The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-09-18

, To the Hon. Justices ofhs Supreme Jraicia!
Courl Of fte SfIie Of Mine, begun and holden
IN PariF, .ctIhia cnd for The county Of 9rford
o. ne sectnd TtlesdGy OF September. n. d. 1921.
IOHN BRACkE1T, OF Portland, in the coun-
- " of Cu,noerland, yeoman, Joseph Reed, of
! Durham IN SAID county of Cumberland, yeoman
and Mary his wife in her right, Jane Sawyer, Of
said Portland, spinster, ard Joseph II. lnsraham,
Of said Portland, Esq. respectfully represent that
they are interested aud stand seized in fee ten
ants in common with other persons TO them
known of the following lots Of land, situated in
SAID Portland, and bounded as follows viz. The
first tract is bounded thus, beginning at stake
standing in the easterly side Of Maine Street, sew
epty one rods and fifteen links from the westerly
corner OF the house now occupied by Capt.
Thomas Brown, and twenty four rods from the
northerly corner of the Homestead Farm OF the
late Anthony Bracbett, deceased, thence south
degree east fifty three rods, thence south east
TO Fore River, thence by Fore River easterly
TO land formerly belonging TO William Tying, ESQ.
thence northwesterly by said land formerly be-
logging 10 said Tying, TO Maine Street aforesaid,
thence westerly by said street to the first bound,
containing about forty four acres.
The second tract is bounded thus beginning
at the head of a cove which is one hundred rods
from the creek by Back Cove Bridge, thence south
to the Maine Road leading from Portland to Stroud
water, thence easterly by said road to the road
leading 10 said Back Cove Bridge, thence north
ery by said road to the Bridge aforesaid, thence
south westerly BY said creek TO the bounds first
mentioned, containing about thirty six acres.
The third tract is bounded north easterly by
Maine Street, southwesterly by the trac. first des
crbed and south easterly by the said lot former
l. belonging to said Tying. Said several lots or
tracts being part of the Real Estate of the said
Anthony Brackett, and the two first described
tracts being that part Of said estate which was
set off to the late kerenhapack Bracket, as her
Dover, in said estate.
That said John Brackets, share is seven two
hundredth parts OF said first described tract, lex
cepting two acres and half conveyed by the
late Thomas Bracket, deceased -and also
en- tive hundredth parts Of the second and third
described tracts.
That said Mary Reeds, share is one fortieth
part Of said first described tract, excepting the
two acres and a half conveyed by said Thomas
Bracket, as aforesaid also one fortieth part of
the second and third described tracts.
That said Jane Sawyer's, share is one eight
eth pat Of said first described tract excepting
SAID two acres and half conveyed by said Thorn
Bracket, as sfOresaid) also one eightieth part
OF the second and third described tracts-aiso one
quarter of an acre more ia said first described
tract.
nat saiu Joseph H. lnSfanam'S snare iS one
fftleth part Of said first described tract Except
ing one two hundred and sixteenth part thereof
sold by him to Berry and Todd also thirty sew
en- two hundredth parts of said second tract, ex-
cePtInS two acres and a quarter, which he con-
yeyed to the Inhabitants of Portland-also thirty
three hundredth parts of said last described tract.
And the said petitioners being DESTROYS OF hold
ing their respective shares proportions Of said
tracts IN severaly, respectfully pray that, after
due proceedings had, their said proportions may
be divided and set off to them respectively, to
hold in severalty agreeably TO the provisions of
the statute ia such case made and provided.
STEPHEN LONGFELLOW, Jr.
Attorney 10 the Petitioners.
STATE OF MAINE
OXFORD, ss...At Supreme Jud cidL Court BE-
gun and holden at Paris tithin and for The
TENDER, a. ID. 1921.
~ the foregoing petition, Ordered-that the
petitioners give notice TO all persons inter-
ested in said tract of land described in said Petit
ton to appear before the Justices of the Supreme
Judicial Court, next to be holden at Portland,
within and for the county of Cumberland, on the
first Tuesday of November next, aud then and
there shew cause if any they have why the
prayer Of said petition should not be granted by
Causing the substance of said petition, and this
order thereon to be published three weeks success
sively i'll the Portland Gazette, the last publica-
ton TO be at least twenty days before the setting
of said Court.
Attest, RUFUS Z. GOODENOW, Clerk.