FOREST commissioner's REPORT. 87 



"From 183 1 to the present time, Massachusetts has received 

 in cash $1,927,719.54 — in securities the whole of the above 

 mentioned amount, ($335,636.55, )'*as is supposed, and has been 

 paid for improvements $69,939.49. 



"Assuming that the receipts of Maine have been the same, 

 and they cannot have been greater, my present object will be 

 answered by stating, that Alaine has paid out for improvements 

 of the character above described, since 1832, the sum of $183,- 

 116.23 — added to which, grants of land to a large extent have 

 been made to her own citizens, for the same objects." 



"The ratio of expenditures for these purposes prior to 1832, 

 must probably have been still more favorable to Massachu- 

 setts." 



A lengthy correspondence followed, and in addition work of 

 great value was done by A. P. Morrill and John A. Poor, who 

 represented Maine for Gov. Hubbard in transactions with the 

 Massachusetts representatives. Finally Gov. George S. Bout- 

 well of Massachusetts tendered to Gov. Hubbard an offer for 

 the sale of all the interest of the Commonwealth of Massachu- 

 setts, in and to the lands lying within the State of Maine. 



Although the legislature was not in session Gov. Hubbard 

 took upon himself the authority to inform Gov. Boutwell .that 

 "I now propose to purchase said lands at such price as may be 

 agreed upon by the executive authorities of the two states — 

 deeming the value of said lands to Maine far greater than it 

 can be to Massachusetts or to any private speculators." 



Gov. Hubbard purchased the lands belonging to Massachu- 

 setts for $362,500. The amount of land was 1,198,330 acres, 

 and the price paid was about 30 and one-third cents per acre. 

 The complete schedule of these lands thus purchased will be 

 found in House Documents, No. 14 of the Public Documents 

 of 1854. 



It was necessary that this purchase of Gov. Hubbard be rati- 

 fied, and so on September i, 1853, Gov. Crosby isssued his 

 proclamation convening the legislature in special session on 

 September 20. The memorandum of the agreement between 

 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the State of Maine 

 was signed on the part of Massachusetts by E. M. Wright, 

 Jacob H. Loud, commissioners, and Samuel Warner, Jr., land 

 agent. On the part of Maine it was signed by the commission- 



