FOREST COMMISSIONERS REPORT. 



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Massachusetts, and the State of Maine; each to hold its own 

 share in severalty ; and while Maine of course must possess the 

 jurisdiction, Massachusetts retained the soil, of the part assigned 

 to her, in fee simple, exempt from all kinds of taxes so long as 

 it should remain in her possession; and reserved also all rights 

 to protect her lands from depredations, and to punish trespassers 

 upon them, which existed when the separation took place 



Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, Commissioners were 

 appointed, who from time to time have caused surveys to be 

 made, and divided different portions of the lands, as equally as 

 the nature of the case would admit, having regard to the situa- 

 tion, quality, and value, as well as to the quantity of the several 

 portions. 



The particular tracts and townships assigned to each State 

 respectively in the several divisions hitherto made, are exhibited 

 in the following table : 



Divisions and assignment of the public lands. 



First Division 28th December, 1822. 

 Assigned to Massachusetts. Assigned to Maine. 



Townships and trants. Acres. 



Ranges north of the Lottery townships. 



!No. 3, 3d range river towns. 



6, 3d range 



7, 3d range 



8, 3d ran<;e 



9, 3d range 



10, 3d range 



11, 3d range 



4, 4th range river town. . . 



6, 4th range 



7, 4th range 



8, 4th range 



9, 4th range 



2, 9th range north Waldo 

 patent 



3, 9th range north of Wal- 

 do patent 



2 7th range tract N.W.part 



17.052 



22 ,264 



23 ,040 



23 ,040 

 23 ,040 

 25.811 



8,374 

 25 ,997 



9 .992 

 23 ,040 

 23 ,040 

 23 ,583 



28 ,656 



28 ,656 

 2,415 



Townships and tracts. Acres. 

 Ranu;es on St. Croix. (Titcomb's survey.) 



No. 1, 1st range 22 ,900 



2, 1st range 23,040 



1, 2d range 23,700 



Ranges north of Lottery lands. 



No. 1, 1st range river township 14,648 



1, 1st range i township . . 12 ,191 



2, 1st range.'. 25 ,401 



1st range 26,010 



1st range 38,424 



l.st range \ township. . 11 ,520 



2(1 range river township 17 ,695 



:d range 23,040 



2(1 range 26 ,773 



7, 2d range 30 ,000 



8, 2d range north of lot- 

 tery lands 29 ,350 



9, 2d range 19 ,360 



3, 



4, 



6, 

 2 



b, 

 6, 



Total equalized in value. . 308,154 Total equalized in value . 



344 ,053 



"No. 1, 7th range north of Wal- 

 do patent 28,041 



6, 9th range, south part. . 11 ,520 



2, 8th range 25 ,225 



4, 8th range . . . 

 Total equalized . 



23 ,040 



87 ,820 



No. 1, 8th range. North of Wal- 

 do patent 



7 , 9th range 



4, 9th range 



3, 8th range west part. . . . 

 8, 9th range south part . . 



Total equalized 



17 ,831 

 23 ,040 

 23 ,040 

 11 ,520 

 4,476 



79 ,907 



Old Indian purchase on Penobscot. 

 No. 1, west side of river, total 



acres 20,062 



Acres under contract 1 ,139 



Money due on contract $1 ,061 23 



Old Indian purchase in Penobscot. 

 No. 1, east side of river, total 



acres 16 ,716 



Deduct acres sold 362 



Balance assigned . 



16 ,354 



