The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-20
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justice es of the supreme Ju-
dicial Court of the State of Maine.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Ju stices of the supreme Ju-
dicial Court Of the State of Maine. s
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 of land
situated in the town of Cape Elizabeth, in the Coun
Name IN bonned and desced asa'e % so +.
the shore at the Northeasterly
corner CT 10. of land recently conveyed to the Unit
corner of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa T. Webster to George G. Thomp-
son, dated March 23d, 1849 and recorded in Cumber
land Registry OF Deeds, Book PIG, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly fftytwo rods and five links; thence still fol-
saa " ne Mofn n with an m
and thirt. 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 ty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less 70 low
water mark thence by low water mark following the
shore to the first bounls 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 Elzabeth and capable OF con-
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
cause to this applicant and to he said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
sail tract of lani to sal | Unite1 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
titled can 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 act
entitled San Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynine OF the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventy lone, relating to light houses,
approved February 20, 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract of
aud lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scpion said tract of land together with the name
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
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. ju y may be empannelled in the manner
now provd m by law to the value of said tract
of land at its fair market value, and all damages
tanned 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 may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne ri.a good and absolute title to the
above aescribed tract of land against all persons
whatsoever: and SO will ever pray.
Dated at Portland, in the County OF Cumberland,
'A7 wv shey-ninth day Of October, A. D. 1872.
...,u NATHAN WEBB,
Maine. Ss"'o' AVA '00 OA'eAANe Va