The Portland daily press., 1873-02-17
To the Honorable Chnr3cs w. Walton
one Of the Ju .fices of the Supreme Ju-
diciuI COurf Of the afr 1e of w "a ne.

The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney of the
United States of America, for the District Of Maine,
dniy authorized agent of said United States for this
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid DESTROYS OF purchasing fer 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 iol-
lows-Beginningat the sea shore at the Norheasterly
CT lot OF land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster and the Southeasterly
of the parcel land described In and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George c. Thomp-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book PIG, Page 49, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly ftytwo rods and links; thence still fol-
lowing sud division line North Westerly with an in
cluded angle of one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
angie of one hundred and thirty eight degrees four
hundred and forty-eight feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
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
lanl containing about thirteen acres
-, mat the sole owner of said described tract of
ann Is SUPPOSED 10 be one George G. Thompson
veying thc same to the said United States.
That the said td George Thompson owner aore
gard to The price of the same, from son other
to this applicant and to he said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
| sail tract of lanl to sal Unitel States.
| Wherefore this applicant in behalf of said United
States respectfully prays your Houor to order notice
of this application confomable with the Pre- visions of
the Act of the Legislature Of the State of Maine
titled "An 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 IS, 1871, amended by an act
entitled IAN Act TO amend Chapter six hundred and
forty nine 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 where said tract of
and lies once in each week for the space of four
mouths, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scpion OF said tract Of land together with the name
OF ns supposed owner, and shall require all persons
intereF:gd in said lands to forward day 10
be specih in said notice and file their objections if
| any they lsuld have, TO the proposed purchase.
And TINS az ,ican in behalf Of said United States,
fur her piay NAV on The return day specified in said
pIoy! f 6E the value of said tract
ped by Of an so a sq bv
reason of such appropriation And ,bat spcI ~ b Wy
an further proceedings May be had in nnrsnonna Of
The Aforesaid acts Of the Legisl,-ra ~ tS S VI
Main as may be requsiteto convey me SIa.e q
State Of Anne ria, good am absolute title t0'iea
| 80. ,.e.orbed traot of land esainst all persons
Whatsoever; and 50 will . eyeyt osns o.
| tia wv .nty ninth M tn IN ~ ~ I1I2n
tho United States for tba TnEibB.
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