The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-28
D. FEssENpEN. Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme J u
diciaI Court Of the State of Maine. :

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme Ju-
diciai Court Of the State of Maine. z
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 are desrous 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-
lows:-Beginnnga the shore at the Northeastery
corner cf lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa r. Webster, and the Southeasterly
of the parcel Of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa 7. Webster to George c. Thomp-
Son, dated March 3d. 1849 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, Page 1885, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly fifty rods and five links; thence still fol-
cluded angle Of one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
angle Of one hundred and thirty eight degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
included angle of hundred and degrees,
three hundred and thirty feet more less to low
water mark thence by low water mark following the
n soe TO
That the sole owner of said described tract of
land is supposed to be one George G. Thompson,
resident of said Cape Elizabeth and capable of con-
veyng the same to the said United States.
That the said George G, Thompson, owner as afore-
said Of said tract Of land, from disagreement. in re-
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
to this applicant and to the said United States
unknown hath refused and still refuses to convey
said tract of land to said United States q
Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application conformabe with the pre- visions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State Of Maine
titled San Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain of title to lands for sites of
light stations the coast and waters Of the State"
approved February IS, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled "An Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynine of the private laws of one thousand eight
hundred and seventy lone, relating to light houses
approved February co. 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract of
and lies once in each week for the space of four
months which notice shall contain accurate de-
scrption of said tract of land together with the
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 Sates
further pravs that the return day specified in said
notice, o jury may be empannelled in the manner
now provd Ell by law to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus-
tanned by the owner of the lands 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
Main, as may be requisite to convey to said United
State 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 tw enty ninth day Of October A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District of
ATns.N