The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
d. w. FEssENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Jusfices of the supreme Ju-
diCiaI Court of the SLATE of Maine.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the D u stices of the Supreme Ju-
diciaI Court of the State of E9aine.
The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States of America for the District of Maine,
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid 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 lol-
lows-Begnning the shore at the Northeasterly
corner CT To- OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
cd States by Asa T. Webster and the Sousheasterly
of the parcel land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa i. Webster to George G. Thomp-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly 1.-TWO rods and five links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line North Westerly with an
cuded angle of one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
angle of one hundred and thirtyeight degrees four
hundred and forty-elg feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Eastery with
included angle of one hundred and degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more OF 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, a
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
gard to the price of the same, or from some other
to this applicant and to he said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
said tract OF land to sail United States.
Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF said United
Staes 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 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 can Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seyentyone, 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-
scption OF 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 file their objectiops if
any they should have, to the proposed purchase.
And this applicant. in behalf of said United States
FUR her pravs that the return day specified in said
notice, Ju y may be cmpanneed in the manner
now provd ID by law to the value of said tract
OF land at its fair market value and all damages sus
taiDed by the owner of the lands SO appropriated by
reason OF such appropriation; and that such oil her
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 ria, good and absolute title to the
above described tract of land against all persons
whatsoever and so will ever pray. 49,
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the tw enty ninth day Of October, A D. 1872.
NATHAN WEBB
Attorney of the United States for the District of
Maine. Del ft+ 'f' p r. fEEa