Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-09-06

make Farm for each of us, and to that
end we do constitute Nathan Jones, Esq,
to be our Lawful Attorney, to agree with
said ProprietorS respecting the Lands we
are settled on, and in our names to join
with said Proprietors, in Petitioning the
Legislature of this Common Wealth for a
confirmation of said grant Of need be-
and to the Intent that the settlement may
be promoted it is our Desire that you use
your Endeavors with the Proprietors to
Join wit us in Obtaining an 1ncorpora-
ton of said Plantation, and we do hereby
promise, thai all our said Agent or his
Attorney shall do in the premises, shall
he valid to all lntents and purposes as If
we were personally present ourselves. 1t
is our Desire that you obtain one Hun
dred Acres of Land at least to be laid out
in good form so as to take in our. Build
ings and our Clear Lands, and that the
Land may be Lay'd out as soon as may be
convenient, and upon Receiving Il proper
Deed from the Proprietors we are willing
to pay Thirty ShiIlings for each Deed of
one Hundred Acres so given.
In Test imony OF the foregoing Power
and Instructions we hereunto set our
hands and seals this twenty-tifth day of
December. Ammo Domini 1856.
BENJAMIN LORD"
JOHN HARDING,
JAMES LORD.
find among the old papers in my pos
session he rough draft of letter to Mr..
Ward without any date but which has
reference to the sale of the delinquent
proprietors rights before mentioned
which copy as part of the history of the
four eastern Townships:
ITO Mr.. WARD-SIR: BY a resolve of
the Gen'l Court passed the 21st of June,
1875 confirming the Grants of the town
ships No. l, 1, 8 and 8, situated etc, ETC.,
the sum of 1850 pounds in the CONSOLE
dated notes of the Government was re-
CURED of the proprietors of each town as
a condition of such confirmation which
with the former charges of said towns
amount to about the sum OF 10 pounds
To each right. The demand of the Court
is SO high that most of the proprietors
choose rather to sell their rights than
have anything furt her to do with them.
The committee of said proprietors have
therefore thought proper to advertise
them for sale, and request that if any
persons should apply to you, you would
inform them that they may have absolute
deeds from he original Grantees, or their
legal heirs or assigns on no other con-
dition than what is expressed in the re-
solves aforesaid which may be seen in the
printed resolves of the Gen'l Court and
if any should wish to purchase on these
terms please to inform us in letter by
the Post directed to me.
You will please get the advertisement
enclosed printed in some of the Boston
papers and make US accountable for the
expense.
In behalf OF the Committee,
Yours etc,
s. FREEMAN.
p. S. AS one OF the Courts Commit
tee who are the Hon. Mr.. Phillips, Pres
ident of the senate and others) viz. the
Hon. Mr. Wells when ! was at Boston
told me that it might injure the sale OF
the State lands il we advertised ours at
low price. | therefore beg the favor OF
you to inform some of the Committee of
this advert isement and if they have any
object ion to it you will please suspend it
and inform me- \. B. At this price the
proprietors mean to include the sum of
! go pounds required by the Court which
they can never pay unless they sell their
rights. If any person will buy them and
pay the courts demand they may have
them for less than eight pence per acre.
Form of advertisement sent Mr.. Ward:
ITO be sold at one shilling per acre in
cash, or an equivalent in consolidated
notes, n number of rights of land in the
townships No. /, 4. 5 and s, situated in
the County of Lincoln at the eastward of
Mt. Desert or Union River.
Enquire at he Land Office in Boston
To be continued.