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Q. In connection here I will call the committee's attention to the 

 statute of 1883, where the State is prohibited from selling any of its 

 possessions in Lake George; again in 1885, two statutes upon that 

 subject, positive prohibition against any sale; there is another appli- 

 cation which was spoken of by Mr. Sanger in the office; I ask you to 

 read that? 



Hon. A. C. Chapin, Comptroller: 



Sib; — We desire to make application on behalf of Ferd W. Ghaes, of 

 Loon Lake, to purchase or exchange for lot 219, township 10, O. M. T. 

 Will give in exchange lot 184, same township, and if there is any 

 difference in value, will pay it. Lot 184 adjoins other State lands, 

 while, as we understand it, lot 219 is detached. 

 We are very respectfully yours. 



CANTWELL, BADGER & CANTWELL. 



Q. Do you find attached to this a memorandum that an 

 application has been made by these very parties that proposed to 

 make this exchange to cancel the State's title on this very land they 

 tried to buy? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. That was all there was of the application ? 



A. That's all there was of the application. 



Q. Here is another application we get from there which are the 

 three spoken of by Mr. Sanger ? 



Duane, N. ¥., February 9, 1890. 

 To the Comptroller of New York State • 



Sib. — There is a piece of state land that joins my land that I am 



occupying and cultivating that I would like to get possession of if I 



could do so I will pay the taxes on said lot at any time or I have a 



piece of land that is in 35 and 43, township 12 McOomb's purches 



acres sixty that. I will exchange for the piece that joines my farme the 



piece I speak is of no value to the state as it is almost if not quite 



surrounded by resedent lands while the piece I now own is in a solid 



body of wood land that will not be cleard and is not exposd to fier 



the object of the exchang is to get my land in a body timber not all 



out on the 60 acres not any hard wood if I can get any chance to buy 



or exchange or get the refusal of it in any way. Please let me know 



description, Township 12, MacComb's Purchase. N. E. corner 23 acres 



1.13 sub lot 3. Think I have the first claim but leave that for you to 



decide. 



Tours with respect. 



R. R. WOODRUFF, 



