Litchfield enquirer., 1840-01-23
Norfolk, Dec. 16, 1889.

AT a Court of Probate holden at Watersoscn,
,cithin and for the District of Waterfront, on
the sob day of December, 1889:
Present, Lolb~oob Curtis, Esq. Judge.
TTPON the petition of Eleazar S. Woodrufl.
u of WATERFOWL, in Litchfeld county, and
state of Connecticut, brought to this Court
showing that he is the guardian OF Charles J.
Merriam, minor, of said WATERFOWL tnat
said minor owns certain real estate situated
in said WATERFOWL, described as follows, viz:
the undivided one-fourth part Of two pieces
of land in the east part of said town, the first
piece containing about two acres. one rood
and eight rods in the whole, and bounded
north on the land of Asa Woodward's wife,
east on Charles 8. Woodward's land, west on
highway, and south on Susannah Merriams
dover: the second piece, containing about
six acres, more or less, bounded north on
Isaac N. Woodruff's land, east on Cyrus b.
Manville, Bavid B. Merriam, and said Isaac
N. Woodruff's land, southwest on Susannah
Merriam's dover land, and west on Jacob N.
Blakeslee's land: likewise, one-sixth part OF
barn yard, with one sixth part of the barn
standing thereon, containing about seven rods
Of land in the whole, more or less, bounded
east by highway, on all other sides by land
occupied by Susarnah Merriatn3 and that he
likewise owns one undivided sixteenth part
of the lands set to Susannah Merriam as dow
er from the estate of Joseph Merriam, late OF
said WATERFOWL, deceased, lying in three diff
ferent pieces, containing eighteen and a half
acres, more or less, with the half of house
and one third Of barn and other outbuild-
ings appertaining 10 the same, which is SUBJ
iect to the dover or life estate Of the said Su-
sannah Merriam, all which is Of the value Of
sixty-five dollars; that said real estate is un-
productive, and that it would be for the inte-
rest of said minor that the same should be
sold and disposed of according to law. and
praying for liberty to sell and convey the
same, as per petition on file. dated the 3Oth
of December, 1889, may more fully appear:
II Is ordered By This court, that said guardian
give notice of said application by causing
this order to be published in a newspaper
printed in Litchfeld three weeks successive
ly, ut least six weeks before the hearing of
said petition, which said hearing will be had
at the probate Office in WATERFOWL, in said
district, on the 4th Monday of March next, at
9 o'clock III tho forenoon.
Certified from Record.
80 H. CuRrfss, Judge.
LackfeH CounfE S.. L;tckftld, Jan. 8, l64O.
ITPON the petition of Seth p. Beers, Esq,
" of Litchfield, brought to the Superior
Court to be holden at Litchfield, in and for
said county. on the I'D Tuesday Of February,
A0AOs pray SuB IOT 1oEcCiOSuFC u uS cquity
OfredemptiOn in certain premises mortgaged
by Lewis Catlin and Lewis Catlin, Jr. Of
Harwinton, and George s. Catlin, of Wind
ham, Conn, to secure the payment of a note
by them given to Lucretia Woodruff, of
New Haven, C0Aff., dated 25th Sept. 1888,
for the sum of six hundred thirty seven dol
lars and ninety cents, payable on demand,
with interest, which premises are described
as situated in said Harwinton, northeasteriy
from the meeting house in said town, and
bounded north by land Of Abijah CatIin and
Robert III. Austin, east by land of Allen
Cook, Moses Beach, Merit Riggs, highway,
land owned by the heirs of Joseph Cook, de-
ceased, and Abijah Catlin, south on land of
Luman Bancroft and turnpike road and on
land of John Scovill and Gaylord Wells,
west On land Of George Webster and John
Scovill in part and part by the new county
road, with the buildings thereon standing,
containing about two hundred acres: aisOs q
certain other piece of land situated westerly
of the above, bounded east on said new coun-
" road, north ON Abijnh Cailin's land, west
on Euuice Catlin's land, and south on Ros-
we'll Cooks land. containing fifteen acres, be
the same more or less; and ayerring. that
said debt has been assigned to the petitioner
and is still due and unpaid and that said
Lewis Catlin died more than ore year since,
VIZ. on t0G ttu Jay "a Jan ~ ASUos oeses sssStS
is no Executor of the last will and testament
ofsaid deceased, and no administrator on his |
estate; and that there has been no such cxe-
c,,ior nor administrator and that said de- |
ceased at the time Of his decease was indebt-
ed TO divers persons to Said petitioner UNI
known, az. as by said petition more fully |
appears:
said petition he given to the heirs and credi-
tors Of the said Lewis Catlin, deceased. by |
publishing this order in newspaper printed |
at Litchfeld, three weeks successfully, De-
fore the 25th day of January. 1910.
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