The Portland daily press., 1873-01-04
TO the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one OF the justices of the Supreme Ju.
dicial Court of he uf VE.i.,.

one of the Ju stices of the Supreme Ju-
diciai 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 this
States ofesaG are aesreas o pareSasns % for tss
erection Of fort and battery certain tract of land
situatedin the town of Cape Elizabeth in the Coun-
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits of the State of
Maine, particularly bounded and described as lol-
at the shore at the Northeasteriy
corner OF lot Of land recently conveyed the Unit
corner Of the parcel described in and
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George O. ThomD-
SON, dated March 23d ls49 anil recorded in Cumber-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book 216, Page 465, thence
BY the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly rods and links; thence still fol-
lowing said division line North Yves erly wi an in
cluded angle Of one hundred and eighteen degrees
and thirt, minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
the leage; thence North Easterly with an included
angie OF one hundred and thirty eight degrees four
hun ired and forty-eight fee re or less to COP
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with an
Included angle one hundred and degrees
three hun,ired and thirty feet more or less 10 low
wafer mark; thence BY lw water mark following the
shore to the first boun ls said described parcel of
lani con tanning about. thirteen acres = - =
That thSsolek owner Of said described tract of
land is supposed TO he one George G. Thompson a
resident of said Cape Elizabeth and capable Of con-
veyiug the same to thu said United States.
That the said George c, Thompson, owner as a ore
said sail tract of iand, Disagreement in re-
gard to he prize Of the same or from son other
cause to this applicant and he said United States
unknown. ha h refused and still refuses to convey
sal tract of lanI to sail United States.
Wherefore this applicant in behalf of sail United
States, respectfully prays your 1uor RIDER ice
Of this calion cIifcrmable with The provisions of
the Act of The Legislature Of the State Of Maine en-
ii, led San Act for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
ates in certain cases of tile to lands for sites OF
light stations on the coast and waters Of the State'
approved February is, 1871 as amen led by an act
entitled "An Act to aneni Chapter six hundred and
forty nine of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred AMI seventy-one, relating to light houses"
approved February 20, 1872, to be published in some
newspaper in Portland, to where said tract Of
aud lies, once in each weak for the space of four
mouths, which notice shall contain an accurate de-
script N o sal tract of lan gethet with the name
interesfef said lands to come forward day 10
be specie in sal n2.ice and tile their objections, if
any they should have Co M NJ propose purchase.
And this applicant, in behalf 81 ts nisel Siates,
fur her pfays that the day III sald
notice, a jury may be empannelled in the en'inneI
now prV1 led by law to the value of sai tract
OF land at its fair market value and all damages sts
taiped by the owner II the lands SO pprOrriated b.
reason OF such appropriation; and thai such other
an further proceedings may be had in pursuance of
the aforesaid acts Of the Legislature of the SaI of
Maine as may be requisite to convey to said United
States OF Anne ria, good and absolute title to tie
above described tract Of land against all persons
whatsoever: and SO will ever pray. l..t- 80
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumb>fland,
the wv enty ninth day VI October A. d. 1877
F35 T'it l.eH l'f .nih NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for TIE District Of
Maine. t-I.-.T ~ .s tf-.. ....