The Portland daily press., 1873-02-24
To the Honorable Charles W. Walton
one of the Justices of the supreme Ju-
dicial Court of the State of Maine.


one of the Justice es of the supreme Ju-
diciai Court of the State of Maine.
The undersigned Nathan Webb Attorney Of the
duly Authorized agent Of said United States for this
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid desirous of purchasing for the
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth, in the Coun
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits Of the State Of
iows-Beginninga the sea shore at the Northeastery
cf lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
co Of e in and conveyed
by a deed from Asa L. Webster to George G. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d, ls49 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 2i6, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly ty-two rods and five links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line, North Wesserly with an IN
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
the ledge; thence, North Eastery with an included
angle Of hundred and thirty-eight degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock; thence North Eastery with an
included angle Of one hundred and degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more or 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
land is supposed to be one George G. Thompson, a
resident of said Cape Elizabeth and capable OF con-
veying 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-
Cause 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
Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application conOrmabe 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 cases of title to lands for sites OF
light stations the coast and waters Of the State"
| approved February Is, 1871, amended by an act
entitled ''An Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynine Of the private laws of one thousand eight
hundred and seventyone, relating to light houses,
| approved February 20, 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 land together with the name
of the supposed owner, and shall require all persons
interested In said lands to forward 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 prars that the return day specified in said
notice, a juy may be empanneled in the manner
proyid I'd by law to assess the value OF said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus-
taiDed by the of the lands appropriated by
reason of such appropriations 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 ri.a, 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