The Portland daily press., 1873-01-24
D. W. FESSENDEN. Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justices Of the Supremc J u.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
0ue of the Justices of the Supreme Ju-
.ticinI Court of the Stnte 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 desirous Of fpurchasing Or the
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-Beginninga the shore at the Northeasterly
cf lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa L. Webster. and the Southeasterly
of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by a deed from Asa L. Webster TO George G. Thonp-
son, dated March 23d, 1849 and recorded in Cumbcr
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 2l6 Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly fftytwo rods and five links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line, North Westerly with 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 thirtyeight degrees four
hundred and forty feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock; thence North Easterly with
included angle of one hundred and twenty-sx 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 GeorgeC. Thompson, a
resident of said Cape Elizabeth and capable of
veying the same to the said United States.
That the said George G, Thompson, owner afore-
said of said tract of land from disagreement in
gard to the price of the same or from some other
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 Honor to order notice
of this application cOnf0rmabe with the provisions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State of Maine
titled siAn 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 18, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled ''An Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynine of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy y-one 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 an accurate de-
scrpton of said tract Of land together with the
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward day TO
be specified in said notice and file their objections, II
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 empanneled in the manner
provided by law to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value, and all damages sus-
taped by the owner of the lands appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation and that such othel
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance OF
the Aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State
Maine may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne rica 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 o
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