The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-03
d. W. FEssENDEN. Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices of the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court of the Sfafe of Maine.

one of the Justices of the supreme Ju-
dicial Court ofthe 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 are desrous OF purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery certain tract land
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 as fol-
lows-Beginningat the shore at the Northeastery
cf To- of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Souheasterly
of the parcel land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George G. Thomp-
son. dated March 2sd, 1S49 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry of Deeds Book 216, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces Of land
Westerly fifty rods and five links thencc, still fol-
cuded 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-eght degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
Included angie OF one hnndrea anu degrees
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 c. Thompson,
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-
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
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Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application cOnormable 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
forty-nine of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy yone, relating to light houses
approved February 90 1872, to be published in
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-
scrpon of said tract of land together with the
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to forward on day to
be specified in said notice and file their objections,
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
provid by law the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value, and all damages sus
tanned by the owner of tho 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
Maint 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 snty ninth day of October A. D. 1872
' - NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney Of the United States for the District Of
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