The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-07

west quarter Of Section Twenty-seven, Township
Twelve Of Range Two west, and the northwest
quarter Of Section Thirty four, Township Twelve,
Range Two west, and the east halt of the south.
west quarter, and the west half Of the northwest
quarter, and west half of the southeast quarter Of
Section Twenty-Five, Township Ten, Range One
west, and the east half of the northeast quarter
of Section ThTty.three, and the north half Of the
west halt OF the northwest quarter Of Section
ThirtyfouT, and south half of east half of soull,-
east quarterof Section Twenty-eight, all in Town
ship Ten, Range One west, and the west half Of
the northeast quarter Of Section Seven, Township
Ten, Range One west, and the west half of the
northeast quarter of Section ThiTty-thTee, Town
ship Ten, Range One west. and the northeast quar-
ter OF Section Thirty-one, and the east half Of
the southwest quarter of Section Thirty, Town
ship Ten, Range One west, and the southwest
quarter and south half of west half of northeast
quarter Of Section Ten, Township Eleven, Range
Two west, and the southeast quarter, and the east
half of the southwest quarter of Section Twenty
four, Township Twelve, Range Two west, and
the east half of southwest quarter, and north half
Of west half of the southwest quarter, and north
half of east half of northwest quarter Of Section
Seven, Township Ten, Range One west, and Lots
numbers two, three and six, of Section Thrty-one
Of Township Twelve of Range Two west
| Your petitioner further shows your Honor, that
the said LineOus b. Markham as aforesaid. during
his said marriage with your petitioner, was seized
and possessed jointly and severally, as tenant in
common, IN fee with one Charles M. S. Hender-
son, of the following lots or parcels of land, to
wit: Lots number two hundred and fifty-four, w.
ing on the corner Of Jefferson and Monroe streets
two hundred and ffty-fve on Jefferson street, and
two hundred and ffty-slx on Monroe street; all
lying and being in the town of YazOO City; all
Of which will more fully appear by reference to
the Plat Of said town herewith submitted, and
which your petitioner prays may be taken as, and
made part Of, this her bill of petition.
Your petitioner further shows unto your Honor,
that her said late husband, Lineous B. Markham,
died interstate, and that no letters of administration
have been granted on his estate, and that your
petitioner iR entitled to dover in the before de-
scribed lands and tenements.
Your petitioner, therefore, prays your Honor to
grant unto your petitioner dover in said described
lands and tenements, according to the provisions
of the Statutes in such case made and provided
and that your Honor will cause to be issued from
this Honorable Court a writ Of dover, directed Il
the Sheriff of said County, commanding him t
summon five discreet freeholders of said County
entirely disinterestcd in this petition, and caus
them to set off by metes and bounds to your petit
toner, such parts and portions of said described
lands and tenements your petitioner is entitled
by law as her dover; and that your Honor will
make such other and further orders and decree
+ in the premises, as your Honor shall deem meet.
And as in duty bound, your petitioner will eve
} pray, &c. VIM. E. PUGH,
: Solicitor for Petitioner.
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