The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-01
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the .Bu stices of the Supreme } Ju-
dlciaI (Ourf of the Sf1tc Of M.pit,e.

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 desirous of purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery certain tract OF 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 fol-
ows:-Beginnng the shore at the Northeasterly
cf lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster and the Southeasterly
corner of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George c. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d, 1S49 and recorded in Cumber-
land Registry Of Deeds, Book 2i6 Page 465, thence
Westerly fifty two 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 inclHded
angle of one hundred and thirty-eight degrees four
hundred and fortyeight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with
included angle of one hundred and twenty 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,
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-
garS to the price Of the same or from some other
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 conformabe with the pre- visions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State of Mane en-
titled San Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain of title to lands for sites of
light stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved February 18, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled san Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
forty-nine of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one, relating to light houses
approved February 20, 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 an accurate de-
scription of said tract land together with the name
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward on 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 pravs that the return day specified in said
notice, a jury may be empannelled in the manner
now provd ell by law to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages
taiped 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 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 twenty-ninth day of October, A. D. 1872
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District OF