The Portland daily press., 1873-02-12
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Jusfic 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 iol-
the sea shore at the Northeastery
corner CT lot OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Sontheastery
corner OF the parcel described in and conveyed
son, dated March 23d 1s49 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book ZIG, Page 49, thence
Sy the diylsOn line between said two pieces Of land
lowing said division line, North Yves 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 Easterly With an included
angle OF one hundred and thirty 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 twenty degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less to low
shore to the first bounds: said described parcel of
Land containing about thirteen acres.
LII nnae tne sole owner OF said described tract Of
resident OF said Cape Elizabeth and capable OF con-
veSing the same to the said United States.
That the said George c, Thompson, owner as afore-
sald Of said tract of land from disagreement in re-
gard TO the price Of tho same, or from some other
eense to this applicant and to he said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
said tract OF land to sal United States.
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
Of this application cOnformabe with the pre- visions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State of Maine en-
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 San Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
forty-nne of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one relating 20 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
mouths which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrtton OF said tract of land together with the name
Of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested In said lands to forward ON day ia
pc specified in said notice and file their objectons If
any they should have to the proposed purchase.
Ind this applicant. in behalf of said United States
further prays that the return day specified in said
notice. q ju y may be empannelled in the manper
provd I'D by law to the value of said tract
Of land at its fair market value, and all damages ss-
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 ri1a good and absolute title to the
above described tract Of land against all persons
whatsoever: and SO will ever pray.
Dated ut Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the tw snty- ninth day Of October, a. D. 1872.
Attorney of the United States for the District of
Moi