Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-03-13


A + term of the 'Nicholson Court of Pleas for
"a the State of Pennsylvania" convened in the
Borough OF Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 90, a. ID. lsil,
in pursuance of an act entitled" An act to settle the
estates of john Nicholson and Peter Baynton,"
passed April l6th A. ID. 1870 Upon the petition
presented and filed in court by Robert Orr,
John DUNCAN and William Primrose Esqs, Com
missioI'ers appointed provided in the act atore-
said--rewesentng "that whereas it appears from
the records in the Office OF the Secretary the Land
Office in Pennsylvania, that William L. Brady ar-
piled for, and took out of the Land Office aforesaid,
fifteen warrants, all bearing date Now Is. 1893. in
the name of John Bready, Thomas Hamilton, VIII
liam i. Beady, John Boyd, William Wilson, Ben
jamin +. loung, William Gray, William Cook,
Esq lohE Cowden, Bernard HubCy, Thomas
Grant, Alexander Hunter, Samuel Scott James
Hepburn, John Carson and also the five follow
ing warrants, all tearing date March II, 1904, in
the names of Thomas Reese, Thomas Grant, sam
uel 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 1881 and
whereas ii appears 10y receil in the office OF the
Secretary of the Land Office, aforesaid dated June
=, 1904 certificate whereof Is also To sa petition
annexed that William p. Brady paid into the Land
Office aforesaid G20O in specie, for sad twenty
tracts amounting in all 10 5000 acres, together
with Gl0 office fees and whereas 1t also appears
by the certificates Of the said William i, Blady,
legally executd and acknoN ledgod, bearing date
! August g. 1888, the same whereof is annexed to
! the petition, that the twenty warrants above men,
toned were all paid by the said William p. Brady,
the agent Of aEd for the and benefit Of John
Nicholson, ESQ., for the sole use and benefit of said
! Nicholson, and vas paid for with money placed in
his hands for that purpose, although from the books
in said Land Office, it appears that said " lam i.
Brady received credit for thc purchase money of said
warrants. The petitioners further represent, that
| the said w lillian P Brady, the witness which the
petitioners have for proof Of the facts stated IN the
above bill, is now very aged and hrm the peItIon-
! ers therefore pray the Court that rule may be
! grained before said Court to take The testimony OF
! the sail William =. Brady, now of the county Of
/ Inhisna, and state of Pennsy yaEia, touching the
aforesaid twenty tracts Of land, due notice there
of TO all persons interested, that the " II be
entered Of record in said court at Harrisburg, and
perpeluated agreeably to the objection of the Con-
stitution of thts Commonwealth, and the acts Of
Assemly in such case made and provided, and 10
make such further rules AID orders her,in to the
Count shlll seem just aud proper, &c.
Whereup'n January 20, ISL the foregoing Pc
titOn being read in open Colt and the residence
OF the persons interested IN the lands therein men,
| toned not being known, the Coutt ordoT and direct
that rule be entered to all parli.s on persons nte.
rested in said lands, to shcw cause before this cour
to be held at Harrisburg on the second Monday OF
April next, why the testimony shalt not then anJ
there be perpctuated applied for IN said petition
and the court further order that copy of the saIc
rule aud order be published in one daily newspaper
in the city If Philadilphia one day IN each week
for six weeks successfully, and once week for the
same period in a weekly newspaper printed III Nor
} ihumbrrland County, (wheIe the land les,) pro
to the said second Monday IN April next.
Witness the Hon. joseph b, Anthony, Judge o
! our said Court at the borough of Harrisburg
this twentieth day OF January, a. ID. one thou
sand eight hundred and forty.onc.
jan, 30-6w II G. HICKOK, CI-rk,