The Portland daily press., 1873-01-08
D. W. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the j U site es of the Supreme j u-
dicial Court of the State of Maine.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Ju ces 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 his
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid are DESTROYS 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 as oil
iows-Beginningat the sea shore at the Northeasery
corner CT lot OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Southeastery
of the parcel land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa L. Webster to George G. Thomp-
son. dated March 23d, 1849 anil recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book ZIG, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly ftytwo rods and fvelnks; thence still fol-
cluded angle of one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
angle of one hundred and thirty-eight degrees
hundred and forty-eight fee more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock; thence North Easterly with
included angle of one hundred and twentysx degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more less 10 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
veying the same to the said United States
That the said George c, Thompson, owner aore-
said of said tract of land, from disagreement in re-
gard to The price of the same or from other
to this applicant and he said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
sail tract of hand to sail United States
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application conformabe with the provisions of
the Act of the Legislature of the State of Maine en-
titled ''An Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States in certain of title to lands for sites OF
light stations the and waters of the State'
approved February Is, 1871, as amended by an act
entitled Gan Act TO amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynine of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy lone, relating light houses
approved February 20, 1872 to be published in some
newspaper i'll 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-
scription 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 to
be specified in said notice and Tile their objections if
any they should have, TO the proposed purchase.
And this applicant. in behalf of said United States
furher prays, that on the return day specified in said
notice, a jury may be empannelled in the manner
now provided 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 so Appropriated bv
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
AMI further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid acts of the Legislature of the State of
Maine, as may be requisite to convey to said United
States of Anne ria, 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 twa nty-ninth day Of October, A. D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District of
Maine.