Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-01-07

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THE sid ss,ole adEpias VIII bisstfithy sssssss
! notice, ,hsy:sa tia d, bSlAy of Dreubs 4:
iA.n. ts47, The said cosap aiuanl. fscd.
llis rrrtain lilf &c c1n,piaini, sg1inst sid
tdetendahf, ii, said Ctxiffi, autsin& forth
lthatrnt,opt. The Sd day. OF July, TEL /, said
c0nsf aaianists purchased II sad defendant
and The administrators and heirs Al law
% one w il;ianl + Do,an. deceased, tho
following described par, Of 10, of GROUND
lin the city. Of Burlington, in SAID sCoun-
I ~. nun,be red Eighty-seven, (S1. 70 WI:
The corner part OF suid LOT, fronting forty
fee, on Main street, and twenty FIVE icct
on J.herson street in said city, being
piece ofgroand 40 feet long and 25 feee
broad, as bounded an! set out in the bosnd
Of said LadI and others, given in pur-
suance Of said purchase, tor title thsrs.,
10, and flied as an exhibit with said Uilt1
| pfco,nplaint. Aadtha. said complainant
paid 'or said piece Of ground <saaeum Of
$4,000 cash in hand, at that time an
adequate consideration therefor, and that
ut the time OF said purchase, said ground
belonged equally to said Ladd and tho
said heirs ut law of said Do!an, each hold.
ling aud undivided moieiy thereof, and
tina. shortly after said purchase, sad com.
plainant entered into possession Of the
said premises and has so contin4ed by
himself, and agents, and teqan,s, and i
now in possession thereof And that said
complainant has erected on. saii pfen-
ses large. valuable and permanent
store house a. great cost and trouble, by
means OF which, the value thereof IS
greatly enhanced; and that since receiv-
ing SAID bond referred To as IN exhibit,
SAID complainant has obtained from tho
heirs at law OF said Dolan, deed Of con.
yeyancc for saiJ ground &C.; and altho'
said deed purporis to be given for tie
whole OF said ground so purchased; that
in fact and truth as complainant is adj
vised and Lelieves but an undivided moi
city thereof belonged TO said Do!an's
heirs at law at that time, and that tho
other undivided moiety thereof, belonged
to the said LadJ, and tina, the said defend
ant (Laddj has never made Or executed 10
said complainant any deed, or convey
ance Whatever FOR his n1oie,y Of said
land, although said complainant has full
ly paid for the same, aud has at ali times
been anxious 10 receive the same, and
has often requested oil the said Lald the
tultiiment Of his contract aforesaid, and
that sald Ladd has omitted and used so
TO Go, notwithstanding said contract ut
purchase; aud that said lille bond so far
as respects SAID Ladd, aud said complain
ant, IS still ia foil !orce, and tina, said
complainant ls greatly injured in ths
premises, and is N gres:, danger q! hav-
rag his Tile TO said 10. oil ground brought
into doubt and dlsrepuie.
Said H.! also prays that sai,! dricn,!-
nast nay be dectced. by said Court, 10
specifically perform and fcricc, SAID con-
irsc, III all is paris, aud more par,icuiar-
.!v, .ha, he be deereel, by good aaI su..i.
cI.s.i lee simple deed III law. to convey
10 st;il colnyia;iant the premises a!ury
sasi, by their netcs l.li bounds aforesaid,
aud that said defendant answer said Bill
OF cotlt'ai,lt Oh his oath, ;t;ll the certain
lniesros a,ories therein propounded to him,
aud That said Court grant said complain
an, rc!Ict generally IN the premises.
Now, unes, lll. said deicnuan. shall
be, and appear. before The District Court
ior SAID County, as a Cour; o Lhancary,
on or Oct'r the frs! day OF the mex,
tsrn. thereof, and answer the suil com.
claimants Bill OF complaint, the same shall
fbe taken as confessed, aud a decree en-.
tered accordingly.
Dated This z2i day o! December, A. D.
1912
JOHN S. DUNLAP, Register in
Chancery, for said County.
y. AoRER, Sol'r Tor Complainant.
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