Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-03-20

A + a term of the "Nicho!son Court of Pleas for
"A the State of Pennsylvania" convened in the
Borough of Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 20, A. ID. lS4l,
in pursuance of an act entitled "An act to settle the
estates of John Nicholson and Peter Baynton,'
passed April 10th, A. d. 1910. Upon the petition
presented and filed in our court by Robert Orr,
John DUNCAN and William Primrose Esqs, Com
missoIers appointed as provided in the act sfore-
said-representing "that whereas it appears from
the records in the office Of the Secretary of the Land
Office in Pennsylvania, that William +. Brady ap-
piled for and took out Of The Land Office aforesaid,
fifteen warrants, all bearing date Nov. ls 1898, in
the name of John Bready. Thomas Hamilton, Viii
liam p. Bready, John Boyd, William Wilson, Ben
jamn +. Young, William Gray, William Cook
Esq John Cowden, Bernard Hubley, Thomas
Grant, Alexander Hunter Samuel Scott, James
Hepburn, John Carson and also the five follow
ing warrants, all bearing date March Ia, 1874, in
| The names of Thomas Reese Thomas Grant, sam
ucI Scott, Thomas Hamilton, jeremiah Jackson, for
| four hundred acres each, adjoining each other in
their programme order, returned in Northumberland
County as described and set forth in the certificates
annexed to said petition, numbered l2,7Sl ;-and
whereas il appears by receipt in the Office OF the
Secretary of the Land Office, aforesaid, dated June
. 1894, certificate whereof is also to said petition
annexed, that William P. Brady paid into the Land
Office aforesaid 9200 in specie, for sad twenty
tracts, amounting in all 10 5000 acres, together
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by the certificates of the said Willia". =. Brady,
legally execute and acknop cGged bearing date
August l3 1888, III" zane whereof is annexed to
the pe'iu":., mat the twenty warrants abuve men
,,onc,i were all paid by the said William r. Brady,
as the agent Of and for the and benefit OF John
Nicholson ESQ., for the sole use and benefit OF said
Nichols on, and Vas paid for with money placed IN
his hands for thar purpose, although from the books
in said Land Office, ii appears that said william !.
Brady received credit for the purchase money OF said
warrants. The petitioners further represent, that
the said William p. Brady, the witness which the
petitioners have for proof Of the facts stated IN the
above BILL is now very aged aud lntirm, the petition
ers therefore pray the Court that rule may be
granted before said Court TO take the testimony OF
the said William p. Brady, now of the county OF
Indiana, and state of Pennsy lvsna, touching the
aforesaid twenty tracts Of land due notice there
of to all persons interested, that the same VIII be
entered Of record n said court at Harrisburg, and
perpetuated agreeaby to the direction of The Con-
slitution Of this Commonwealth, and the acts o
Assemy in such made and provided, and t.
make such further rules aud orders herrin as 10 the
Court shall seem just and proper, &c
Whereupon, January 20, 1874 the foregoing pc
tition being read in open Couit and the residence
OF the persons interested in the lands therein men,
toned not being known, the Cout order and dine
that a rule be entered 10 all parties persons in,e
rested in said lands TO shew cause before hi, cour
To be held at Harrisburg on the second Monday o
April next, why the testimony shall no, then and
there be perpeuated applied for in said petition
and the court further order that copy of the
rule and order be published in one daily newspaper
in the city Of Philadelphia, one day in each week
or six weeks successfully, ard once week for th'
same period in a weekly newspaper printed IN Nor
D ihumberIand County, (where the land hes,) prio
: to the said SECOND Monday in April next
Witness the Hon. Joseph Is. Anthony, Judge o
I our said Court at the borough of Harrisburg
this twentieth day OF January, A. d. one thou
sand eight hundred and forty .one.
Jan, 3O-6w He, HlCKOK, CLcrk.