The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-04-23
PUBLICK LANDS,
. In the State Of Maine, at AUCTION.
M ORDER OF THE cExrpAr c,upr

General Court of the Commonwealth Of Mas.
sachusetts, passed the 30lh day of January.
1923, 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 publck notice, that in pursu-
ance 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 northery of
Bingham'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, 2304O
acres /; No. Q, same range, 23040 acres No.
Q, same range, 23040 acres No. 10, same
range, 253ll acres No. III, same range, 1914
acres; River Township, No. 4, fourth range,
25997 acres; No. 6. same range, 1892 acres !;
No. z, same range, 23040 acres No. 5, same
range, 5000 acres No. 9, same range, 23583
acres; and west of Penobscot River, and
north OF the Waldo Patent Township, No. 2,
ninth range, 1886 acres No. 3, same range,
238OO acres; part of No. 2, seventh range,
gals acres; No. /, seventh range, 2304l
acres; half of No. 6, ninth range, 1880 acres /;
No. 9, eighth range, 25225 acres No. 4, eighth
range, 5000 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. ], west side of Peuobscot River.
part of the old Indian Purchase, contrasting
1928 acres Township No. 2, do. 1920 acres,
also, 2 lots in Township No. 3, do. containing
700 acres part Of Township No. 4, do. 3079
acres Township No. 5, do. 5460 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 SGrry 7840 acres in
Lubec 8345 acres; the northeast quarter of
Township No. %, in the county of Washing
ton, 1880 acres part of Township No. 3, first
range, west of Schoodic River, $500 acres :;
and in No. ], 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 cut OF the grants
and conveyances heretofore made, WIN the
town of Orrington, 2U0 acres in the towns of
Corinth, Newport, Sangersyille, No. ], third
range; No. /, fourth range; No. 4, eighth
range, and No. /, 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 $40 acres and
in the county of Washington, in the towns Of
Ionesboroqsh, Dennysvile and Perry, each 200
acres; in Columbia, $50 acres-in Townships
No. IL, north ofB1achias No. Is, adjoining Ma
chias; No. IA, east of Machias, each 800 acres ;
No. 10, east Of Machias, eco acres Portland
Academy Grant, l60 acres Township No. l.,
first range west of Schoodic River, go acres.
And in the county of kennebec, the reser, ed
lots in Chesterfield and Temple, each goo
acres-in the county of Somerset, in Madison,
Arson, Avon, Philips, Palmyra, Comma and
| Freeman, each $50 acres in No. 5. sixth
range, north of the Waldo Patent, $50 acres ;
in No. 5, second range, do. 1850 acres-n the
county of Oxford, in Dixfeid, last Andover ;
Nos, between kenne5tc and Apdroscoggin
Rivers; No. 8, between said rivers No. 2,
fTst range, west of Bingham's Kennebec Pur-
chase No. 8, second range, do. No. s, third
range, do. No. 4, fourth range, do. No.
3, third range, do. No. 5, second range, do ;
Letter =. L. A.. No. 2, and No. /, south side
of Androscoggin River, each $50 acres East
Andoyer surplus, 100 acres. Al.o, all the
reserved Lots in the several Tracts Of Land
NOh'N ON " w aiia'iS liefit!If III uie CcuIl-
ties OF Hancock and Washington, excepting
| the townships Mes. 2, 8, 0, 10, II and l., in
the south range OF said conyeyancc.-Also, a
large nunnber of ISLANDS, situated Neat
Georges River, P,nobscot River, in Blue Hill
Bay, Frenchman's Bay, &c. among which arc,
Monhegan leland, containing 1000 acres, Al.
lens Island, 800 acres, and great number Of
small islands. which will be more particularly
| described in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
C6T- Particular information IN regard to the
situation, quality OF soil, &c. OF al! the Lands,
Reserved Lots and Islands above mentioned,
can be obtained by applying at the Land Of
ice, in the State House, Boston-and the
terms of sale will he liberal and favourable to
purchasers, Yiz.-20 per cent. down, and the
remainder by instruments, with interest, ac-
cordiug to the amount purchased--which will
be more particularly stated and made known
as above, or at the time Of sale
A better opportunity for the Capitalist to in
vest money, or for Agriouturalists 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 well 10
make themselves acquainted with The value
OF these lands, and attend said sale.
NAHUM MITCHELL, o..n,.
GEO. VI. COFFIN, '1Ss"s'
Land Office, Boston, Feb. a, 1923. is