The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-04-02
PUBLICK LANDS.
In the State Of Maine, at AUCTION.
M ORDER OF THB GENERAL COURT.


General Court of the Commonwealth Of Mas
sachusetts, passed the Doth day of January,
1928, to cause to be sold at PubliclS Auction,
number of Townships, Tracts, and Lots Of
Land and Islands in the State of Maine, be-
longing to said Commonwealth
Hereby give publck notice, that in pursu-
ancs of said Resolves, they will offer for sale
at Publick Auction, at Merchants Hall, in the
city of Boston, on THURSDAY, the 18th day
OF May Dsxt, at IL o'clock, the following
Tracts and Parcels of LAND, which lie east
erly of Penobscot River, and northerly of
Binsham's Lottery Lands, so called, viz
River Township No. 3, third range, contain
ing 1902 acres Townships No. 6, same
range, 22264 acres; No. Z, same range, 23040
acres No. 3, same range, 23040 acres No.
9, same range, 23040 acres; No. 10, same
range, 258ll acres; No. IL, same range, 1874
acres; River Township, No. a, fourth range,
25997 acres; No. 6, same range, 1902 acres;
No. Z, same range, 23040 acres {; No. 8, same
range, 23040 acres No. Q, same range, 1858
acres; and west of Penobscot River, and
north of the Waldo Patent Township, No. 2,
ninth range, 1856 acres; No. 3, same range,
288o0 acres; part Of No. 2, seventh range,
24l5 acres; No. l, seventh range, 2804l
acres; half of No. s, ninth range, 1880 acres
No. 9, eighth range, 25225 acres No. 4, eighth
range, 23040 acres.
And we hereby give publick notice, that
some time IN the course of the approaching
Summer or Autumn, and at some place or
places hereafter to be designated, we will offer
at Pub!ick Auction the following LANDS, in
Township No, l, west side Of Penobscot Rivers
part of the old Indian Purchase, containing
1928 acres; Township No. 9, do. 1920 acres;
also, 7 lots in Township No. 3, do. containing
700 acres part of Township No. A, do. 3079
acres Township No. 5, do. $500 acres
Township No. 8, east side of Penobscot River,
part of said purchase, 10455 acres sundry
lots in the town of Penobscot.. containing
about 1851 acres in Surry 1910 acres in
Lubec 8345 acres !; the northeast quarter Of
Township No. %, in the county of Washing
ton, 1890 acres part of Township No. ), first
range, west of Schoodic River, 1920 acres;
and in No. l, fourth range do. $40 acres; sew
eral lots in the town of Ellsworth, containing
about 1874 acres. Also, the lots reserved for
the disposal of Government out Of the grants
and conveyances heretofore made, WIN the
town of Orrington, 200 acres in the towns Of
Corinth, Newport, Sangersville, No. /, third
range; No. l, fourth range; No. Z, eighth
range, anu No. l, sixth range, north of the
Waldo Patent and Blakesburg, in the county
of Penobscot, and in the town of Ellsworth, in
the county of Hancock, each 800 acres; and
in the county of Washington, in the towns of
Jonesborough, Dennysville and Perry, each 200
acres; in Columbia, 800 acres--in Townships
No.18, north Of Machias No. Is, adjoining Ma
chias; No. IA, east of Machias, each 800 acres
No. 10, east of Machias, 200 acres; Portland
Academy Grant, $50 acres Township No. /,
first range west of Schoodic River, $50 acres.
And in the county Of Kennebec, the reserved
lots in Chesterfield and Temple, each 800
acres--in the county of Somerset, in Madison,
Arson, Avon, Philips, Palmyra, Corinna and
Freeman, each 800 acres; in No. 5, sixth
range, north of the Waldo Patent, 800 acres;
in No. 5, second range, do. 100 acres-in the
county of Oxford, in Dixheld, East Andover;
No. 6, between Kennebec and Androscoggin
Rivers; No. 8, hetween said rivers No. 2,
first range, west of Bingham's Kennebec Pur-
chase; No. 3, second range, do. No. 5, third
range, do. No. a, fourth range, do; No.
3, third range, DO. /; No. 5, second range, do. +;
Letter B. E. A. No. 2, and No. /, south side
of Androscoggin River, each 500 acres East
Andover surplus, 100 acres. Also, all the
reserved Lots in the several Tracts of Land
conveyed to William Bingham, in the coun-
ties of Hancock and Washington, excepting
the Townships Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10, II and u, in
the south range of said conveyance.-Also,a
large number of ISLANDS, situated near
Georges River, Penobscot River, in Blue Hin
Bay, Frenchman's Bay, &c. among which arc,
Monhegan Island, containing 1000 acres, Al
lens Island, 300 acres, and a great number of
small islands, which will be more particularly
described in future advertisements.
or Particular information in regard to the
situation, quality of soil, &c. of all the Lands,
Reserved Lots and Islands above mentioned,
can be obtained by applying at the Land Of
6ce, in the State House, Boston--and the
terms of sale will be liberal and favourable to
purchasers, viz.-20 per cent. down, and the
remainder by instruments, with interest, ac-
cording to the amount purchased-which will
be more particularly stated and made known
as above, or at the time of sale.
better opportunity for the Capitalist to in
vest money, or for Agriculturalsts to furnish
themselves with good Farms, has never before
occurred in this section of the country, and
probably will not again occur for many years
to come-every one therefore having either of
the above objects in view, will do we'll to
make Themselves acquainted with the value
of these lands, and attend said sale.
NAHUM MITCHELL o
GEO. w. COFFIN, 'nge"'s'
Land Office, Boston, FEB. a, 1923. is