The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-03-26
,PUBLICK LANDS.
In the State of Maine, at .Auctioq
BY ORDER OF THE GENERAL COURT.

u appointed Agents by resolves of the
General Court of the Commonwealth of Mas
| sachusetts, passed the 30th dav of January.
1928, to cause to be sold at Publick Auction
| a number of Townships, Tracts, and Lots of
Land and Islands in the State of Maine. be-
longing to said Commonwealth
Hereby give publick notice, that in pursu-
| ance of said Resolves, they will offer for sale
| at Publck 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
Bingham's Lottery Lands, SO called, VIZ
River Township No. 8, third range, contain
ing 1902 acres Townships No. 6. same
range, 22264 acres No. 7, same range. 23O4O
acres; No. 8, same range, 23O40 acres; No.
9, same range, 23040 acres; No. 10, same
range, 258l1 acres; No. IL, same range, 1874
acres; River Township, No. 4, fourth range.
25997 acres; No. 6, same range, 9992 acres
No. Z, same range, 23040 acres No. 8, same
range, 23040 acres No. 8, same range. 23583
acres; and west of Penobscot River, and
north of the Waldo Patent Township, No. Q.
ninth range, 28656 acres No. 8, same range,
238OO acres; part of No. Q, seventh range,
GALS acres; No. /, seventh range. 28O4i
acres half Of No. 6, ninth range, 1880 acres
NO. 2, eighth range, 25Z25 acres No. A. eighth
range, 23O40 acres.
And we hereby give publicl 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 Publck Auction the following LANDS. in
Township No. !, west side of Penobscot River.
part of the Old indian Purchase, containing
1898 acres; Township No. 2, do. 1920 acres:
also, lots in Township No. 3, do. containing
700 acres part of Township No. j, do. 3O79
acres; Township No. 5, do. $3.50 acres
Township No. 9, east side of Penobscot River.
part of said purchase, 1886 acres; sundry
lots in the town of Penohscot. containing
about 1851 acres; in Surry 1910 acres in
Lubec 0345 acres; the northeast quarter of
Township No. %, in the county of Washing
ton, 1890 acres; part of Township No. 3. Grst
range, west of Schoodic River, 1920 acres
and in No. ]. fourth range do, $50 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
aud conVr ydnCes heretofore made, WIN the
town OF Orrington, 200 acres in the towns of
Corinth, Newport, Sangersyille, No. /, third
range; No |, fourth range No. 7, 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 800 acres: and
in the county Of Washington, in the towns of
joncsborough, Dennysvilie and Perry, each 900
acres; in Columbia, 800 acres-in Townships
No.l8, north of Machias No. Is, adjoining Ma
chias; No. IA, east of Machas, each 800 acres
No. 10, east of Machias, 200 acres; Portland
Academy Grant, 160 acres Township No. /,
first range west of Schoodic River, 800 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, Phillips, Palmyra, Corinna and
Freeman, each 500 acres; in No. ;, sixth
range, north of the Waldo Patent. 800 acres
in No. 5, second range, klo. 100 acres-in the
county of Oxford, in Dixfeld, East Andover;
No. 6, between Kennebec and Androscoggin
Rivers; No. 9, between said rivers No. 2.
first range, west Of Bingham's Kennebec Pur-
chase; No. 3, second range, do. No. 5, third
range, do. No. d, fourth range, do. No.
3, third range, do. No. 5, second range, do
Letter B. E. A. No. 2, and No. 1, 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 ooun-
ties of Hancock and Washington, excepting
the Townships Nos. 7, 8, g., 10, II and II, in
the south range of said conveyance.--Also
large number of ISLANDS, situated near
Georges River, Penobscot River, in Blue Hill
Bay, Frenchman's Bay, sc. among which arc,
Monhegan Island, containing 1000 acres, Al
lens Island, 800 acres, and great number of
s@a Islands u Hhsh will Rs spartcu
OSF 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 Willie libers and favourable to
purchasers, viz.-20 per fent. down, and the
remainder by instalmentb with interest, ac-
cording to the amount ptchased-whch win
be more particularly staed and made known
as above, or at the time II sale.
better opportunity T the Capitalist to in
vest money, or Tor Agrultufallsts TO furnish |
themselves with good FIRMS, has never before |
occurred in this scctih OF the country, and |
probably will not agaI occur for many years
to come-every one thSetore having either of
the above objects in ew, will do well to
make themselves acquitted with the value
of these lands, and atfd said sale.
G GAaUW N M aF;FIN. agents.
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