William Roberts as Agent lent Mr Miney in the Summer or Spring of 1857 to build Portland Academy to the  Amount of  2,000 for which I gave my note to  Harley McDonlad  amp; Co. understood from Coffin, Lonsdale  amp; Chapman at the time the Contract was made with Said Company to build the Academy that the premices Near the Methodist Parsonage then occupied by J.H. Wilbur might be transfered by Wilbur to Said Company and they agreed to make the title good to Said Company. the transfer was made with the Knowledge and Consent of the Proprietors     
        Mcdonell. Says he went with Coffin  amp; Lonsdale to see Blocks that had been given to build Congregational Church where  Piltine  New  lines    that he went with Said proprietors and they pointed out to him the block  on which the  Famali Line  was to be built and the Block  annelly  in the  near  that was  given to build the academy with    as the Block was given for the building of the Congregational  Church