Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-07-14

ness, and stated 10 me as follows - mat ne
had held a note against VIM. kInnej calling tor
Si00 or thereaoout, and the reason OF MS 60
ing down was, that he had been informed that
MI. Kline, was about to break, and he was
afraid he would lose his demand-but that
when he went to see Mr.. Kinney he found the
report to be false and that Mr.. Kinney paid
him ALL except about 500, for when he gave
his note and good security, agreeably 10 his
lEarnest's) own proposition. Mr. Earnest
sad, that Mr.. Kinney had acted perfectly
honest and gentieRRnly with HIM, IN all their
transactions and That ne had all confidence in
VIM. Knney.-Glyen under my hand, IN St.
Clair county, tins 10th Of july, 1925.
JOSEPH CHANCE.
j, Understanding that Jacob Earnest has made
a Publication IN the Illinois intelhgencer, rela-
tive to some dealings between VIM. Kinney,
Earnest, and myself, which is calculated 10 in
lure the standing of Mr.. Kinney if not correct
ed and being satisfied my seiI, of the honesty
and correctness OF VIM Kinney III tins trans
action, and in all transactions where | have
known him Therefore, do hereby certify,
for the information 81 the public, and that JUS
tice may be done 10 VIM. Kinney, an injured
citizen, the following facts relative to our
| transactions:
In the spring of 1924, purchased OF Jacob
Earnest 4 JOINT note OF hand on VIM. Kinney
and John Thomas, calling for S6l4, dated the
18th OF Uctsber, 1928, and payable 3 months
| thereafter, which note was not due until Is
moaths after the day that it was purchased by,
! aud assigned to- me. The reason OF my pur-
chasing the note was as follows Il was IN
debled to Vim. Kinney ABOUT $500, at the
time that purchasef. the note, which had
owed him tor several years, and for securing
the payment OF which, he held mortgage on
my property and Mr.. Earnest wishing me to
build nm BRICK house, had taken the note
IN payment and The note amounting 10 more
than would pay torthe work, paid INN some
cash, and gave my obligation to Mr. Earnest
tor the balance. My understanding with Mr..
Earnest was, that was to do the brick work
in the fall OF 1924, and at that time went to
him and told INN, that was ready to do the
work; and have been, and stiil am, prepared
to do 1t, at any time when called on. Mr..
Earnest, at that time, and several times since,
has expressed hlmseifto me, that he had every
confidence IN the honesty, integrity, and gen.
tlemanly conduct OF VIM. Kinney.
| refer the public to copy Of the obliga-
ton, hich is submitted underneath, and
which shows the amount that | was to pay Mr..
Earnest IN brick work, also, the amount which
was TO pay him in cash was $3.50; and have
paid MIR. Earnest $3.50 46 cents, or in and
about that amount, winch leaves a balance due
Mr.. +. OF about $40 81 cents, which am rea.
dy al any time TO pay INN. The above named
/ payments have been made at divers times, and
a part OF Them credited on the obligation.-
Given under my hand, IN st. Clair county, this
lJth OF July, 1896.
SMITH CRANE.
| Articles Engagement made and entered in
to this first da, OF March, 1924, between Smith
Crane of the first part, and Jacob Earnest OF
Z the second part Wnnesscth, That The said
Crane of the first part, agrees to pay The said
party otthe second part, tue sum OF $3.50, in
specie, three months from this date and the
said party OF the first part, also agrees, to
make, set, and burn one hundred thousand
bricks, counted on the yard, and to be of
! good and understandable quality when they are
burnt half the racing OF the kiln to be deduct
ell from the quantity by the said party OF the
first part. And the sad party of tho first part
( agrees to build, for the SAID party OF the Sc.
cond part, "a house ct brick, eighteen feet by
/ thirty-six, from quito notwithstanding eighteen
fleet from the bottom or the cellar to the top
OF the square, and partition wall across the
|
werkmanlIke manner 1t is mutually agreed,
that the SAID party OF the first part, shall COM
nence making sand brick against the first of
August, and The same TO be completed as ear
ly AS convenient and as many oil the same to
be LAID, at any time within proper season, as
viii be sufficient to build the mouse aforesaid,
the SAID party of the second part first giving
the party oil the first part one month S notice to
commence the same And the said party of
the first part agrees to build, Tor the said par
ty OF the second part, three brick chmneys,
in the neighborhood where the SAID party of
the second part lives, with single fire places,
agalns, the first of December next, Prorsded,
the party Of the first part shall have the priv.
lege of building the same at any time in the
interim, giving the party Of the second part
ten day S notice, And the said party of the Sc
cond part, agrees to furnish the said party of
the first, with all necessary materials, such as
hands, sufficient teams, frewood, boarding,
washing, lodging, sand-toos, &c. in making
and building except the building tools and
in consideration Of the performance of the
SAID several things aforesaid, OH the part of the
party OF the first part, the party OF the second
agrees to assign, and does hereby assign, a
note Of hand on William Kinney and John
Thomas, to the said party of the first part,
amounting to S6l4, payable eighteen months
after the date thereof, and dated on the 18th
October, 1928, and attested by Samuel Kin
ney. Signed and sealed, LIST March, 1924.
SMITH CRANE. [sea.]
JACOB EARNEST. lseal.]
From the foregoing it is evident, by
Mr.. Harris certificate, that tho loan from
Mr.. Earnest was unsolicited on my part,
or rather urged by him; that his bank