The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-04-30
PUBLICK LANDS,
In the State Of Mcinc, at faction.
DIX ORDER OF TRE GENERAL COURT.
FEyHE undersigned having beer

YNHE undersigned having been
IL appointed Agents by resolves Of the
General Court of the Commonwealth OF Mas
sachuseits, passed the Both day Of January,
! 1928, to cause to be sold at Publick Auction,
number of Townships, Tracts, and Lots Of
Land and Islands in the State of Maine, be-
| longing to said Commonwealth
Hereby give puhlck notice, that 10 pursu-
ancc 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 next, at ii 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 l7062 acres Townships No. 6, same
range, 22264 acres; No. 2, same range, 2304o
acres; No. Q, same range, 23040 acres; No.
| 8, same range, 23040 acres No. 10, same
range, 253ll acres; No. II, same range, 1874
acres; River Township, No. 4, fourth range,
s5997 acres; No. s, same range, 1892 acres |;
No. z, same range, 23040 acres; No. 8, same
range, 5000 acres No. 9, same range, 1858
acres and west of Penobscos River, and
north of the Waldo Patent Township, No. 2,
ninth range, 28656 acres; No. 3, same range,
2S800 acress part Of No. 9, seventh range,
24l5 acres; No. l, seventh range, 2804l
acres; half of No. 6, ninth range, $40 acres !;
/ No. x eighth range, 25225 acres No. 4, eighth
range, 25040 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 PubliCk Auction the following LANDS, in
Township No. l, west side of Penobscot River,
/ part of the old Indian Purchase, containing
1928 acres; Township No. 2, do. 1920 acres
| also, lots in Township No. 3, do. containing
700 acres part of Township No. A, do. 3O7S
acres; Township No. 5, do. $3.50 acres !:
Township No. 3, east side 81 Penobscot River,
part Of said purchase, l0455 acres sundry
/ lots in the town of Penobscot, containing
about 1851 acres; in Surry 1910 acres in
Lubec S345 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, 1920 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 conyeyances heretofore made, WIN the
town of Ofrington, 900 acres in the towns of
Cornth, Newport, Sangersville, No. /, third
range; No. /, fourth range; No. 7, eighth
range, and No. /, sixth range, north of the
Waldo Patent aud Blakesburg, in the county
of Penobscot, anAin the town of Ellsworth, in
the countyof Hancock, each 800 acres; and
IL The county of Washington, in the towns of
I Jonesborough, Dennysville and Perry, each 200
acres in Columbia, $50 acres-in Townships
I No.l8, north OF Machias No. -, adjoining Ma
chias No. Ia, east of Machias, each 800 acres f;
| No. 10, east of Machias, 200 acres; Portland
Academy Grant, loo acres Township No. /,
first range west Of Schoodic River, $50 acres.
And in the county of kennebec, the reserved
lets 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. S. sixth
! range, north of the Waldo Patent, 800 acres ;
in No. ), second range, do. 1870 acres--in the
county OF Oxford, III DixGeld, East Andover !;
No. 6, between Kennebec and Androsooggin
Rivers; No. 8, between said rivers; No. 9,
6rst range, west of Bingham's kennebec Pur-
chase; No. 8, second range, do. No. 5, third
range, do; No. 4, fourth range, do; No.
| 3, third range, do. No. 5, second range, do. !;
Letter 3. 4. A. No. 2, and No. !, south side
of Androscoggin River, each 800 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, 0, 9, 10, II and Il, in
| the south range Of said conveyance Also, a
large number of ISLANDS, situated near
| Georges River, Penobscot River, in Blue Hill
| Bay, Frenchmau's Bay, &c. among which arc,
Monhegan Island, containing 1000 acres, Al
| LENS Island, 800 acres, aud great number Of
small islands, which will be more particularly
described in future advertisements
| o. Particular information in regard 10 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 will be liberal and favourable TO
purchasers, yiz.--20 per cent. down, aud the
! remainder by instruments, with interest, ac-
cording to the amount Professionalism will
be more particularly stated and made known
as above, or at the tine of sale.
4 better opportunity for the Capitalist to in
vest money, or for Agriculturalists 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 cone-every one therefore having ethics Of
the above objects in view, will do well 10
make themselves acquainted with the value
Of these lands, and attend said sale.
NAHUM MITCHELI.,l -.
GEO. W. COFFIN, '1s5e'N''
I1nd Of7;ee Rogion E.h A 1909 A.