Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-01

ky, his bfoihef-in Jaw, was his gusrdian
aud had noihlng TO do with him or his.
need not add that no such bond as ihas
pbove descfitel by Mr.. Bolts, ey'r beng
10 existence, all the rest Oft lis staten nj Is
equally f.bulous---and YET ttat statement
is made under oath, by person who chai-
leng. s.be belief ol ali; and that 100, With
record Ia his possession for the 81 ace OF six
months. which he ayouches to sustain
IN Sc ailegat-ons. vii not trust myself
Z, sd ak further in reference 10 this. |
rstner PITY man VITO en- be 30 far
misled by in,empa rate passion, as to int r
20 ats Statements as facts tr,usae-
ton, otherwise perfectly limo emf, in or
der to injure another. Ii had Oh anei
bond of an idiot tcard, wio booked w
to me IS his second father by fraudulent
practices, thin, Indeed, al should De the
wretch | was not born to be-"
| will give 10 the pub 10 IN account OF
The transaction which led 10 the suit Of
Blakey 10. Tyler, rs nearly as my memo
~ will enable me 10 do. Ii | fal into
an error, my answer in the Csc can be
read ~ Turned To, IN order to correct the
naeeuracy. That suit oligtna,'d more
than twenty years ago, in the Chancery
Court Of Williamsburg, and was trans
ferred some years aft, rwards to tn Chm.
ely Court { Richmond, where it had
ling' red ever since, until, tired OF the con-
test, | COMPROMISED with some of the par
ties, and finally settled with otbtrs the
who'll matt r in d spute. II grew cut OF
he foI owing f,cts: Ia few days alter
my tufn iron Washington, in tie year
1919 where was teen serving ss MEM
Der ef the House Of R presentstlves frem
the Richmnnd d strict, | was waited NJ on
IN my character Of an Attorney at Law,
by Philip J. Lightfoot, then fully of age,
and his fathef-in-law, william Hal, t.
consult with me ia relation 10 the offa rs
Of the said Philip J. Ligi tQot. Light
1901 had Eiiade deed to Mr.. G orge Bla-
key, constituting him his trusts over all
his estates. by which 1t was stipulato d,
that NJ. Blakey should receive 5 per cent
upon all sales, ard BY which it was iur-
thsr stipulated, tina, Lightioot should for
felt $50, 000-"not in tho nature of a
penalty, but as stipulated damages" il he
lnterer.d in any manner with the man.
agemen, or conlr Of his PROF eriy. Light
foot, alter The execution OF his deed, had
married greatly blow his estst', and the
just exp citation Of his friends. the daugh-
tor Of William Hall, q small merchant in
the county Of Charles city; and deed
had been obtaired from him under pecu
liar circumstances, by which he conveyed
all hs property in such manner IS was
designed to deprive his vita OF oil interest
IN his estate, in the event Of is death,
and TO disinhe,il any children he night
have by his mar age. His estate, as The
times then were, was probably worth
8 l60,000 | was also informed that he
had entered into q contract for the pur-
chase of an estate Of the late John Colgn
for $40, 900, wi len both himself and Ha
were exc eeiinely anxious 10 be Relieved
from, upon the ground that II was an ex-
orbtant rice. UIon enquiriug into al
the facts and Giro ums,ancts attendant up.
on the execution Of those various deeds,
and which are given somewhat in detail
in my answer in tie case of Blakey Us
Tyler, came to tie eonclusl, n that they
might b. set aside; or, that by proper
course of proce ding, L ghtfo, nigh! b.
reposs ssed If his estates; but that, to do
so, would require long course of con.
troversy in the courts, AMI the taking of
great numbers of dispositions. was then
ofrre by Lghtfoot and Hall tn ir JOINT
bond for $4,000, if would undertake the
task and act an court and oui Of court s
the Attorney and agent oi Light OF. l
proposed TO DO So for the Re asons set iortn
in my pnswer or less sum. was The
Eek, cutor of my father, who had be, n III
Executor Of Lishlio is father, and who
was ini' bted 10 Llghtfoot in baIunc''
viii Was believed to amount to about
50, 500. ag,, ed 10 undertake the task
which they had viewed u Oh me for that
sum, to which they sss,nled, and for
which TN y executed their tond. took
measures at once 10 lace Li2nifoot 10
poss ssion OF his property, which were
entirely successful. But those measures
W re immed a,eIy followed by The lnsttu-
tlon of ST. parate suits, as an.lcip ted
LIST, TO recover the 100000 as stpu' ated
damages; an action Of detlnue for
t VIII 10 personality; and Sd, actions OF
eia, tins nj, to recover the al estates,
Viii were many. Mr.. Colgn also, |
think, about the same time brought his
suit in Chancery TO enforce lis contract.
Here, then, W before me occupation for
an ord nary life. time, and nothing saved
me llon the labor OF years, but the death
ui L,gmfuot, viii h occurred some few
months alter. 10 the inl, rim h" WIS al.
most drily at my house, asking and re.
celving counsel and advire. | was called
upon To write his last wi |, INFO which, at
my suggt slon, h: itt iuctd clause by
which an rnd was put to the suits rehr
r d To, with The exc piiln Of Colgln's
SUIT, VIII oh, leli~ve, was some years
s(triw IDS COMPROMISED. I he fac, IS,
thst Tie whole arrangement enurtd 10 the
b. n fit OF my iahrr's estate, 10 who's
c rd tors | had pud no incons dersble
sums out &c my own vtry limited re-
sources. was peTfe, lily ready, upon the
death Of Lgi tfoot, to have adjusted the
whole mater with Mr.. Chr stan, tn"
Executor oil Lig DOT, ~ on liberal terms
as mny fdrly b in er ed from the ans~ er
The Executor; but in ems Quence Of