The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1841-10-23

Finding that it continued to depreciate
rapidly, and fearing that Messrs. Cara
way and Tinnin might not be able to
pay me promptly and that might be
ruined, in January or February 1888, I
sold out, at an enormous sacrifice, the
property had purchased. have paid
up every dollar agreed to give for it.
And, if Messrs. G. & T. had pursued the
same course, they might have paid me all
they owed, and had something left to
them But this they did not do, although.
| repeatedly told Mr.. Caraway that /
would consent to it, 1t is their misfortune
or their fault that they did not do it;
and no one can regret it more than do.
on their own account as we'll as my own.
Mr.. Tinnin has never. according to nv
recollection, paid me one cent of the
sos, 600 which he thus agreed to paw
me. All that got was paid by Mr.. Car
raway in his lifetime and some 26 bales
ofcotton that were paid by his admins
tratrix since his decease in August 1889
and for which | got, in New Orleans, a
| little more than half of what | allowed
her for it. At the time of his death Mr..
IGaraway had discharged, entirely, but
one IF the instalments. The second and
third y ere entitled to a credit each of
SI goo for two notes which he gave me
and which he got from Mr.. ]. S. MEGA
leb in pavluent for part ofthe land, at
GAO per acre, which | had sold them pre-
yiously at the, same price but on longer
payments. THIS stood matters when
Mr.. C. died in August or September 1899:
| had to pay several thousand dollars OF
executions during the year l85ea-secHr'-
ty debts, and was hard pressed tC>r mo-
ney to pay my own debts. Yet 26 baltfS
of refuse cotton out of the crop of 1899
was all that | could get on the money
thus due to me in the beginning of the
year l840 Myself and securities being
Threatened with suit | was anxious to
make every possible arrangement to pre-
vent it without pressing hard upon those
who owed me. Being advised that
could probably arrange the debt by bill
at months on New Orleans, | went to
Mr.. Tinnin and asked him if he would
give me such bill with indorsers for
only part of what was then due, ex-
planning to him at the same time my
situation and necessities, and telling him
that the balance then due might stand
over till the ensuing year. He said he
would do so, and would see some friends
soon, and endeavor to get them to aid
him in the arrangement by indorsing the
paper, After waiting some time sent
him a bill filled up with the proper
amount for his signature He sent-it
back with the excuse either that he could
not get indorsers, or disliked to ask aay
J one, in those times, to indorse. Having
/ soon afterwards learned that | could eff
feet the arrangement simply with my
| own Endorsement Of the bill, and being
| anxious to put off the evil day of being
: sued, |, again, wrote to him informing
f him Of the fact and requesting him tt
: get the Administrative of Caraway Il
+ sign the bill with him as joint drawer
; that would take it without indorser
!. and credit them for it. sent him
: receipt for the bill in the letter, SO con
r fident was that he would comply wit
i his promise. But to my surprise, anC
vexation (for had made the arrange
n ment to use the bill, on his promise,) h
i refused. This was in March, 1910.
n was forced, then, an self-defence, eithe
n to sell property enough under the dec
e in trust to supply my necessities-whic
n | could have done in thirty days--or t
v sue him in the ordinary way. Iresor
\ ed to the latter as the milder course an
Il in the hope that, if and my friend
o should be sued, could make judgment
,fI in my favor meet those that might b
s rendered against me.
e 1t may not be amiss, in this place,
y give to the public some information, ne
/ generally known, which will go further t
ofI show the liberailty and indulgence wit
e which have treated the individuals |
2 whom sold my property. In the spring
is the year 1889 had not paid the who
ID amount which had agreed to give fe
| the property had bought, as above meI
y toned. Mr.. Thomas from whom | pu
st chased owed debt Of about the san
re amount that | owed him. His creditt
Ii lived out of this State, and therefor
lie could sue, and was about TO sue, CT
10 VIM. Gartley, Mr.. Thomas's indorse
IS, in the Federal Court Mr. Thomas cou
to not sue me in the Federal Court, becau,
he it had no jurisdiction of the case. If
e. had sued me in the Circuit Court of M
on olson county, he could not probably hai
ne collected his money yet. Notwithstan
ing all this, in order to protect Col. Gal
ley and Mr.. Thomas from serious I'M
IS, ry by reason Of my failure to pay /
81 money at the proper time, yielded t
int privilege which the law allowed me
ITS refusing to be sued In the Federal Con