The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-11
D. W. FEssENpEN. Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walrou
one of the Justices of the supreme Ia.
dicial e. Ourf Of the Stnte NJ IN ~ -


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 Usits4
States aforesaid are DESTROYS OF purchasing r the
erection of fort and battery certain tract OF losd
situated in the town Of Cape Elizabeth In the Coun
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits of the State Of
Maine, particularly bounded and described % OIL
ows-Beginnlngat the shore at the Northeasserly
corner Of lot OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, anu the Souheasterly
of the parcel of Ian described in and conveyed
b. deed from Asa L. Webster to George @. Tbomp-
son, dated March 23d, 1919 an recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds Book ZIG, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of Land
Westerly rods and links; thence stu fol-
lowing sud division line, North Westerly 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 Easterly with an included
angie OF one hundred and thirty-eight degrees four
hun red and forty-eight fee more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
Included angie Of hun red twenty six degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less 10 low
wafer mark; thence by low wafer mark following the
shore to the first boun Is: said described parcel of
Ian containing about thirteen acres.
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 Ct con-
veying the same to the SAID United States.
That the said George c, Thompson, owner as a ore
said oi sail tract of land, from disagreement in
gard to The price Of the same, from son e other
cause to this applicant and to he said United SiaLes
unknown. hath refused and sill refuses to convey
sal tract OF Ian to sal | Unite States.
wherefore this applicant in behalf Of said United
States, respectfully prays your Honor order
OF this application cunfoImable with the provisions Of
the Act of he Legislature of the Stale Of Maine eu-
lied AN Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States IN certain of tile to lands for sites OF
nsht stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved February Is, 1871 amended by M act
en- titled IAN Act To amenI Chapter six hundred aud
forty nine OF the private laws If thousand eight
hundred ami seventy-one relating to light houses"
approved February 20, 1872, to be published in some
newspaper in Portland, TO where said Of
and lies, once in each weak for the space of tour
mouths, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
script N OF said tract of land gelhe with the name
OF the supposed owner, and shall require all persons
interested i'll said lands to forward on Q uay 70
Dc specified in said notice and tile their objections
any they h ud have, TO the proposed purchase.
And this applicant. in behalf of said Unel S..easi
fur her prays, that ON the return day specIned N a
notice jury may be enpannelled in me ma INV.
now prOvi eel by law, to assess the value o. M -
OF land at its fair market value and all dAmases sus
taiDed by the # the lands'so aproliia'eu W
reason of such appropriation; anu maj sucn Otner
further procee liDgS may DO MAJ in pursuance OF
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature oi tne SAFE Of
Maiue as may be requisite 10 convey 10 SAID Uni I'd
States of Anne ri a. good and absolute title the
ali we described tract of land against all persons
yvhats1evsr and So will ever pray.
naI Oh nj Por. land, in the County of Cumberland
III. snfy-ninth day If October A. d. 1872
NATHAN WEBB.
Main