The Portland daily press., 1873-03-13
To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one Of the Justices Of the Supreme in.
dicfal Court Of the State Of Maine.


one Of the Justices Of the Supreme in.
dicisl Ceurt Of the State Of Maine.
The undersigned, Nathan Webb Attorney Of tho
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 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
the sea shore at the Northeasterly
corner Of lot Of land recently conveyed to the Unit
corner Of the parcel of land described in and
by deed from Asa 7. Webster to George G. Thomp-
SON, dated March 23d 1S49 and recorded in Cumber-
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly rods and five links; thence, still fol-
said division ~ line Noh with an IN
and thirty minutes ten rods to copper bolt set in
the ledge; thence, North Easterly with an included
hundred and forty-eight feet less to cop
per bolt set in rock thence North Easterly with
Included angle hundred and twenty degrees
three hundred and thirty feet more or 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,
resident Of said Cape Elizabeth and capable of con-
veying the same to the said United States
That the said George c, Thompson, owner as afore-
said of said tract of land from disagreement in re-
to this applicant and to The said United States
unknown, hath refused and still refuses to convey
said tract OF land to said U n1ted states. Lr
Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF said United
States, respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
Of this application conformable with the visions Of
the Act of the Legislature of the State of Maine,
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, amended by an act
entitled San Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynine of the private laws Of thousand eight
hundred and seyenty-one, 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-
scrpon OF 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 if
any they should have, to the proposed purchase:
And this applicant in behalf OF said United States,
further that the return day specified in said
notice, a ju-y may be empannelled in the manner
provd ed by law to assess the value Of said tract
of land at its fair market yaluc, 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 of the Legislature of the State Of
Maine as 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 80 will ever pray.
Dated at Portland, In the County Of Cumberland,
the twsnty-ninth day of October, A. D: 1872.
- s7l NATHAN WEBB,
Attorney of the United States for the District of
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