRlnniuI AZ tn north ear corner Of the
land now appropriated ny the Commute for the
iale OF Eattrrn Laqds, on the ,aitra Tine Of th's
Commonwealth, thence running Wca, fix niles,
thence northcrIy 10 line parallel wilh the fad
eatern line uutIl trad hail b completed fufficient
for each non COmmitiiOntd officer aud private fold
Ter, their children widows as aforeiad, 10 have
the atOTtiaid quantity Of two hundred acres. Or
twenty dollars a. an equivalent f0r the afOrtfdd
two hundred acre, t. bc paid ont of the Treaiury
TO the Selettmrn uf the Town, where any futh
noE comnllioned officer or folder, their children
or Widows as zOrctaid, relides for his OF their own
ulC and b-urft.
Hnl b. IL flcfbrv re6lued, That where any ruch
non commhioned officer, or folder, has deceafed
Or iha deccale, before he lhaIl get poGrfion Of
the land hereby granted TO him, lis children or
widow as afOrcialG, ih4ll be entitled to the fame
and 70 order 10 ieCure 10 fald non-commliioned
officers and privates and their children and widows
as aforeiaid, the benefit Of this grant.
IL Is fuTtber rejo!Ued, That all deeds, mortgages
o. conyeyances of or bonds OF contracts Of every
detcrPtion concerning any Of the fad laads, which
may be made by any fuch non commit Oued Off
Ger OF private, his children or WIDOW. before the
fame thall be laid out, and have fettlement made
thereon, and five acres thereof fhal have been
brought under improvement ihall be null and void
PTovided aIqvayJ, That no fuch non-commifioD-
co oficeror folder, his children or widow, hall
have any benefit from this ReloIve, who haIl not
make application therefor within three years from
The time Of paiHng this RefOive, and who lhall not
make The aforetaid tetlement and cultivation with
IN thC term of fix year,-and the Secretary IS AZ
reeted TO pubih this Refolve, is fuch of the newt
pap-rs printed n this Commonwealth as His FIX
cellency tbs Governor may dirett fix weeks fuc-
cefhvely, directly after palling The fame.
Sent a9%V7 for c77curreHts
SAMUEL PHILLIPS, Pre6dent.
Ia ne HoA's Of RrprejratativsJ, Marc5 4, 1901.
Read and cnncurred,
EDWARD Il. ROBBINS, Speaker.
March S, ISoI-APProved,
CALEB STRONG.
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