FOREST COMMISSIONERS REPORT. I37 



sisting of two leagues on the seashore and two leagues in depth, 

 viz : One league on each side of Donaquec — now Jordan — River, 

 together with the island of Mt. Desert and other islands which 

 are on the forepart of said two front leagues." 



This grant was confirmed by Louis XIV in April, 1691, speci- 

 fying the mainland, but not mentioning any islands whatever. 

 This territory^ came finally into the possession of Massachusetts 

 by the Treaty of 1783. On November 6, 1786, Marie Therese 

 de Gregoire — granddaughter of Cadillac — and her husband peti- 

 tioned the General Court of Massachusetts to confirm to them 

 the territory covered by this grant. On July 6, 1787, the Gen- 

 eral Court by resolve granted to the de Gregoires. "All such part 

 of the island of Mt. Desert and the other islands and tracts of 

 land particularly described in the grant of Louis XIV to Cadillac 

 which now remain tJic property of the Commonwealth." 



The island of Mt. Desert had previously been conveyed to 

 Gov. Bernard, and later confiscated. Prior to the de Gregoire 

 grant, by resolve of June 23, 1785, one-half of the island was 

 restored to his son, John Bernard ; while some of the other 

 islands that might have been within the limits of the original 

 grant to Cadillac, such as Black and Placentia to the south, had 

 previous to this grant been disposed of by Massachusetts, and 

 thus would not be included in it. 



The Gregoires could not take possession until after their 

 naturalization, which took place November 2, 1787. Shortly 

 after, November 2T,, 1787, by a resolve, Samuel Thompson was 

 appointed to join with them in establishing their lines between 

 the lands granted them and those of the Commonwealth. 



On August 2, 1792, the Gregoires conveyed to one Jackson 

 their interest in these lands conveyed to them by Massachusetts, 

 specifying thirteen islands, each of which is named and the 

 number of acres given — all of which lie south and west of Mt. 

 Desert. This property afterwards came into the possession of 

 the Binghams. 



Although this deed of the Gregoires conveying all their inter- 

 est, specified certain islands, it would seem to me that by the 

 terms of the original grant as later confirmed by Massachusetts — 

 one league on each side of the Jordan River, and islands which 

 are on the fore part of said two front leagues — many other of 

 the smaller islands would be included in this grant which lie in 



