The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-25
D. W. FEsSENDEN, Clerk.
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the .Ju site es of the supreme Ju-
diciaI COurf Of the Stase Of w q me.

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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 for this
purpose, respectfully represents that the United
States aforesaid desirous Of purchasing for the
erection of fort and battery certain tract of land
ty OF Cumberland, within the limits of the State of
Maine, particularly bounded and described as fol-
lows-Beginninga the shore at the Northeastery
corner cf 10. of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster and the Sou:heasterly
of the parcel of land described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George c. Thomp
son, dated March 23d, 1849 and recorded in Cumber
land Registry OF Deeds Book 216 Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly two rods and velinks; thence still fol-
lowing said 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
the ledge; thence, North Easterly with an included
angle of one hundred and thirty degrees four
hundred and forty EIGHT feet more or less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Eastery with an
included angle of one hundred and twentyix degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more OF less 10 low
water mark thence by low water mark following the
shore 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 c. 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 Iand from disagreement: in re-
gard to the price of the same, from son other
to this applicant and to he said United States
unk lown hath refused and still refuses to convey
Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF said United
States respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
Of this application confomabl 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 "An 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, nearest to where said Of
and lies, once in each week for the space of four
months, which notice shall contain accurate de-
scription said tract of land trgeLhei with the name
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to come forward day Ia
be specified in said notice and file their objectops,
apy 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 v may be emlanneed in the manner
now rovJ III by law to the value OF said tract
of land at its fair market value and all damages sus
taiped by the If The lands so appropriated by
reason Of such appropriation; and that such other
an further proceedings may be had in pursuance OF
the Aforesaid acts of the Legislature OF the State oi
Main as may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne ria, good and absolute title to the
above escribed tract of land against all persons
"nRatsoever; and so will ever pray.
-, Dateo at land in the County of Cumberland,
INV '" 'h'y-hinth day of October, A. D. 1872.
.++orro, 30 NATHAN WEBB,
Maine Se"ios iof tuc OlsIIlcI VI