Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-07

hat he knew tne Ute was nun an" '"i''
he folded his arms and did nothing, AUD walled
patiently in the very neighhorhood oil the Al
isons, without attempting To buy up their
right; and let the General slip Ia and make the
pure hase, almost under his nose.
From Wilkes and Green counties, Geogia!
No. the heirs OF David Allison appear TO have
teen respectable and honest; but secluded ana
IGNORANT men, and did not even known un'i
General Jackson told them, that their oro'"er
had left such claims, and it does no, appear
,ba, tie General even Then told the particulars
See Alexander hllison's certificate IN 4th Ne.
But the storm did come and rage with 're-
n,endous fury over the heads Of more than one
hundred nnoccn, purchasers for nine long years
WIN raised land whence did 1t come! Need
ask such aes,ion; or need answer i& Turn
TO my 4th No. there YOU will see It's progress,
and ultimate end.
his then is the man who is said TO be lnca-
Dable Of swiudling. ask every Uan OF homes
~ 70 mt il To his own opscience, whether Ger.
Jackson oueh, no: to have told Judge Ander-
SON and Prior Of the dangcr' If he did not, but
purchased up the old claim Of Prior's former
defendants; and then wished to keep the whole
10 HIMSELF; if it was not the very qu:ntcssence
of swinding.
Let US now return 10 the testimony IN the
case; and here admit thai MIR. Whl'esides re-
linuuished, or p,e,ended 10 reiinquish, all MS
interests in these lands; and did swear IN lS2o
nr 50 that he bad told Col. Erwin some tune
in the year 1907 or early in l9o8, that the u
tie from the Marshal was null s. void or words
10 ina, effect hut in making this admission
| do no, acknowledge its truth, for the following
very GOOD reasons. F:rs,, Col Erwin swears
tina, in these years Mr.. Whiesldcs told him
directly the reverse; so also does Henry Conway
Eso. See their statements in No. A. will now
add 10 the same point, extracts from inc al,
| swers from several other Drtchdants, all, OF
whom swear thai M. WhitcsiGes taId Them
the title WIS good. The answers from which
these extracts have been AIKEN are all regular!
certified by r. McGavock, Clerk.
James Norville, sen. answcreth and saith,
tina, in the year 1907, at the house OF certain
Mr. Keith in Sumner county; he met with Jen.
kin WhitesiGes; who understanding he wished
% purchase lands, offered 10 sell him some;
she lands offered fore sale by said Whitesides
were on Duck live:, in VIVA; was formerly
BIount's claim, and that his Whilesdrs' claim
was obtained al the time that Norton Prior's
mortgage on the same was roreclosed; he also
uuders God from Whiresides that Gen. jack
son had a claim to par,-of same lands derived
in the same manner; and that the Tile TO all
these lands, FORMERLY Blouni's, was undouhted.
That unon the faith Of such assurances from
| such respect table character, he was induced
in a few days TO go u Galia,in, TO get person
| that was acquainted with these bands 10 show
them I. him. This gentleman purchased zoo
acres Of The land
William Norville saith hat previous TO his
pure hasine Qso7) he saw Jrnkin Whitesides
I il Sumner county, wiivu he OFF rod part a
the same tract whereon he row lives by J
Whi,csides as agent for A Outlaw, and tina II
the course Of conversation the said Whlsesldrs
gave him the said VIM. Norville 10 understand
| tina, ,he title TO the lands formerly Blounrs was
certainly good
benjamin. Bradford saith, that as he was go
ing on to Kentucky, with the expectation Of
purchasing lands there said J. Whlrsides adj
yiscd him 10 purchase OLA. Outlaw. JOS. An
der,on or Andrew Jackson, lands in what was
formerly Blounl's claim on Duck river, saying
that the tile to said lands was as good as any
! in the state" This gentleman alter stating
that he also consulted Gen. Jackson about the
lille 10 the lands at sundry' times, and was as
sured by him that il was COOL, further gees on
10 state that She said Bej&min Bradford ;old
the said Andrew Jackson hat the late Col
Is. Martin had purchased 800 acres OF Col
| Outlaw IN what was formerly Dlouut S'aiHi
and thai he believed Cot Martin had been in
duced to make the purchase from what the said
b. Bradford had told him was the opinion oi
INN the said a Jackson respecting The good
ness of the title. Upon which the said a. Jack
son said that the title was certainly good one
And that since then some time in the year 1872
he this said b. Bradford met the said A Jack
son on his return from Geo. and got in CONVEX
sation with him respec ting the title OF his the
said B. Bradrord's and-whrn he the said A
Jackson replied that he might rest assured that
The tile ,uas q good one Col. Bradford had
Sought 700 acres Of land, out OF this claim, re-
hlng on the advice of Whtesides and jack
son, and you see what deception was made use
Of toward him, even in 1872
We have now seen Col. A. Erwin, Henry
Conway, Esq, Col. B. Bradford, James Nor
vile, sen. and William Norvile, Esq. all men
of responsibility, and the heads Of while iamI-
lies, swearing one away; and Jenkins White
sides, Esq. who had long been living in open
violation Of the laws Of God & man, with his
| bo beInr and Al he