The Portland daily press., 1873-02-20
To tho Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the Justice cs of the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court of the Stutc of Maine.

To the Honorable Charles w. Walton
one of the .Justic cs of the Supreme J u
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 are desirous 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 as fol-
lows-Beginning the shore at the Northeastery
cf lot of land recently conveyed to the Unit
ed States by Asa T. Webster, and the Southeastery
corner of the parcel fand described in and conveyed
by deed from Asa I. Webster to George G. Thomp-
land Registry OF Deeds, Book PIG, Page 465, thence
by the division line between said two pieces of land
Westerly ity-two rods and iyelinks; thence,st fol
lowing said division line, North Westerly with 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-eight degrees four
hundred and forty eight feet more or less to cop
Per bolt set IN North Tn
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
veying the same to the said United States.
That the said George G, Thompson, owner as afore-
said Of said tract Of land om IN other 1e
to this applicant and to the said United States
unknown. hath refused and still refuses to convey
said tract of land to said United States.
Wherefore this applicant in behalf OF said United
States, respectfully prays your Honor to order notice
of this application conformable 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 o
light stations on the coast and waters of the State
approved February IS, 1871, amended by an act
entitled can Act to amend Chapter six hundred and
fortynine of the private laws of thousand eight
hundred and seventyone, relating to light houses
approved February 90 1872 to be published in some
newspaper in Portland nearest to where said tract
and les once in each week for the space of fouI
mouths which notice shall contain an accurate de-
scrption OF said tract Of land together with the
of the supposed owner and shall require all persons
interested in said lands to forward day to
be specified in said notice and file their objections II
any they should have, to the proposed purchase. x
And this applicant. in behalf of said United States
further prav that the return day specified in said
notice, aju-y may be empannelled in the manner
provided by law, to assess the value Of said tract
of land at its fair market value, and all damages
tanned by the of the lands appropriated by
reason of such appropriation and that such Other
and further proceedings may be had in pursuance o
the Aforesaid of the Legislature of the State
Main, may be requisite to convey to said United
State of Anne riSa, good and absolute title to the
above described tract of land against all personl
whatsoever: and SO will ever pray. So
Dated at Portland, in the County of Cumberland
the twenty-ninth day Of October, A. d. 1872. H
sl.fgs ,f.-8 cf r.- NATHAN WEBB, :
Attorney of the United States for the District O