The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-25
D. W. FESsENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justic es of the Supreme Ju.
dicial Court of the State of Maine,

10 tine honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the j usfic es of the Supreme Ju.
dicial Court of the State of Maine.
The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States Of America, for the District OF Maine
duly authorized agent of said United States for this
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid DESTROYS of purchasing for the
erection Of fort and battery. certain tract of land
ty OF Cumberland within the limits of the State of
Maine, particularly bounded and described as fol-
ows-Beginninga the shore at the Northeasterly
corner CT lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
cd States by Asa T. Webster and the Southeasterly
corner of the parcel Of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa L. Webster to George G. Tbonp-
son, dated March 3d. 1910 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book ZIG, Page 49, thence
BY the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly ffty-two rods and five links; thence stil fol-
lowing said division line North erly with an in
cluded angle of one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
the ledge; thence, North Eastery with an included
angle of one hundred and thirty-eight degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more less to a cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
included angle of hundred and degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less to low
water mark thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first bounds: said described parcel of
land containing about thirteen acres.
That the sole owner of said described tract of
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable q con-
veEing the same to the said United States.
s.d hat the said ae9rge Thompson owner afore
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
cause to this applicant and to he said United States
uHhHOWu udtu TtluSeu anu St1ll refuses to convex
said tract of land to said United States.
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application conformabe with the provisions of
the Act OF the Legislature of the State Of Maine en-
titled IAN Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain of title to lands for sites of
light stations on the coast and waters Of the State
approved February Is, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled IAN Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
of the private laws Of thousand eight
hundred and seventyone, relating to light houses
approved February 90 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland to where said tract of
land lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which NOTICE shall contain an accurate de-
scption OF said tract of land together with the name
OF the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward on day to
be specified in said notice and file their objections if
any they should have, to the proposed purchase
And this applicant, in behalf OF said United States
further prays that the return day specified in said
notice, jury may be empannelled in the manner
now provided by law, to the value of said tract
OF land at its fair market value and all damages sus
taiped by the owner of the lands 80 appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation and that such other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance Of
the aforesaid acts Of the Legislature Of the State of
Name as may be requisite to convey to said United
States OF Anne risa, good and absolute title to the
above described tract Of land against all persons
whatsoever: and so will ever pray.
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the twenty ninth day Of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB
Attorney of the United States for the District of
Maine.