The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-05-07
PUBLICK LANDS.
IN The State Of Maine, at Auction.
NJ ORDER OF TIE GENERAL COURT.

n appointed agents ny resolves OF the
General Court Of the Commonwealth of Mas
sachusetts, passed the Goth day of January.
1928, to cause to be sold at Publck Auction.
number of Townships, Tracts, aud Lots of
Land and Islands in tht State Of Maine, be-
longing to said Commonwealth
Hereby give publick notice, that ii pursu-
ance OF sad Resolves, the; viii offer for sale
at Publick Auction, at Merchants Hall, III the
city OF Boston, on THURSDAY, The 18th day
of May next, at II O'Clock, the following
Tracts and Parcels Of LAND, which lie east
erly OF Penobscot River, and northerly of
BinShani's Lottery Lands, so called, viz
River Township No. 3, third range, contain
ihg 17062 acres; Townships No. 6, same
range, 22Z64 acres No. Z. same range, 23040
acres No. 9, same range, 23040 acres; No.
g., same range, 23040 acres No. 10, same
range, 258ll acres; no. II, same range, 1914
acres; River Township, No. 4, fourth range,
25997 acres; No. 6, same range, 9992 acres
No. 7, same range, 23G40 acres; No. 8. same
range, 1890 acres No. 8, same range, 1858
acres; and west of Pcnobscot River, and
north of the Waldo Patent Township. No. 9,
ninth range, 1856 acres No. 9, same range.
2S8Oo acres; part of No. Q, seventh range,
@4l5 acres; No. ], seventh range. 9G01I
acres half Of No. 6, ninth range, 1890 acres:
No Q, eighth range, 25225 acres No. i, eighth
range, 5000 acres.
And we hereby give publicll notice, that
some time in the course of The approaching
Summer or Autumn, and at some place or
places hereafter to be designated, we viii offer
at Pubiick Auction the following LANDS. in
Township No. l, west side of Penobscot River.
part Of The old Indian Purchase. containing
1898 acres Township No. 9. do. 1920 acres;
also, Z lots in Township No. 3, do. containing
700 acres {; part Of Township No. 4. do 3O?9
acres Township No. 5, do. $3.50 acres
Township No. 3, east side Of Penobscot River,
part Of said purchase, 1886 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. 3, first
range, west of Schoodic River, $500 acres
and in No. l, fourth range do, go acres; sew
eral lots in the town of Ellsworth, containing
about 1904 acres. Also, the lots reserved for
the disposal OF Government out of the grants
and conveyances heretofore made, WIN the
town OF Orringten, 200 acres IN tic towns of
Corhth, Newport; Sansersvlle, 10. I, tl4ird
range; No. /, fourth range No. 7, eighth
range, and NO. /, sixth range, north OF the
Waldo Patent and Biakesburg, in the county
of Penobscot, and in the town OF Ellsworth. in
the county of Hancock, each $50 acres; and
in the county OF Washington, in the towns of
Joncsborough, Dennysyile and Perry, each 200
acres; in Columbia, 800 acres-in Townships
No,l8, north OF Machias No. IS, adjoining Ma
chias; No. ii, cast of Machias, each 320 acres
No. 10, east of Machias, eco acres Portland
Academy Grant, 100 acres 4; Township No. /,
first range west of Schoodic River, so acres. /
And in the county of Kennebcc, the reserved
lots in Chesterfield and Temple, each $50
acres-in the county Of Somerset, in Madison,
Anson, Avon, Phillips, Palmyra, Coriuna and
Freeman, each 800 acres; in No. 5, sixth
range, north of the Waldo Patent $40 acres
IN No. 5, second range, do. 100 aCres-in the
county of Oxford, in DiXfeld, Fast Andover;
No. 8, between Kcnnebec and Androscoggin
Rivers; no. g, between said rivers; No. .,
first range, west Of Bngham's Keunebec Pur-
chase; No. 3, second range, do. No. 5, third
range, do; No. 4, fourth range, do. No.
3, third range, do; No. 5, second range, DO. /;
Letter b. e. A. No. Q, and No. /, south side
of Androscoggin River, each 320 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, s, 9, 10, II and II, in
the south range of said conveyance Also. a
large number Of ISLANDS, situSted near
Georges River Penobscot River. in Blue Hin
Bay, Frenchman's Bay, &c. among which are,
Monhegan Island, containing 1000 acres, Al
lens Island, 800 acres, and great number Of
small islands, which will be more particularly
described in future advertisements.
OF 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
fee, in the State House, Boston-and the
terms Of sale viii be liberal and favoura bic 10
purchasers, viz.--20 per cent, down, and the
remainder by instruments, with interest, ac-
cordmg 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 Ag1icultufalists TO furnish
themselves with good Farms, has never before
occurred in this section of the country, and
probably viii not again occur for many wears
to come-eyery one therefore having either Of
the above objects in view, will do wen 10
make themselves acquainted with the value
of these lands, and attend said sale
NAHUM MlTCHELL,p 80.
GEO. W. COFFIN, agents
Lind Office, Boston, FEB 4, 1898. Is