Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-02-13
Bill 10 perpetuntc tcs-
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A i term of the Nicholson Count Of Pleas for
IA the State of Pcnnsy lvonia," convened in the
Borough OF Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 20, A. ID. lSil,
III pursuance of an act entitled "An act to settle the
estates of Joka Nicholson and Peter Bayrton,"
passed April l6h a. ID. iSi0 Upon the petition
presented and filed in our court by Robert Or,
John DUNCAN and William Primrose Esqs, Com
msslorers appointed provided in the act al5rc-
sad-Tepresentng 'that whereas it appears from
the records in the office of the Secretary Of the Land
Office in Pcnnsy lvnna, that William P Brady APP
Piled for, and took out of the Land Office aforesaid,
fifteen warrants, all bearing date Nov. Is, 1893 in
the name Of John Bgeady Thomas Hamilton, VIII
liam y. Bteady, John Boyd, William Wilson, Ben
jamin F. Young, William Gray, William Cook,
Esq, John Cowdrn, Bernard lTuhlcy Thomas
G ant, Alexander Hun'er, Samuel Scott James
Hepburn, John Carson and also the five ( How
ing warrants, all learirg date March Ia, 1894, in
the names of Thomas Reese, Thomas Grant, Sam.
url Scott, Thomas Hamilton, jeremiah Jackson, for
four bundled acres each, adjoining each other in
their programme order, returned in Northumberland
County, described and set forth in the certificates
annexed TO said pcti'ion, Numbered Il, ,1sl - and
whereas II appears by rece It in the Office If the
Secretary of the Land Office, af rcsad, dated June
=, 1884, certificate whereof is also TO sa petition
annexed, that William p Brady paid into the Land
Office aforesaid E200 in specie, for sa d twenty
tracts, amounting in all TO 5000 acres, together
with Gl0 Office fees and whereas it also appears
by the certificates of the said William p. Brady,
legally exccut and acknow ledgCd, bearing date
August l3. 1888, the same whereof j. annexed to
the petition, that the twenty warrants ah We men.
tuned were all paid by the said William u. Brady,
as the agent cf and for the and benefit Of John
Nicholson Esq, for the sole use and benefit Of said
Nicholson, and was paid for with money Placed in
his bands for that purpose, although from the books
in said Lsnd Office, appears that SAID WI ian p,
Brady received credit for tic purchase money of sid
warrants. The petitioners further represent, that
he said w llllm u. Brady, the witness which the
petitioners have for proof Of the facts stated in the
above bill is very aged aud intrm, the petitions
crs therefore pray the Court that rulc tnay bc
grained before said Court TO take The testimony Of
the said William p. Brady, now of the county Of
{ Indiana, ard state of Pennsylvania, touching the
aforesaid twenty tracts Of land, due notice there
of TO all persons Interested. that the same b.
entered of record in said court at Harrisburg, and
/ pcrpeluitcd agrceably to the direction Of the Con
slitution Of this Commonwealth, an1 the acts oi
/ Assemly in such case made ard provided, and 10
make such further rules and orders heri in to the
/ Court ,hall seem just and proper, &c.
! Whcreupon, January 30, lsit the foregoing Pc
| ttion being read in open ColIt, and the residence
OF the persons interested IN the lands therein men,
toned not being known, the Court order and direct
that rule be cred to all parties persons int.
rested in said lands to thew cause before this cour,
| To he held at Harrisburg on the second Monday Of
| April next. why the testimony shall not then and
thcrc be pcrpetuatcd applied for in said petition
aud the count further order that a cory Of the SAID
rllc and order he published in one daily newspaper
in the city of Philadelphia, one day in zach week
ior six weeks successfully, ard once week for the
same period III a weekly newspaper printed in Nor.
thumb rland County, (where the land ies,l pTol
to the said second Monday in April rcxt.
Witness the Hon. Joseph b. Anthony, Judge o
our sild Court at tie borough If Horrsuurr
this twentieth day OF January A. d. one thou.
sand eight hundred and forty ore
! Jan. 30--6w ii. &. HICKOK, Ci.rk.